Ball control is one of the most basic soccer skills, and my boys have been practicing keepy-ups (kicking the ball up with one or both fe...

Yesterday we said goodbye to the end of an era.  The Pea has graduated from middle school; next year she'll be starting high school....

When friends and family think of my sons, the first words that come to mind are probably: Identical .  Twins . Soccer . Tough . Solid . M...

The boys have wanted to try paintball for some time now.  They've always loved Nerf and laser tag, so I guess paintball is just the n...

When you sign up for a paintball birthday party, you'll probably be told that the paint is washable, but you probably don't want ...

I don't mind spending on Halloween costumes -- it's my favorite holiday, after all -- I try to encourage the kids to alternate be...

We had some surprise visitors on the morning of Day 3!  Click to read about what happened on Day 1 and Day 2 . I couldn't believe ...

Day 2 was Hiking Day for the students of the Coloma Discovery School ( see what we did on Day 1 here! ).  We woke up bright and early at ...

Fourth Grade seems to be the time when the schoolwork starts getting serious:  the colorful carpets are gone, the cute room decorations a...

Today is Day 2 of 3Po's and Jammy's 3-day school field trip to the Coloma Outdoor Discovery School .  The boys and I (I'm cha...

photo courtesy of ushistory.org I can't believe it has been three years since we sent The Pea off on her first overnight class fiel...

Ten years ago, two little boys entered my life.  I was nervous, scared, unprepared, unsure.  The year that followed was one of the most d...

“Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” -- Diane Duane You can't stop at just one.  Unless you don't really care fo...

A couple of months ago I bought two fire extinguishers for the house: the first, to replace the 10 year-old extinguisher for the first floor...

What's harder than climbing a mountain?  How about planning two boys' birthday parties in a single weekend?   Jammy had his 9th b...

This past weekend the boys went on their first-ever overnight soccer tournament, the NorCal State Cup for U9 boys in Davis, CA.  Davis is...

Now that 3Po and Jammy have passed the superhero/ Star Wars stage, all they want to be for Halloween is something scary and gruesome.  Ske...

Next up on Halloween Costumewatch is 3Po. He decided to be a ninja this year, which is awesome, because a couple of years ago my sister gav...

3Po: Mama, why did you buy a devil bathrobe costume for daddy?

Last Friday was the kids' first day of summer vacation, so I was pretty lax about what I gave the kids for lunch. I just put out a bunc...