Tag: travel
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The Ear Muffs
Ah, summer mornings. When I can open up the back door and let the kids out…for as long as they’ll stay out. But, every summer, they have to re-adjust to the unexpected mass of bugs that jump out of the grass to greet them as they run around. “Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! MOM!!!! BEES! EVERYWHERE! GROSS! EW! MOM!!!!”…
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Ocean Motion.
Parenting is full of full circle moments. Watching my daughter ride ‘Ocean Motion’ at Cedar Point for the first time with her hands straight up in the air is now added to my log full of those moments. It just doesn’t seem like that long ago that I was on my first ‘Ocean Motion’ ride,…
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The Stomach Drop.
It’s nice to open the day with a brisk run and a peak at the sunrise from the beach. Having so much to be extra thankful for this morning, my thoughts drifted to this early Spring…rather…Summer…weather, and how it makes waiting for Cedar Point to open as agonizing for me as it is for my…
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Rain in the Forecast…
We’re somewhat preempted to grumble about rainy days. Even the weather channel girl mulls over rainy forecasts, trading in her ‘sunny day’ forecast enthusiasm for a more glum tone. Every wonder why that is? What’s so bad about the rain? It makes no difference to my kids what the weather is doing outside…their focus lies…
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Tippy-Toes
With toddlers, is always a new trick, right? Lots of little kids walk on their tippy toes when they are toddlers, especially when they first learn to walk. At least, that’s what I’ve been told…and that’s what my first daughter did. It was one of those extremely cute ‘baby’ things that she did…and then it…
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