My Once Upon a Time...

I'm not sure how long I will keep up with these, since so much happens in a year and I was almost at the point where I said, I wasn't going to do it this year, but then I read the one from last year and realized how much I forgot already and that I want to keep documenting this awesome dude. Height and Weight: He's about 44 inches tall and weighs about 40lbs. Health: After he turned four last year, we had him tested for allergies again. I was really hoping that we would see some improvement, but his levels were still off the charts and they were too high to do a challenge test with him. In fact, he even acquired some new allergies as well. His biggest ones are dairy, eggs, strawberries, gelatin, amoxicillin, grass, dog hair and shell fish.  He had a lot of colds and fevers this year, strep, maybe an ear infection? See, when it's been a year, it's too hard to remember. But overall he's been great and for that I am so grateful. Nicknames: ...

Finn is 44 weeks old! And this was Fox at the same age!

For months my friends have tried to convince me to go camping with them. I was intimidated by the thought to say the least. I haven't been camping in about 20 years and definitely never been camping with children as a single mom. But they all assured me that they would help me and that it would be fun, so I took the plunge. Preparations for the trip seemed to take a full week. I went to four different people to borrow camping gear, we had to get food, a cooler, pack our entire household and think about every single detail.  When we finally pulled out of our driveway, the car was packed to the brim...and I have a pretty big SUV.  We went about two hours away, to a city named Cornville in Arizona. We left at Finn's nap time and he slept all the way there...Hallelujah!  Being the punctual German that I am, we were the first ones there, with no clue on how to set up camp. I set up a play area for the boys while we waited for our friends. We borrowed t...