We know better than to let them sleep in when it’s only going to last a week, though they likely wouldn’t stay in bed too late, regardless… much like a weekend. Of course, we made them get up and get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, I was one of those few who were “oh, this is what ‘pitch black’ actually looks like – so cool!” In fact, I thought it was positively de-light-ful. 😀 Admittedly, I would’ve hated to have been one of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The eclipse was pretty cool to experience, though we did have the drama of a large cloud passing through during the few minutes right before its peak; it cleared just in time. We had the glasses, so the girls got[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We all know that it’s the same thing with work: Vacations are never long enough. Time off passes in a blink and we’re back to reality, though I think that the experience is worse for kids because they don’t have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If the eyes in panel two didn’t give it away, Kia was definitely the more starstruck of the two, especially regarding Stirling. As much as Arwyn and I like Lindsey, we’re both actually bigger WOtE fans. That said, WOtE and[…]↓ 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…
Yes, I got to start my new year off by getting beat up by my kids in the name of fun. I get worn out a lot faster doing leg lifts and such than I used to. They get a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And you want to know what they said the best part of the whole day was? Feeding the seagulls. These two are for the birds, apparently. Still, if you enjoy boats, history, or both, I’d highly recommend the Valley Camp[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It never fails that while the girls will do all sorts of fun things and talk about them with excitement, but when you ask what the best part was? Always the most mundane thing that we did. They did have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arwyn does like to assume that she’s involved in every conversation, which often leads to her asking about stuff we’ve said that has nothing to do with her and, sometimes, to throwing random responses that come out of left field. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…