The early mornings seem to get a little harder as the excitement of a new school year wears off and the routine sets in. On Tuesday the rain was pouring down and the cool fall air had come in the house so getting out of our warm beds was a daunting task. Aliya, in in particular, always struggles with getting up in t…

To continue our celebration of Trent's birthday we took him to the Beneski Museum in Massachusetts. It was chock full of things that Trent loves like dinosaur fossils and other prehistoric items.  So many items were fascinating to look at and think of how old they were and to read about how and where they were fo…

“Nature has provided for us the exact foods we should be eating; we just need to eat them.”.   I don't know where I read that quote but it has definitely stuck with me. The last few years there have been large changes in our family diet and throughout it has been important for me to think back on this very si…

If there is anything that I have learned without a doubt from parenting it is that the years go by so fast. While the day-to-day life can have its share of both slow days and quick days, the years are done in a blink of an eye. It is just so hard to believe that Trent is 15. We were so excited to celebrate his day …

"Remember there was that one night that we watched the fireworks from the top of the Ferris wheel"... I know this is a phrase that I will say to my husband time and time again. We had one magical night at Canobie Lake Park together as a family this past weekend and we just can't seem to stop thinking an…