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  • Happy Little Hooligans,  Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Color Factory Houston with Kids

    If you’ve been following me for any time at all, you know that we make a big deal out of birthdays around here. Last week Harper turned 7 (I’m still wrapping my head around this idea), and we are still partying! One of the BIG ways we were able to celebrate was with a trip to Color Factory Houston! Just in case you live under a rock, interactive art installations are kind of the new thing and Color Factory Houston is the latest and greatest of these limited-engagement…

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    Making the Most of Your Trip to Candytopia

    If you spend any time scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, you’ve seen the ads for Candytopia. This interactive “art installation” where nearly everything is made of candy, is all my childhood fantasies come true. It’s also the latest place to get that perfect selfie. Candytopia has been in Houston for the past few months and as much as the Willy Wonka lover in me neeeeded to go, I had a hard time paying that much for it. Tickets are $28 for an adult and $20 for kids ages…

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  • Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Driving the Pikes Peak Highway

    One of the big things I wanted to do in Colorado with my kids was to ride the Pikes Peak Cog Railroad to the summit of Pikes Peak. Luckily I happened to look it up online because they are currently closed for refurbishment until 2021! I know my kids (and I) would have loved the train, but this time we were driving the Pikes Peak Highway! To be completely honest, I was kind of dreading this drive. Switchbacks tend to make me car sick and I was certain…

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    Royal Gorge Bridge and Park

    One of our last stops before heading home was Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, just outside of Cañon City, Colorado. The Royal Gorge itself is one of those places you see with your eyes but can’t truly comprehend. The magnitude of the chasm and the beauty of the mountains are enough to make the trip worthwhile. But then to walk across this immense suspension bridge spanning the gap is an experience like no other. They are absolutely right when they say Royal Gorge Bridge and Park combines God’s…

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  • Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Cave of the Winds Mountain Park

    A long time ago, in a land far, far away (Manitou Springs, Colorado, to be exact), a bunch of young whippersnappers took a Lantern Tour at Cave of the Winds Mountain Park. It was so much fun, you guys. I’d been in other caverns before, but being in one where the only lighting was the lantern in your hand really added to the excitement of a guided tour. Fast forward to last week, and Dustin and I found ourselves with 2 kids, ages 6 and 2, back at…

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  • Happy Little Hooligans,  Oh, the Places I'll Go!

    Santa’s Workshop North Pole Colorado

    The last time I visited Santa’s Workshop North Pole near Colorado Springs, was over 25 years ago. The memories of the park itself are vague, but the excitement of celebrating Christmas in Santa’s off-season is still vivid as ever. This year they celebrate 63 years in business, but somehow they are still one of Colorado’s best-kept secrets. Located on Pikes Peak Highway, Santas Workshop North Pole Colorado is the perfect place for family fun and adventure any time of year. A few weeks ago we planned a last-minute…

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    Houston Axe Throwing

    You guys, I am not one to pay much attention to ads. Especially not Facebook ads. But one day I’m just scrolling through my feed, minding everyone else’s business, when I came across an ad for Houston Axe Throwing. Read that again. Axe throwing. In Houston. If it wasn’t obvious after Goat Yoga, I am clearly down for (almost) anything. As much as axe throwing sounded like it was absolutely not my thing, I had to get in on this. First of all, we owe a huge thanks…

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    Goat Yoga Texas!

    Goat Yoga. Yep. It’s a thing. It’s a real thing. I read about it a long time ago in one of those crazy news stories that suck you in when you’re supposed to be doing something important. Basically, these west coast weirdos were doing yoga while some goats ran around. “People are so weird,” was my thought. Didn’t cross my mind again. Then a few weeks ago I happened to be watching another video that was completely unrelated, but mentioned Goat Yoga just to be funny. I decided…

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    Our First Flytographer Experience

    If you know me at all you know I’m kind of obsessed with pictures. Yours, mine, people I don’t know, beautiful, blurry, all of them. I seriously don’t know what it is, but I just love to look at pictures. So when we happen to be doing something fun I kind of go crazy and take a million. While we were in Destin over the summer (read about it here), every day at sunset the beach would be covered with families and photographers. It got me thinking. Why…

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    The Most Comprehensive Letter Show and Tell List EVER

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“If I have one day left to live, take me to a sw “If I have one day left to live, take me to a swim meet. They last forever.” ~Blatantly stolen from the classic swim parent t-shirt⁣⁣
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Seriously though. Sometimes I question my sanity. In fact, I sent those exact words to my husband at 7:09 on this fine Saturday morning as I trudged a mile back to the pool from my second parking spot of the morning. I’m technically the one that signed us all up for this madness and I am 100% convinced it is more work for me than the girl who practices every day.⁣⁣
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Now that I’m home and showered and have FINALLY stopped sweating, I’m counting today’s meet a success. One kid shaved some time in every event, and the other didn’t get lost in the crowd even once. Can’t ask for more than that!⁣⁣
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Who else spent their Saturday doing all the sports things?!⁣
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I saw a meme recently that said something like, “Marry the man that orders your second choice at a restaurant.” I smiled because my husband does just that. Every time. ⁣⁣
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I don’t brag on him enough. There’s not enough space here to list all the ways he shows his love, but I never doubt it for a second. It’s in the big things, for sure, but even more in the small things. Like ordering my second choice at a restaurant so I can try a little of both. ⁣⁣
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Buuuuut I also blame him and all this food for me having to buy bigger pants, so there’s that. ⁣⁣
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Lots of things on my mind this evening.⁣ ⁣ Thi Lots of things on my mind this evening.⁣
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This is how I’m choosing to address them.⁣
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Hudson’s preschool graduation was tonight.⁣
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I knew it would be hard to top Harper’s outside voiced, open-legged display from her own preschool graduation, but he did his best. ⁣
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This is all we ask.⁣
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I worked the last 3 days which I’m sure sounds l I worked the last 3 days which I’m sure sounds like an amazing work week to most people, but if you are a nurse you completely understand this particular form of self-inflicted pain. ⁣
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So how did I reward myself on my day off? ⁣
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With a trip to the dentist!!⁣
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Except now I feel bad for the dentist/hygienist because this is the version of me they always get. ⁣
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We did it! The hubs and I have officially survived We did it! The hubs and I have officially survived that particular form of preschool parent torture known as letter show and tell (Because this is very much a parent assignment). And this was our second time around I might add. ⁣
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A couple months into this school year, one of Hudson’s teachers made a comment about how the kid “has a truck for every letter of the alphabet.” We didn’t even notice that all he had taken was some sort of vehicle, but suddenly we understood the assignment. Challenge accepted. ⁣
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A- Airplane⁣
B- Backhoe⁣
C- Car (or was it a crane? 🤔)⁣
D- Dump truck⁣
E- Excavator⁣
F- Firetruck⁣
G- Grave digger⁣
H- Helicopter ⁣
I- Indy car⁣
J- Jet⁣
K- Keys⁣
L- Log truck⁣
M- Monster truck⁣
N- Nissan (a picture of him next to one)⁣
O- Orange cone⁣
P- Plane (with propellers) ⁣
Q- Quilt (with airplanes on it)⁣
R- Race car⁣
S- Skid steer (doesn’t everyone have one?)⁣
T- Tractor⁣
U- Underwear (with Paw Patrol vehicles)⁣
V- Vehicle⁣
W- Wheels and a wench⁣
X- Excavator (close enough)⁣
Y- Yellow truck⁣
Z- Zamboni (a picture because surprisingly, we don’t own one)⁣
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I know I’ve posted about letter show and tell before, but today, after finally making it to letter Z, I feel like the rest of my life can begin. ⁣
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I know no one needs my list at this point in the year, but if you have littles, go to my blog and bookmark my letter show and tell list for the future (there are so many more ideas than just vehicles!). This is by far my most popular blog post, with good reason. ⁣
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Do it. Just trust me. ⁣
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If anyone is looking for a personal trainer I have If anyone is looking for a personal trainer I have a great one to recommend. Don’t let his age deceive you. He is truly the best of the best. Hudson constantly offers encouraging words, physical challenges, and pushes you to the outer limits of your sanity. 

Like any quality fitness instructor, he does each move with you twice, then walks circles around you critiquing your technique.

“Mommy, you aren’t going as fast as them.”

“I can do that better than you, Mommy.”

“They didn’t say water break, Mommy.”

“Mommy, they’re jumping higher than you.”

“Come on Mommy this is easy.”

“Mommy.”

“Mommy.”

“Mommy!”

To add a little extra challenge, he is constantly in your way trying to trip you. He hangs on you, crawls under you, and remains just far enough that he doesn’t get kicked in the face, but close enough that you’re certain he will. 

But what really sets him apart as a top-notch trainer is how he tests your focus. He tries to distract you by asking irrelevant questions until you finally lose your mind and use your very last breath to say, “GET AWAY AND STOP TALKING TO ME!” 

To which he always responds, “Can I have a Lunchable?” 

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I feel like I’m supposed to come up with some be I feel like I’m supposed to come up with some beautiful words today, but when the pressure is on I’ve got nothing. I love my mom and I love being a mom. That’s all I have at the moment. This is a Hallmark holiday anyway. ⁣
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I spent the afternoon with my mom, eating Chinese and doing a puzzle, while my children did whatever they wanted because on Mother’s Day I get to not care. This is our tradition. ⁣
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Also, I didn’t take a single picture today (rare for me, I know), so here’s a really old (really appropriate) one of us. ⁣
I’m sorry. You know I had to. ⁣ ⁣ May the fo I’m sorry. You know I had to. ⁣
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May the fourth and all that…
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