Michigan Michigan is beautiful this time of year. It is also home to many of our relatives, so last Thursday, we packed up the car and headed on our first road trip of the summer. Logistics The main reason for the trip was for a family reunion. We decided to drive with my parents, so we rented a minivan. It's always a better driving (and vacation) situation when the … [Read more...]
New normal: Sahara’s story
New Normal After months in the hospital, NICU life can become your new normal. Announcing yourself to the nurse and being buzzed in, washing your hands and arms to your elbows for a few minutes, and breathing in the scent of soap and sanitizer happens every day. The quite darkness of the rooms, the loud beeps of the machines, and the quiet whispers all around start to feel … [Read more...]
Results, Whole30 Thursday
Results I've been done with the Whole30 for almost a week, so it's time to share my results with you. I wasn't too confident in what some of those results would be, and I was a little scared to even get on the scale. However, I was still confident in all the things that I learned. I'm also confident in the things I didn't like about the program. I want to share those things, … [Read more...]
A Day Out with Thomas the Train Review
Thomas the Train As you know, my boys are a little obsessed with Thomas the Train. They play with trains all day long, they sleep with a container of them in their cribs at night, and they even like to watch him on TV. They also make anything and everything into trains. For example, the sidewalk chalk morphed into a long train riding along our driveway, and those crayons you … [Read more...]
Celebrations of Summer
Summer Celebrations We had a few celebrations over the weekend to start off this summer vacation. We had a new kindergarten graduate, a Whole30 graduate, and a few birthdays, so we took full advantage of making the first weekend of summer vacation memorable. Here's a recap of our summer celebrations...so far. Friday at the Zoo On the first official day of summer … [Read more...]
