The kids went easy on me this year.  Halle was a baby, Blake was a Ninja Turtle (costume from the bin downstairs) and Josh was a tree. (where did he come up with that?)  Josh’s costume required a little bit of creativity, but we had fun with it!  We were at the mall  and Blake…

Cute little Josh started his second year of preschool.  He loves going to school and learning.  He does not love to color.  He will scribble one line down the middle of his page, and say, “Done!” I am doing the co-op preschool again with some friends.  We use Mother Goose curriculum, and it is FANTASTIC. …

Salzburg.  All the love for Salzburg.  What an incredible city.  It just reeks of history.  And it is beautiful.  The city we think of today was built under the rule of the Roman Empire but there is evidence of human settlement as far back as the Neolithic Era.  I don’t even know where to begin. …

We had a fun and busy Valentines Day weekend!  It all started with the Preschool party on Thursday.  It was my turn to teach, so we had the party at our house.  The kids made Valentine Oreo suckers, ate pizza, decorated bags, and passed out Valentines.  I was also doing the oreo suckers for Halle’s…

When we were first married Rusty hated doing dishes. (What am I saying? He still hates to do dishes!) So he would eat straight out of the pan whenever he could. He also made us share a plate most of the time. This drove me NUTS–and eventually he gave in and started 1. not eating…

We spent the day at America’s First Public Beach.  It’s just a hop, skip and a jump on the Blue Line to the Ocean.  The beach certainly wasn’t the greatest beach of all time but it had the 4 essential elements: sun, sand, water, and most importantly, SEA SHELLS.  The kids had great fun gathering…