Super Rachel Zana's Spot

We are busy soaking up the last few days of summer around here before school starts at the very end of next week.  Regardless of the activity, I can assure you there is always a great deal of drama involved.

He was freed from the stroller, and thought it was pretty amazing.  Not only were the shallow puddles on the concrete the perfect depth to do some great running and jumping, but he also got to tromp all the way to the lighthouse by himself, with good old Mama tagging…

The constant rumble from dawn until dusk, and even worse, the incessant beeping as the heavy equipment backs up again and again might be a little nervewracking, and it definitely takes the peaceful out of a nice summer day, but it turns out that heavy equipment is THE BEST entertainment…

Beg, Borrow and Steal.  I’m good at it.  I KNEW that the kidlets were going to love the idea of a Parkpalooza as soon as my friend Mel started talking about it when we were visiting a few weeks ago.  As she was talking, I immediately thought of about six different…

Guess who just joined the toothless club?  None of us even realized that this tooth was wiggly, including The Banana herself, but yesterday it got bumped and became quite wiggly with little to no effort, and when Dr. Peds got home from work he discovered that there was a (very…

Because we were finally here over a weekend without any big plans, I went garage saling with all four kidlets on Friday morning, and it went really well.  We were finding quite a few treasures before I accidentally lost all of my money!  My wallet was not zipped closed, all…

Someone LOVES Thomas the Train!  I haven’t ever seen him sit in one place so long as when he discovered this Thomas the Train catalog and “read” it from cover to cover, many times over. Auntie Dot took a few moments to teach all the firebugs how to create a…

She liked the black beans. She was not a fan of the green beans. That’s black dirt on her face, not food, by the way. There are really no words for how incredibly adorable and wonderfully good natured this child is.  She’s afraid of strangers but only when her mother…

We celebrated Dot’s birthday with not one cake but two!  No one complained. Dot does not allow Baby Katherine to have sugar, but when she was not looking Dr. Peds gave her a little taste.  Baby Katherine did not complain either. What did Auntie Dot get for her birthday, you…

The Iowa Crew always seems to find interesting things to roast on the fire, and after locating this large grilling contraption, Dot’s dog’s stuffed pheasant became the victim.  It was actually so dripping wet that it did not catch fire.  That pheasant is the slimiest, nastiest piece of fuzz you’ll…