If Friendly’s Ice Cream is looking for a model for an advertising campaign, could they ever come up with anyone cuter than this? Hey Friendly’s, you owe us for this free advertising. If you want to see more pictures of your products with T...

The winter shows at preschool have become an annual tradition. It’s always unpredictable. Who will sing? Who will have stage fright? Who will run to us crying? This year, Thing 3 had his best performance yet. He stayed on the stage the whole time. A ...

She may be only one and a half years old, but Thing 4 is already turning heads. Check out her sweater and coordinated accessories. She insists on getting dressed to walk out to the bus stop with her brothers every morning. Maybe there is a cute Kindergartner she ...

Whenever the phone rings, Thing 4 runs over wanting to talk on it.  So whenever caller ID says “Number Unavailable” we let her screen the call.  The person on the other end of the call gets to hear some babbling, a lot of silence, and if phones worked this way, ...

It was a clear, post-hurricane Irene morning for the first day of school today. Thing 2 started first grade, riding the bus for the first time, and Thing 1 is an old pro now in second grade. SuburbanMommy made them endure the yearly ritual of hair combing, collared shirts, ...

Considering all the struggles we went through to finally get the boys potty trained, I’m trying not to get too excited about Thing 4 wanting to sit on the potty. She also tells us when her diaper is dirty and happily lets us change it. Potty trained before ...

A major thunderstorm tonight with thunder, lightning, and hail. Right as we were putting everyone to bed which didn’t help any.  We usually do pretty well with thunderstorms. Except for one Thing.  Can you guess which one gets scared from thunderstorms? Is it Thing 1, who breaks into ...

We’re back from our week in Corolla, NC. It was the first trip we’ve attempted as a family of six.  It was exhausting but a good experience.  For a look at one of our previous trips, see this post on why I call it a trip and not a ...

Thing 4’s favorite items: sunglasses and hand bags.

It was bound to happen. With three older brothers and a house full of trucks, trains, and footballs, there is no way she would turn into a princess. SuburbanMommy has been waiting seven years to shop for frilly dresses and hair bows. But no matter how girly ...