Alt title: How Sea World got us to pay to give their animals dinner Let's be real though - worth every penny, and not just because Franc...

See, she does occasionally sleep in a bed. Sure it's MY bed. I will move her upstairs before I go to sleep, but a dollar says she is bac...

We went to San Antonio for a volunteer gig and took time to check out the Alamo. We went when it opened at 10 on Sunday and it was still rea...

Quite a year for this kid. He learned to read, swim and now ride a bike. He is riding his old, little bike instead of his newer bike. I thin...

Seriously, this kid can fall asleep anywhere. Of course only on her own terms when properly exhausted.

Andy and Barrett didn't believe me when I explained the box to the new lawn mower would break down in the pool and would not be a suffic...

The kids' school pictures turned out much better. My scanning skills, obviously, need a lot of work.

Last weekend, my cousins visited from Austin. The kids had a blast! Margaret did consent to wearing a skirt in this picture, which is an u...

Trying bloggers mobile post feature.

Andy can swim. Seriously. It's totally awesome, too. Turns out eight months of weekly swim lessons can actually lead to something. We ...

We went to Houston this weekend to cheer on my sister Mary who was competing in a triathlon. I must say, wow, those folks were really damn h...

This weekend I am off to see my sister compete in an Ironman triathalon. I am most impressed by this level of dedication considering thought...

For Mother's Day, Bjorn (upon my advice), bought me a composter. I had seen my friend's and thought it was pretty darn cool. It also...

When we were looking at houses, Bjorn really wanted a pool. My problem with the pool was I was nervous the kids would get into it when I was...

Andy got his first pair of glasses yesterday. He looked really cute. I'm glad I took a picture at Wal-Mart when we picked them up as the...