A boy and his dog

Molly loves Will, but hates sitting to get her picture taken. :)

I {heart} Instagram

I have a fantastic camera and I've trying to build up my *skillz* slowly but surely. But, most often, I find myself reaching for my phone to grab a quick pic of the kids that I can quickly edit in Instagram and upload to Facebook to share with family and friends far away. It also allows me the ability to quickly post them here. I don't know how I ever kept up with this blog before I got my iPhone! Oh yeah...way better than I do now. :) A few Instagram pics from the past few days...lost teeth, first soccer games, Lego contests, 6-month old babies, and visits with Great-Grandmas and snow galore!

Snow Day

Busy day with all the kiddos home and a full plate of work to get through... I still managed to snap a few pics, though, of Sam's interesting wardrobe choice, Sam and Grace's poor snowman who didn't stand a chance in the warmer temps today, and Will hanging with one of his teddies. Trying to get back into posting...wish me luck!

New addition...

Somebody deserves a little blog space.  Meet William Leo...

Can't believe our little man is already 2+ months old!  Life currently is wonderfully chaotic...and this guy learned very quickly how to go with the flow, since his older siblings are BUSY!  More posts to come on our little Will and the rest of the family, but I won't promise when or how frequently!

Oh my!

I've been driving by this sign this week on my way to drop the kids off at camp. I am still dumbfounded that someone would create a sign actually showing an animal defecating! So wrong! The kids are having a great time at camp this week, though! I'm having a pretty productive week, but am a little jealous of them at the same time...I'd much rather be spending my days on an island having fun like them :)

Guest blog!

Our baby girl turned 6 almost three weeks ago!  Of course, she always picks the unique themes...this year: Hawaiian Luau!  Go check out her party highlights that I shared over at Kuzak's Closet today as part of Mandy's Kids' Week series: http://blog.kuzakscloset.com/2012/06/kids-week-hawaiian-luau-party.html

food revolution?

Over the past couple of years, my anxiety level over the food my family is consuming has been on the rise.  I just can't stand the idea of my family consuming chemicals that shouldn't naturally be found in foods.  And I always wonder what exactly contributed to Sam's multiple food allergies.  It's been a struggle, though, as breaking old habits is difficult for all of us...even the wee ones.  They can't quite understand why I won't buy them the neon squeeze yogurt tubes anymore and instead purchase the organic, less colorful option.  But, they're getting used to some of mama's grocery choices.  And there are some changes that they don't even know I've made, like all organic produce.

Over the weekend, I started researching the Feingold Diet Program.  I think it might be worth considering in our family, as it covers areas that my slow organic transition might be missing.  Plus, it could show us benefits on the behavioral end with the kids.  I'm wondering if anyone out there has ever tried it or has any insight into it?  I'm assuming that my husband will be rolling his eyes as soon as he reads this (right, Honey?), so I'd like to be armed with as much information as possible when we sit down to talk.

For now, until I decide to make the plunge or not into the above program, I will be taking tips from this great food blog that I found: http://www.ourfamilyeats.com/  What seems to be working in terms of safe foods for your families?