Our third day in Israel and second full day of touring we enjoyed the beautiful sites at Banias, the site of the city of Caesarea Philippi, including the Temple of the god Pan, the Water Powered Flour Mill, and the Palace of Agrippa II.  I enjoyed my first Falafel over lunch, and then we headed… [continue reading]

How we love the castle!  We were so excited to be able to participate in this year’s Medieval Times Ultimate Fan Experience.  Upon our arrival we stood in line for breakfast, got to meet King Carlos and Princess Catalina, and then promptly found our seats where we spent the entire day.  Yes, the entire day… [continue reading]

Wow!  I can’t believe I’ve been telling our story online at LaughWithUsBlog for five whole years!  So much has happened in these years.    There has been five years of changes in the kids, the birth of my youngest, and you went through three miscarriages with me, so much! This blog has opened up our world. … [continue reading]

It has been our tradition to take an over night 24 hour Mommy and Me Day every two years beginning when my girls are eight years old.  Grace waited a LONG time for her first  Mommy and Me Day as she was almost nine when we finally found the time to leave the family and… [continue reading]

After visiting the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth we stood around for a while waiting.  I wasn’t sure exactly what was going on, but I took the opportunity to purchase my first Coke in Israel.  Ahh.  An awesome trip just got better.  I always look forward to my first Coke whenever I… [continue reading]

Jason and I were especially excited to go to Universal’s Islands of Adventure, because we had great memories from our newly wed days.  The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman was our all time favorite ride, and we couldn’t wait to ride again and experience it with our kids.  I am happy to say it is still… [continue reading]

For a family of seven we go out to eat quite often.  Now, by go out to eat I’m including fast food and take out.  It’s something my husband and I both enjoy.  To make things more affordable, we share.  We have always done this from the time we dated.  Portion sizes in restaurants are… [continue reading]

Yes, how about those New Year’s Resolutions? We’re one month in already y’all. Can you believe it? I’m tempted to start here with excuses. I’m not where I want to be on all three of the goals I set for the year, BUT like I originally stated, I’m a lot farther than if I hadn’t… [continue reading]

I was on pins and needles all day Thursday as I waited for updates throughout my sister Sara’s 9 1/2 hour surgery.  (If you’re just seeing this, doctors found cancer during a routine surgery to remove cysts in August.  It turned out she had a very rare appendix cancer.  While the acting doctor did what… [continue reading]

Sara is my eldest sister.  She is eight years older than I am.  You’ve heard from her a time or two on the blog and my mother told you many stories about her childhood.  I always looked up to her, wanted to be like her from the time I can remember.  Sara was always multi-talented. … [continue reading]