California

We took a little vacation to California the beginning of May. Ryan and I were both raised there and we have not been back in over 3 1/2 years. We had a family reunion on Ryan's side of the family and family visiting on my side. It was a lot of fun. The boys were able to meet family they had never met and we were able to catch up with friends.

I chose not to take our big nice camera on the trip because it was one more thing I would have to carry through the airport and I knew my mom had a camera once we got there. I took my little point and shoot though. I forgot my charger and on the first day there my battery died. I am waiting for my mom to send me pictures so I can post them.

The boys had no clue what mountains were and were actually afraid of them when we first got there. It made me so sad that they aren't familiar with a mountain. We took the boys hiking, through a cave, and visiting all around. I can't wait to do more hiking and exploring with them.

Dirty Faces

This little boy (in orange)....

Always has a dirty face.

No matter what.

It's a good thing it's a cute dirty face

Beautiful Spring Saturday

The weather has been amazing around here lately.

Saturday was a high of 95. We decided to head out for our first trip to the zoo of the year. It was a perfect day for the zoo.

Except it was a Saturday. Ticket prices are discounted due to "Africa" being closed. Therefore, there were a ton of people there. Overall we had a blast. The boys were so excited to see the animals and ride the Merry Go Round. We are looking forward to many more zoo trips and for Africa to re-open.

Now for some pictures of our day.

Here is Baby L hanging out in his stroller

All 3 L's at the start of the day

I miss blogging

I miss sharing our daily lives with family and friends.

I miss journaling the crazy things my boys do and say.

I miss sharing recipes or asking for advice.

I am hoping to be able to start back for real. I know i've said it numerous times but now that we are on a good schedule with the boys and our lives are not "as crazy" I am hoping I can commit again.

The boys are constantly saying and doing the craziest things. I want to have a place to journal what they say and do so we can laugh about it at a later time.

So this is it. I'm going to be consistent!

Life is crazy

Life with 3 boys under 3 and a part-time job is crazy. There is always something to be done around the house, a sippy cup to fill, a snack to make, diaper to change, or laundry to do. All this leaves very little time during the day to blog. I truly do miss it. I miss journaling about our daily lives and the fun things the boys are doing. I need to be better at setting aside 10 minutes a day to do this.

We are looking forward to Christmas baking, crafts, and Christmas itself, of course. The boys love looking at Christmas lights when we are out and about at night. I'm looking for large light displays that I can take the boys to. This year is so much fun because they are excited about all things Christmas. We are looking forward to putting up and decorating our tree. However, I am not looking forward to keeping them away from the tree. I'm sure they will do okay with it though.

I'm back...Again

I have been a very inconsistent blogger. Life was crazy with school, 2 toddlers, moving and being pregnant. Then school was finally over and I could focus on blogging and fun activities. I was finally going to start back consistently and then our computer broke. I couldn't upload pictures and could rarely navigate through the internet without the computer freezing. I was so bummed.

Our computer is now fixed, I am no longer in school, and now I have 3 boys 3 and under. Life is crazy, but an adventure that I love.

From this day forward I will be back to blogging. I hope to share our daily life of chaos with 3 small boys.

To start here are the 3 crazy boys that fill my life...

Medium L, Baby L, and Big L

Today is the day..

Today I will be making my own laundry detergent. After researching on many different websites and talking to others who make their own detergent I have decided it is worth a try. I found a very simple recipe that I plan to use.

Powdered Laundry Detergent

1 Fels-Naptha soap bar (I replaced the Fels-Naptha bar for Ivory soap because I could not find Fels-Naptha in our local stores and Ivory Soap is cheaper. The reviews I found said it is just as effective.)
1 Cup Washing Soda
½ Cup Borax

-Grate soap or break into pieces and process in a food processor until powdered. Mix all ingredients. For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons. Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)

I have decided to start with powdered detergent because it is easier and faster to make. If all goes well with the powdered detergent I may try the liquid detergent just so I can do a comparison on the two.