It's time for the 2nd Annual 4th on the Farm event at Crumland Farms. Sunday, July 4th, 2010, we are bringing Frederick the most awesome family tradition around. (And, if you aren't from Frederick, we invite you to partake in an event that will surely be top of your list for years to come.)

Tots2Tweens is proud to sponsor this event and with the help from tons of local businesses

All I have to say about Tots2Tweens' 4th on the Farm celebration is... AWESOME!  We had such a blast!

My boys just loved, loved, loved it... from the giant slides to the horses to the haunted maze to the

Happy Halloween!  I hope all of you had as good a weekend as we did.  We relaxed without the kids - always a bonus.  I can't say that we were very productive, we went out Friday night, then again Saturday night makes for a very unproductive weekend.

Friday

Saturday night, a night that had been planned for a WEEK !  Aligning the planets in order to schedule a babysitter so my husband and I and some friends could spend the evening getting scared.  :D

We went to Boro in Bedlam, a haunted hayride and haunted house in Manchester (outside of Westiminster). It was really fun.  Not just because we didnt have the kids (however, that was

This whole vacation has been just fabulous! I've really enjoyed the time I've gotten to spend with my brother and his family, and my mom has been here too.  My brother's wife is a super hero in my eyes with all the work she does and then cooking too. 

I thought I would give it one more try to share some of these just awesome photos with you.  So far so good.  My brother has a great sandpile that the kids hit the minute they went out the back door.  

 As

I told Tom that after a weekend of being out and about, visiting friends, meeting new people, and travelling, that I needed to hot wings and beer to help me get through the day!  Here in Westminster we have a Buffalo Wild Wings right in town, and I had never been and was anxious to try them out.

This past Sunday we had Thomas and Ella's combined birthday party.  We've done combined birthdays for them nearly every year and I'm sure we will get to the point where they don't want that any more.  However we are taking advantage of it for as long as we can. 

One of the things when we did in Texas was go to the local water park. Twice. My dad had so much fun that he wanted us to go back again. We tag teamed the kids so that I could ride the bigger slides with Thomas and my dad hung out on the littler slides with Ella.

The kids had an absolute blast - both times. The first time my camera was still in route where I had left