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Ice Cream {Summer Bucket List}
By Texas standards, or summer has been mild with temperatures in the 90’s. The past week or so triple digits have arrived and it’s feeling like Texas in July. That meant time for ice cream! There’s a...
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Community Pool {Summer Bucket List}
Our neighborhood boasts a lovely community pool with a kiddie pool that we rarely use. Other moms have invited us to join them several times, and I’ve politely declined each invitation. Taking four...
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Bubbles {Summer Bucket List}
Earlier in the summer, we visited my grandmother in her new home. I knew our visit was beneficial to both Grandma and the kids so I wanted to make another before summer ended. I chose a day when my...
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Water Table & Sidewalk Chalk {Summer Bucket List}
Between Texas heat and potty training quadruplets, my sanity is questionable most days. One lifesaver has been water play. Our Little Tikes water table and iconic pink NICU bathtubs have been well...
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Sprinklers {Summer Bucket List}
I remember running through the sprinkler on hot summer days as a kid and wanted the quads to have the same experience. I found this Banzai Wiggling Water Sprinkler, which is perfect for a lot of kids...
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Summer Reading Club {Summer Bucket List}
Starting in June, we went to the library every Wednesday morning for preschool story time. Following story time, we headed to the children’s section where we spent about thirty minutes perusing books....
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Zoo {Summer Bucket List}
Just before the quads turned three, we took one last trip to the Fort Worth Zoo while the kids still enjoyed free admission. We thought it was ideal summer weather with cooler than average...
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Nature Walks {Summer Bucket List}
Either in the morning or before bedtime, we take a walk around the neighborhood together. I picked up tin buckets from Target’s One Spot, and sometimes the kids bring them to collect treasures found...
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Sea Life Aquarium {Summer Bucket List}
Last summer we visited the Sea Life Aquarium and the babies really enjoyed it. I wanted to revisit again this year because I knew they’d understand even more of it. Just like with the zoo, we went...
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Bounce House & Grill Dinner Outside {Summer Bucket List}
For their first birthday, the quads received a mini inflatable bounce house from a family friend. Although there tends to be a short season when we can use it, this toy earns it’s keep at our house....
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Indoor Play Areas & Play Dates {Summer Bucket List}
Labor Day has come and gone, meaning it’s time to bid farewell to the lazy days of summer. I’ve been back at work for nearly six weeks, and am starting a home school preschool routine for they days...
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Rain or Shine
Last year, the quads visited a pumpkin patch for the first time, and I knew it should become a family tradition. There’s something about taking a hayride on a crisp day and the sight of bright orange...
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Buy One, Get One Free
When I was a child, my mother always made my Halloween costumes, and she was quite creative. I went through a few years of wanting to be things instead of people. Long before the invent of Pinterest,...
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Train Ride {Summer Bucket List}
Yes, you read the title correctly, it says “Summer Bucket List“, and it’s December. I set out to take the kids on a train ride as part of our summer bucket list, but our trip was delayed...
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Tee Ball: Season One
When George and I were in college, a little league team used the university baseball diamond for games. The first time we noticed them at play, we paused briefly to observe. It was the cutest thing...
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The Show Must Go On
Last summer I enrolled the girls in summer dance lessons, but it didn’t go as well as I hoped. Three of the kids regularly participated, but Rylin attended a single class (the first one) for the full...
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Big Vehicle Day
This summer, I didn’t create an official summer bucket list, but we’ve had plenty of summer fun. We’ve enjoyed library story time each week, which includes stories and songs followed by a literature...
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Klyde Warren Park
Last weekend we savored family time in Klyde Warren Park with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law. Despite being open only a few years, Klyde Warren Park proved itself an urban oasis. I was...
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Morning Ride
In the past few weeks we’ve been struggling with a lot of sibling bickering, sassy backtalk, and physical aggression. I’ve done my best to redirect this behavior and to keep toys and activities fresh,...
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The Circus
Shortly after the quads were born, we sent letters to companies who have multiple birth programs. Within a few months, we received a handful of coupons and product samples. With our multiple birth...
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