Better in Bulk - Family photographer with a large family
Daily thoughts on living with a large family; parenting, recipes, entertainment, photography tips, and family-friendly products.
Today I turned 38. Years ago, during a time that CandyMan and I like to refer to as “The Golden Years,” our neighborhood was filled with our best friends. Our back yard connected to another backyard. Our families were so close that we kept our back doors open and would come in and out of [...]
My kids love their little cousin, who turned 2 on September 11. We gathered at my house on Saturday – all eleven of us for cake, candles, ice cream, presents, and lots of noise! Oh, the noise! But it was happy, happy noise. We are so blessed to have my sister and her family living [...]
Where in the world did July disappear to? Last thing I remember, we were celebrating the beginning of summer, and now? Well, now we’re nearing the end. I leave on Sunday and only make an appearance at home for a few days here and there before school starts again at the end of August. I’m [...]
Marvel’s The Avengers is a hot ticket in our house these days. We’ve got Iron Man and Captain America action figures and a life-sized Captain America shield among other toys, and we’re huge fans of all Avengers-related the movies. As the last of five kids, I must admit that AJ has not had many birthday [...]
This past weekend, I took the two youngest kids to our friend’s birthday party. Not only was it horse-themed, but it was held at a farm where the the kids were all able to ride real horses. It was the perfect party (ok, minus the heat….). At the end, as the kids were filing into [...]
AJ turned 7 years old today! I can’t believe my baby is 7! As is our tradition, he woke up early this morning and opened his presents before the majority of the family left for school. On the eve of his birthday, AJ watched Iron Man for the first time. It was perfect timing, because [...]
I have a friend (shout out to Callie!) who makes the most amazingly beautiful cakes. I have tried to make pretty cakes, but the fact is…I usually fail. I make ugly cakes. The one thing I’m good at, though, is making cakes that people LOVE to eat. They taste amazing. And once you’ve had a [...]
Reese turned 9 yesterday. She is my youngest daughter, and the petite one of the family. She’s always been the “little sister.” I’ve got to face the facts – Reese is not going to be a little girl for much longer. The signs are everywhere. Top 10 signs that my little girl is growing up: [...]
Twizzler celebrated his 11th birthday on Monday. It’s unbelievable to me that he is so old. I’m guessing that the fact that my third child – and oldest BOY – is so close to middle school and (gasp!) puberty is a sure sign that I am indeed old, too. Since he wanted to be with [...]
We celebrated a birthday in the family this week and decided to make a new recipe instead of the same old birthday cake. My oldest daughter found this dessert on Pinterest (I believe she has even more pins than I do) and we followed the recipe to TasteofHome.com. We modified it a little – specifically, [...]
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