First things first you know (LOL)! Nathan HAD to have some goggles because his sisters always wear goggles when they swim. Of course, they were in synchronized swimming for most of his life (LOL). When you take “regular” swimming lessons, you don’t wear goggles. It wasn’t very easy convincing him …

I love the above picture! Nathan is on the left holding tightly to Josh’s hand! Josh is taking care to make sure that Nathan holds tightly to his hand. I LOVE that Josh is taking responsibility to help watch after Nathan. Nathan had such a good time getting to do …

KID QUOTE: Tater: What comes after the letter /i/Mom: /j/ Tater: What comes after the letter /t/Mom: /u/ Tater: ME?Mom: Not “you” it’s /u/ Tater: Me?Mom: No /u/ pronouncing the “uh” sound for /u/ this time Tater: Huh?Mom: Pick a diferent letter (LOL).

We are trying to take some (small baby) steps toward a healthier lifestyle including many things such as: *diet – as in nutrition not dieting*exericse – we really should be out enjoying this nice fall weather while it’s still sticking around*sleep – I still think it’s highly overrated and for …

TACO SEASONING 1 T. chili powder1/4 t. garlic powder1/4 t. onion powder1/4 t. red pepper flakes1/4 t. oregano1/2 t. paprika1-1/2 t. cumin1 t. salt1 t. pepper Here is a note from Kristine:I found the recipe to be flexible; I used garlic salt instead of garlic powder, omitted the paprika entirely …

Can you all tell I’m trying to catch up on a few old blog entries tonight? I received another blog award awhile ago (back in August to be exact – lol). Here is what Lisa of The Berry Patch said about my blog: Cynthia at Life is Good gets my …

Quite awhile ago (back at the end of April to be exact), Debbie tagged me for the Thinking Blogger Award. Here’s what she said about my blog: Cynthia has a terrific blog full of wonderful pictures of her family and their adventures. Cynthia plans and takes the most awesome vacations. …

I’m not sure why I was drawn to this book one day when I was browsing the shelves at Borders unless it was because I subconsciously recognized it from the review on Kristine’s blog. although I didn’t remember reading her review until she reminded me that she had already read …

Kristine mentioned in her review of the book A Long Way Gone that she hadn’t known much about this area until she had read that book. I didn’t know much about this area either. This topic tied in perfectly with our first few weeks of school since we were (and …

Disclaimer: I personally know NOTHING about COTN, however, one of my internet and blogosphere friends, Lisa, has a son who went to Sierra Leone this summer on a missions trip through Children of the Nations (COTN). She gave me the website for COTN and pointed me in the direction of …