Sinking

Tweet Last night I had a dream. I was wading with Noah in a beautiful lake of crystal clear water. Family and friends were close-by, playing and splashing and swimming. Noah had a graham cracker in each hand, and was quite content hanging out with his mama in the shallow water. Next thing I know, [...]

Happy 2nd Birthday, Noah!

Tweet You are so full of life, always the center of attention. You live every moment as if you are on one BIG adventure. Your enthusiasm for life is truly contagious. Here’s a glimpse at the life of YOU :: You just had to be involved in helping Daddy put our new cabinet together. You [...]

A Simpler Life

Tweet The Amish are very devout in their faith. They believe in the literal interpretation and application of Scripture as the Word of God. They take seriously the Biblical commands to separate themselves from the things of the world. They believe worldliness can keep them from being close to God, and can introduce influences that [...]

The Secret’s Out :: I’m a Lifetime Mom!

Tweet This January I had the pleasure of joining a fab group of ladies on quite the adventure in New York City. None of us could tell you at the time why we were there, but now, almost seven months later, we can let the cat out of the bag! We were each chosen by [...]

Crayola Makes Getting Ready 4 School FUN! (a giveaway)

Tweet I know I’ve mentioned before that my favorite part of preparing to start school every year, is getting our school supplies in order. Well, Crayola wants to help us beat the stress by sharing tips and creative ideas to make this back-to-school month more fun! Every Tuesday night, this month, Crayola is sponsoring #gno, [...]

Warm Summer Nights

Tweet A fire pit is often overlooked, it seems to me, when people are putting their backyards together. BBQ, check. Patio furniture, check. Fire pit…do we need that? The answer is, “Yes.” But, only if you want to have great fun on many a cool summer evening with your kids. I can bet that they [...]

Water Play

Tweet We love to play in the water on these hot summer days! Two of my kiddos are missing from these series of pics… They were with us at the park, but didn’t feel especially open to having their picture taken. I’ll get ‘em next time! Visit more Wordless Wednesday participants at 5 Minutes for [...]

Out with the old…

Tweet … and in with the new! Today, as part of the Frigidaire Test Drive Team, I finally received the last of our new Frigidaire appliances – the dishwasher! We’ve had our new refrigerator, washer and dryer, microwave and range for some time now. In fact, they were all delivered and installed the day I [...]

Grilling Set and Gift Card Giveaway!

Tweet I am so excited to tell you about an amazing grilling set that we get to give to one lucky From Dates to Diapers reader, courtesy of The Beef Checkoff…. This fun prize pack includes a Crate and Barrel BBQ Serving Set with Tools, BBQ Safe Instant Read Thermometer, Basting Brush, The Healthy Beef [...]

The Sounds of Summer

Tweet This post was written by Ray, our resident grilling expert. Imagine two gleeful and pyromaniac eight-year old boys watching your every move as you rotate the T-bone steaks sizzling on the wood fire. Earlier, they wanted free reign of the matches to light the brickets (which of course you said no way) and now [...]

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