Yes, the girls took over for this one, as they are very proud of their creation. It’s built in a large flower pot with a metal trellis, to which they’ve added a lot of sticks and pieces of bark to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, Stacy’s explanations of Minecraft stuff and the antics of the streamers come across much the same, and I frequently just smile and nod. 😛 Then again, I sometimes lose her when I start talking about some of the games[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was one of the better bowlers, and I am WAY out of practice, but we had fun. And more importantly, the dancing went of very well, with only a couple of minor issues throughout the entire show. Definitely proud[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More butterflies! Also, more ADD! At least it wasn’t a squirrel; that would’ve been too cliché. We did play for a while before the game was abruptly called on account of butterfly, and the girls put all their skill on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Fredrick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI, is a pretty awesome place. The butterfly house is pretty big and has a crazy amount of butterflies, which is fantastic. I would love to work there just so that I could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mornings come far too early to have to deal with “cheerful” or “energetic.” It’s bad enough dealing with the cats impatiently waiting for food, I don’t need perky chatter about dreams or video games or… whatever. And how is it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seriously, the turtle was ridiculously adorable. That aside, there was a lot of other animals to look at, both living and taxidermied, and it was an all-around educational experience, plus plenty of exercise! It was a mile walk each way,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the first kicks I made was just a little chip-shot, but went a lot higher than I intended and straight into Arwyn’s face. Yes, I felt terrible about it and I did apologize, but I also had her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The period of time between clearing off the beds and reloading them tends to involve the girls burying themselves in stuffies on the floor… and me hoping that I have no need to go into their room. And, yet, they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SO many stairs. Seriously, four floors of hotel (pool access in basement), with three of them used for this scavenger hunt thing. Were there elevators? Yup, two. Took them some, but there was a lot of other people using them,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…