https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2025/02/20/walt-disney-world-vacation-2025-edition-epcot/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture1-10.pngPicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture1-9.pngPicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture1-8.pngPicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture6.pngPicture6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_9042-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gifIMG_9042-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-30-epcot-france-at-epcot.jpeg2025-01-30 - Epcot - France at epcothttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_9072.jpgIMG_9072https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture1-5.pngPicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-30-epcot-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cosmic-rewind.jpeg2025-01-30 - Epcot - Guardians of the galaxy cosmic rewindhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_9071.jpgIMG_90712025-10-23T13:21:12+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/12/19/getting-through-the-holidays/2025-10-23T05:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/01/the-journey-begins/2025-10-23T05:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2025/02/09/walt-disney-world-vacation-2025-edition-hollywood-studios/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-27-disneys-hollywood-studios-disneys-hollywood-studios-4.jpeg2025-01-27 - Disneys Hollywood Studios - Disneys hollywood studios (4)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-27-disneys-hollywood-studios-disneys-hollywood-studios-1.jpeg2025-01-27 - Disneys Hollywood Studios - Disneys hollywood studios (1)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-27-disneys-hollywood-studios-millennium-falcon-1.jpeg2025-01-27 - Disneys Hollywood Studios - Millennium falcon (1)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8515.jpgIMG_8515https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8635.jpgIMG_8635https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8627.jpgIMG_8627https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_e8470.jpgIMG_E8470https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8615.jpgIMG_8615https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8613.jpgIMG_8613https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-01-27-disneys-hollywood-studios-rock-n-roller-coaster-starring-aerosmith.jpeg2025-01-27 - Disneys Hollywood Studios - Rock n roller coaster starring aerosmith2025-10-23T05:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2025/02/16/walt-disney-world-vacation-2025-edition-universal-studios-orlando/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8975.jpgIMG_8975https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/37-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif37-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7f5b821b-68c3-4745-bcb2-0351b729a537.jpg7f5b821b-68c3-4745-bcb2-0351b729a537 2025-01-29T16:51:17.9810882-05:00 2025-01-29T21:51:17.9810882Z 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM IP None 0 Barcode UPCEIP2K1S5 0 61601_012925_000072497 61370_012925_000945856 ERROR 616|01 Front Gate USF ERROR https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/8ce29acb-db7f-4f40-9a91-da7ba2534f60.jpg8ce29acb-db7f-4f40-9a91-da7ba2534f60 2025-01-29T18:00:59.1762556-05:00 2025-01-29T23:00:59.1762556Z 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM IP Men In Black 0 Barcode UPCEIP2K1S5 0 61220_012925_000328684 61271_012925_000848926 ERROR 612|20 Men In Black ERROR https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8991.jpgIMG_8991https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8978.jpgIMG_8978https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/e6cd2a52-e601-485f-b3cc-b423d349a7a6.jpge6cd2a52-e601-485f-b3cc-b423d349a7a6 2025-01-29T17:32:42.6541803-05:00 2025-01-29T22:32:42.6541803Z 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM IP Mummy 0 Barcode UPCEIP2K1S5 0 61112_012925_000186391 61170_012925_000145747 ERROR 611|12 Mummy ERROR https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8966.jpgIMG_8966https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8961.jpgIMG_8961https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8958.jpgIMG_89582025-02-19T15:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2025/02/14/walt-disney-world-vacation-2025-edition-magic-kingdom/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8779.jpgIMG_8779https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8776.jpgIMG_8776https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8773.jpgIMG_8773https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8759.jpgIMG_8759https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8757.jpgIMG_8757https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8753.jpgIMG_8753https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8748.jpgIMG_8748https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture4-1.pngPicture4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/picture3-1.pngPicture3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/img_8735.jpgIMG_87352025-02-15T03:31:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2025/02/08/walt-disney-world-vacation-2025-edition-travel-to-orlando-and-the-georgia-aquarium/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-1.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter (1)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-2.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter (2)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4.gif4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/untitledvideo-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gifUntitledvideo-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/30.jpg30https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29.png29https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/17.jpg17https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/28.jpg28https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/25.jpg252025-02-09T16:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2024/12/25/merry-christmas-from-the-calkins-family-5/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/picture-1.pngPicture 1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/screenshot-2024-12-08-000727.pngScreenshot 2024-12-08 0007272025-01-02T03:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/04/18/month-of-the-military-child/2024-11-24T13:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/01/24/walt-disney-world-preparation-and-travel/2024-11-24T13:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/10/weekend-activities-childrens-museum-tucson/2024-11-24T12:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2024/07/05/reflection-and-the-way-ahead/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/abphotography_calkins07-1.jpgABPhotography_Calkins07https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/couple-cowgirls.jpgCouple Cowgirlshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_4873.jpgIMG_4873https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/picture1-2.pngPicture12024-11-24T01:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2024/10/27/elainas-11th-birthday-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g4.gifG4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/g3.gifG3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/gif-1.gifGif 1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7707.jpgIMG_7707https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7703.jpgIMG_7703https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7718.jpgIMG_7718https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7714.jpgIMG_7714https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7694.jpgIMG_7694https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7684.jpgIMG_7684https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_7695.jpgIMG_76952024-11-24T01:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/03/17/keeping-in-touch-on-deployment/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/7-2.jpg7-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9-1.jpg9-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10-1.jpg10-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/11-1.jpg11-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6-1.gif6-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5-1.jpg5-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4-1.gif4-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-2.jpg3-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2.png2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1-2.png1-22024-11-24T01:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/05/07/homecoming-and-expectation-management/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/picture1-2.pngpicture1-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image.pngimagehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1.png1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_3935.jpgimg_3935https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_4181.jpgimg_4181https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_4147.jpgimg_4147https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_e3853.jpgimg_e38532024-11-24T01:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/05/07/visiting-the-girls-in-texas-post-deployment/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifezgif.com-video-to-gifhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/16.png16https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15.gif15https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/14.png14https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/14.5.png14.5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/13.jpg13https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/12.gif12https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/11.jpg11https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/10.jpg10https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9.jpg92024-11-24T01:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/07/01/back-together-again/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/picture1.pngpicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_4439.jpgimg_4439https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifezgif.com-video-to-gifhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/24.jpg24https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/23.jpg23https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/22.jpg22https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/21.jpg21https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20.jpg20https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/19.jpg19https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/18.jpg182024-11-24T01:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/10/01/adventure-science-center/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1-1.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-1-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-5.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-4.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-3.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-2.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifezgif.com-video-to-gifhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/13.jpg13https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9.jpg9https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8.jpg82024-11-24T01:35:47+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/10/22/elainas-10th-birthday-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifezgif.com-video-to-gifhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/15.gif15https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5.gif5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/picture1-1.pngpicture1-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/picture1.pngpicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/18.jpg18https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/17.jpg17https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/14.jpg14https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/13.jpg13https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/12.png122024-11-24T01:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/04/17/learning-something-new-archery/2024-11-24T01:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/06/17/playing-a-little-baseball/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/9-1.gif9-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8.gif8https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7.gif7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/6.gif6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5.gif5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4.gif4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3.gif3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2.png2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1.jpg12024-11-24T01:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/06/17/the-calkins-familys-arizona-farewell-tour/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/6.gif6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5.gif5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/4.gif4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2-2.gif2-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3-1.gif3-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1-1.gif1-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1-2.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-1-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ezgif.com-gif-maker-5.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ezgif.com-gif-maker-4.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ezgif.com-gif-maker-3.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-32024-11-24T01:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/08/21/deployment-and-hiatus/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/onyr0353.jpgonyr0353https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-12024-11-24T01:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/09/18/visiting-the-girls-in-texas/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img_2823.jpgimg_2823https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19.gif19https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/17.png17https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/18.jpg18https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/7.jpg7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16.gif16https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/15.jpg15https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/13.gif13https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/12.gif12https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14.jpg142024-11-24T01:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/09/20/welcome-to-fort-campbell/2024-11-24T01:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/12/17/update-from-romania/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/picture1.pngpicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_3433.jpgimg_3433https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/9.jpg9https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/8.jpg8https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/7.jpg7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/6.jpg6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4.jpg4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/3.jpg3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2.jpeg2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1.jpg12024-11-24T01:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/03/17/celebrating-my-birthday-in-absentia/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.jpg3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2.gif2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1-1.png1-12024-11-24T01:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/03/17/a-little-traveling-in-europe/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/14.png14https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/13.jpg13https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/12.jpg12https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/11.jpg11https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/10.jpg10https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9.jpg9https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8.jpg8https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/7.jpg7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/6.jpg6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/5.jpg52024-11-24T01:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/11/21/halloween-2021/2024-11-24T01:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/01/08/walt-disney-world-vacation-epcot/2024-11-24T01:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/03/15/walt-disney-world-vacation-magic-kingdom/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gifezgif.com-gif-maker2024-11-24T01:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/03/17/walt-disney-world-vacation-animal-kingdom/2024-11-24T01:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/03/27/walt-disney-world-vacation-hollywood-studios/2024-11-24T01:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/04/17/our-trip-to-phoenix-day-one-phoenix-zoo-and-game-night/2024-11-23T22:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/08/08/team-calkins-is-back/2024-11-23T22:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/09/22/overanalyzing-cartoons-on-pajama-night/2024-11-23T22:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/10/30/curriculum-night/2024-11-23T22:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/11/07/making-tamales-with-my-ninas/2024-11-23T22:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/11/20/elainas-horseback-riding-lessons/2024-11-23T22:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/12/28/playing-some-catch-with-dad/2024-11-23T22:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/04/11/sleepovers-marathons-and-a-lost-tooth/2024-11-23T22:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/12/29/run-up-to-christmas/2024-11-23T22:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/01/18/the-2021-cooking-plan/2024-11-23T22:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/02/15/the-calkins-family-has-been-busy/2024-11-23T22:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/03/28/taking-care-of-dad/2024-11-23T22:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/05/13/elainas-first-loose-tooth/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/10.gifHow is she not tired yet?!?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/9.gifKaty Perry is jealous of these moves...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/8.gifLove the "Jazz Hands"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/7.jpgElaina is already in characterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6.gifTake that, Idina Menzel!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-1.jpgStarting to see a theme here...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/4.gifGetting her groove on while in the audiencehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/3-2.jpgIt's official; Elaina is famoushttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2.jpgPatiently waiting for her turn... wait, why doesn't she do this at home?!?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1-1.jpgWould not miss it for the world2024-11-23T21:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/08/09/the-calkins-family-is-back-together/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/13.jpgThey certainly missed their wagon, ice cream, and the Arizona sun too!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/12.jpgSomeone got an upgrade to a booster seat for their birthday!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/11.pngCollege is only a few years away...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/10.jpgBrio Trains are literally the only positive thing about having tile throughout the house.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/9.pngEveryone was happy with how these turned outhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/8.jpgTo answer the inevitable question, yes, I chose the shapes for this painting session.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/7.jpgThank God that Military Brats have FaceTime now...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/6.jpgSorry, but this was the best pool we could get at the Post Exchange during the pandemic.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5.jpgMore Presents!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/4.jpgMerlissa had taken over the (Barbie) house in our absence.2024-11-23T21:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/08/16/looking-back-on-last-years-first-day-of-school/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0218-1.jpgVictory!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0189.jpgGabriella dressed herself and wanted to pose for pictures too.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1.gifNot pictured: Dad crying because his little girl is growing up.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0210.jpgIs it just me, or is she giving me the "Dad, it's time to let go" wave?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0201.jpgBest Friends, Same Class!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0194.jpgSomeone dressed themself for their first day of schoolhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0191.jpgThis feels like it happened a lot longer than a year ago...2024-11-23T21:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/08/17/elaina-and-gabriellas-first-day-of-school-2020-edition/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6388.jpgSomeone is tired... which means Dad is finally going to get some sleep tonight!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6389.jpgThey are just growing up too fast...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6386.jpgNow that is one confident 1st grader!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6380.jpgPictured: Elaina being an amazing big sister.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6376.jpg"Goodbye, My Little Kindergartener!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/picture2.pngGlad to see that their school earned higher marks (right) than they did last year (left)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/picture1.pngDoing absolutely everything I can to make sure they do not feel lost or scared on their first day.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-2.gifLooks like someone is excited for Kindergartenhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6352.jpg"Now let's take a few poses with the masks and backpacks!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_6330.jpgI think we have all figured out by now that I am definitely the kind of parent that puts notes in their kids' lunches.2024-11-23T21:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/10/09/milestones-or-how-elaina-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-ride-a-bike-without-training-wheels/2024-11-23T21:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/02/17/valentines-day-card-boxes-for-school/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11.jpgOff to class!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/10.jpgAfter one taste, Elaina was not happy with her candy choice...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/9-1.jpg"After Jill is... E-S-M-E-R-E-L-D-A... darn."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8.gif"You don't recommend doing them all in one night? Ha! I'll get them all done by nine!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/7.pngThe finished productshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6.gifGluing to her heart's content (Dad Joke alert!)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/5.jpgSo many flippin' hearts in this picture!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/4-1.jpgLove the swirls at the end of her letters... so fancy!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3.jpgNeeds more heart stickers!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2-1.jpgElora (not to be confused with Aurora) and Aurora (not to be confused with Elora) joined us too!2024-11-23T21:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/03/23/long-time-no-update/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5213.jpg"G is for Gabriella."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif"Are you two tired yet?!?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gifTalk about a slam dunk of a purchase (Dad Joke!)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5200.jpgFinished!... and now time to test it outhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5194.jpgPictured: Dedication (unfinished)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5209.jpgYep, they upgraded to a real trampoline.2024-11-23T21:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/03/24/dr-seuss-birthday-character-day/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/11.jpgMy Little Readerhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/10.jpgAnd of course she wanted to take the book to class with herhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9.jpgAdorable!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8.gifThat is one proud Star-Bellied Sneetch, with its snoot in the air...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/7.jpgOne of the cutest Star-Bellied Sneetches you will ever seehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/6.jpgYep, I did not notice that I forgot the white collars until they were on their way to school...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/5.jpgNothing a little green felt cannot fixhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4.jpgI really hope this does not take someone's eye out (Spoiler: It did not)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/3-e1585108934133.jpgThis meant that we went to Hobby Lobbyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2.jpgFact: This is the most underrated Dr. Seuss Book2024-11-23T21:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/04/15/elainas-talent-show/2024-11-23T21:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/05/11/single-dadding-in-the-time-of-covid/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5466.jpgThis is what the girls are subjected to because their Dad has a BA in History.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5433.jpgAt least she has a different bandana in this picture...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5630.jpg"Next stop: Jeannie's Diner!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5573.jpgAnd yes, I had to pick it up toohttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5686.jpg"Damn... it's limit one per customer..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5511.jpg"I'm not giving up today! Corona not in my way!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5363.jpg"Now let's rob that train... while staying six feet away."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5476.jpgMerlissa will be playing the part of Shere Khanhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5452.jpgThe girls are getting pretty good at this...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_5371.jpgThankfully, we did not bring out the mattresses for this one...2024-11-23T21:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/24/merry-christmas-from-the-calkins-family/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3269.jpgActual Gabby Quote: "I want a unicorn... and a girl to ride the unicorn... oh, and I've been a really good girl... so please get me that."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/picture2.pngIt was really tough to fit an entire year into an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/picture1.pngDifferent Card, Same Adorable Ninas2024-11-23T21:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/28/the-great-calkins-cat-adventure-part-iii/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gifGabriella eventually mastered how to use the laser pointerhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3462.jpgThe cats slept in their chairs just to make sure they did not miss my Christmas dinner.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1.gifSpoiler: Merlissa never caught the red dot.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3355.jpgI feel like I should offer Aurora a soda or some popcorn, but she seems pretty engaged in the show.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3353.jpgClearly this cat has taste in fictional universes...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3386.jpgBesos for Papahttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3323.jpgAurora participated in the game, but I would not say that she was "good" at it...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3457.jpgThe girls were not the only ones who were up early on Christmas morning2024-11-23T21:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/29/snow-day/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/14-1.pngCherish every moment; they grow up faster than you realize.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-1.jpg"Grandma, stop eating the chocolate chips!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-1.jpgHot chocolate and the space heater? Clever girl.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-1.jpg"Honey, you missed a spot..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10-1.jpgPapa had no idea what was about to happen...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9-1.gifThis is how they do it in the big leagueshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8-1.gifWe will call this her "training angel"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7-1.jpg"No, Gabby, don't eat the yellow... too late."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6.gif"Ha! You missed!" *Smack*https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/5.jpgElaina agrees: Snow days are tough to beat.2024-11-23T21:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/01/14/100th-day-of-school-t-shirt-project/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/14.jpgAnd the smiles make it all worth ithttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/13.jpgThe Finished Products, or Long Hair & Short Hairhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/12.jpgJackpot!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/11.jpgIf only I had something to cover up that mistake...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/10.jpgLooking more like a rainbow every momenthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/9.jpgSo how am I gonna patch that up?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/8.jpgThings are going too well... so what did I do wrong?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/7.jpgHas the curve of a rainbow, so I guess I am doing it right...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/6.jpgSo far, so good... I mean, at least these all fit on the top of the cloud.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5.jpg120 colored fuzzballs later, I realized why I wanted to do a test shirt first.2024-11-23T21:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/01/20/calkins-family-christmas/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/32.jpgPictured: The perfect end to an amazing Christmashttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/31.jpgNot letting the grandparents leavehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/30.jpgWhy can't they always act like this?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/29.jpg"Now that's riding in style!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28.gifPapa's visit to the chiropractor is scheduled for early February...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/27.jpgJust another day of playing Don't Break the Ice with Princess Aurorahttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/26.jpg"A dream is a wish your heart makes."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/25.gif"Let it go, let it go!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/24.jpg"So, Grandma, who in the heck are The Beatles?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/23.jpgI have the sudden urge to use a chainsaw and change the oil in my car...2024-11-23T21:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/01/27/new-years-at-great-wolf-lodge/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/picture1-1.pngFinally some waterpark pictures!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/34.jpgAs always, the smiles at the end of the trip are what countshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/33.jpgAll those spells are bound to make you tiredhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/32-1.jpgElaina says that casting with both hands is "more fashionable"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/31-1.jpgStep aside, Harry Dresden... there is a new master in town.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/30-1.jpgShe can now use magic to turn herself into a wolfhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/29-1.jpgI think this was Elaina's payback for beating her at golf and bowling...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/28-1.gif"Brace yourself!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/27.gifLove the peace sign as she flies out of the chutehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/26.gifRace #57 goes to Elaina2024-11-23T21:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/23/company-bowling-night/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1726.jpgAs long as they are smiling at the end of the dayhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1734-1.jpg"I really don't think the rulebook considers that a distraction..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1743.jpgEven our Drill Sergeants managed to crack a smile!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1732.jpgWhile some people just never want to take it off...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1741.jpgWhich they eventually didhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1740.jpgEven Gabriella ate all her food to get some ice cream!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1724.jpgGabby sure does love her chocolate milk!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1729.jpgAnd so were the girls!2024-11-23T21:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/26/hiking-at-the-coronado-national-memorial/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/11.jpgLooking for a new way to exercising? Want to build muscular and cardiovascular endurance? Try taking your kids hiking!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/9.jpgThe poses keep getting weirder and weirder. I guess we will call this the "Sleeping Flamingo."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/10.jpg"I only have to carrying one kid? I could do this all day!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/8.jpgPhotos of the girls inside the cave: 0https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/7.jpg"The Wilderness must be explored. Caw-caw! Roar!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/6.jpgGabbs, on the other hand, took the shuttlehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/5.jpgElaina leading the way, cautiously scanning for Mountain Lions.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4.jpg"A little loose. Do you have it in a size 5?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3.jpgGabriella can hardly contain her excitement that Chain Mail is finally back in stylehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2.jpg"Oh, it seems fun now. But try wearing that in hundred degree weather in a mail shirt and plate armor."2024-11-23T20:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/27/trunk-or-treating/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/6-1.jpg"Ha! You can't say it now, Dad!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/23.jpg"Um, yeah, you are still only getting two candies tonight..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/22.jpgPlease have a 100 Grand bar... please have a 100 Grand bar...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21.jpgSadly, Gabriella did not want to leave this game...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20.jpgSo Elaina no longer sees Firefighter as a possible career option... https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/19.jpgKids are apparently no longer afraid of skeletons... thanks, Coco!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/17.jpg"I believe in you Gabbs!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15.jpgI blame these guys for Pumpkin Spice-flavored everything...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/14.jpgPikachu is the only one I know... is that sad?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/13.jpgMy boss, his wife, and their family's Pokémon-themed vehicle.2024-11-23T20:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/01/one-year-anniversary/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2301.jpgThe very deserving award winner and her very proud Dadhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2302.jpgThis write-up almost brings tears to my eyeshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifNot Pictured: Her post-ceremony victory dance (but it definitely happened)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2299.jpg"I would like to thank my Dad, because the Academy has done absolutely nothing for me."2024-11-23T20:58:21+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/09/the-great-calkins-cat-adventure-part-ii/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2522.jpgSomeone looks happy (Gabby does too!)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2519.jpgSomeone looks comfortable...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2483.jpgCamouflage is just useless if you have a pink taghttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2465.jpgMorning besos for Gabbyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-2.gifWhy I Love Cats Reason #157https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif1_.gifShe ended up picking lavender.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2454.jpg"What color do you want, Merlissa?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif2_.gifI think that getting cats was a pretty good idea...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2497.jpg"Helping" can be a very subjective term...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2484.jpg"Only three bedrooms to explore? What a sham!"2024-11-23T20:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/18/play-dates/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2754.jpgYep. They enjoy this a lot.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/14.jpgIf this happens more, I might actually be able to finish The Man in the High Castle.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/13.jpgFun fact: Within 30 minutes, about half of this fruit had been eaten by the three girls.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/12.jpgThe Final Productshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/picture1.pngFun fact: The canvases from their home painting sessions line the walls of both their bedroom and playroom.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/8.jpgAt least Gabbs added some green to her usual purplehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/7.jpgOf course Elaina went with pink!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/6.jpgThis almost looks like what you can get at Hobby Lobby or Michael'shttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/5.jpgThe before picture... such beautifully clean canvaseshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/4.jpgI did not have a tiered serving stand, so I obviously failed the afternoon tea test.2024-11-23T20:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/05/01/early-easter-with-the-girls/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/picture1.pngThis picture is from the following morning, but it is better at portraying the evolution of "Look, a chocolate bunny" to "Holy crap, they fit a Peep in there!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9404.jpgSuch a waste of good oranges and grapeshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9403.jpg"I have been a good girl this year, so please bring me lots of chocolate eggs."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9401.jpgTaking a moment to contemplate her next brushstrokehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9399.jpgIn hindsight, this does look really fun.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/picture3.pngPretty sure that giant marshmallow bunny is not going to have any ears by the end of the night...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9393.jpgThe stickers all had to come off during the painting stephttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9390.jpgGabriella during her Blue Periodhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/picture2.pngThe mini Cadbury eggs are hidden under the grasshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_9335.jpg"I would like to thank the academy..."2024-11-23T20:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/06/11/the-calkins-girls-try-larping/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/giphy-1.gif"Who ever wins gets an extra scoop of ice cream!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/giphy.gifSo Gabby's got the hit and run attack downhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7965.jpgStill hitting this poor guy...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7981.jpgSwing and a misshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7980.jpg"From hell’s heart I stab at thee."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_7967.jpgThis guy might have wanted to miss it though.2024-11-23T20:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/06/14/elainas-graduation/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_9697-e1560575106391.jpgSo proud of my girl!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_9699.jpg"Sorry, Miss Victoria, but you have to deal with my sister next year."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ezgif.com-video-to-gif3.gifSuccess!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ezgif.com-video-to-gif2.gifThey even did the tassel thing!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-2.gif"When I grow up, I want to be a teacher."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_9671.jpgEven Gabriella got to watch!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1-e1560485474573.gifThat's my girl!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifSporting the Cowboy Bootshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_9660.jpgSecond from the left is my future teacherhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_9696.jpgPictured: Engaged Parenting2024-11-23T20:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/06/20/building-a-puppet-theater-with-the-girls/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8303.jpgThat smile is what makes all this hard work worth it.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8301.jpg"And starring the Gabbs!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8298.jpg"Starring Fancy Nancy!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/giphy-6.gifWhich one is the star and which one is the wallflower?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8294-1.jpgStill more symmetrical than their pigtails...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8292-1.jpgThe Finished Producthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/giphy2-1.gifPretty sure Elaina is showcasing her toys... no more Wheel of Fortune for you!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/giphy-5.gifIt's a hit!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_6850.jpgIf it is any indication of how quickly they started playing, they are both still wearing their clothes that they went to bed in.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_6842.jpgReady for playtime!2024-11-23T20:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/07/11/calkins-family-game-night/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_9113.jpgI do not think she is going to win...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_9111.jpgYes!!!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8270.jpgIMG_8270https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8908.jpgShe did a lot better at this than the picture illustrates.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8268.jpg"I choose... the piece that looks like Rainbow Dash."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8892.jpg"Yahtzee!!! Wait... wrong game."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8891.jpgPretty sure the alligator would be eating the sheep right now in real life...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifezgif.com-video-to-gifhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8273.jpgI give that tower about five more seconds...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/img_8925-3.jpg"Does that look like a zombie or a six?"2024-11-23T20:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/08/24/pajama-night-at-the-movies/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifFun Fact: They are well known at Cochise Theater as "the girls that dance after the movie."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gifNext stop: So You Think You Can Dancehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/picture4.pngAnd they ate a full dinner when they got home. Double win!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/picture3.pngCue The Lion King openinghttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/picture2.png"Dad, stop taking pictures and let us get to the theater already!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/picture1.pngMatching Unicorn Pajamas = Win!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/img_0524.jpgJust like Calkins Family Fondue Nighthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ezgif.com-crop.gifLet's all head into the theater!2024-11-23T20:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/09/12/rooster-cogburns-ostrich-ranch/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_8609.jpg… the slightly less younger generation...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1114.jpgEven Dad got in on the fun!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1120.jpg… and the older generation.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1-2.gifThe younger generation...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif2-3.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1-1.gifElaina showing us how it is donehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_9070-1.jpgEven Gabbs is making it look fun and easy!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_8619.jpgElaina willingly holding animals... and enjoying it... I am just as shocked as you are.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gif"And that is close enough."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ezgif.com-video-to-gif2-2.gifShe immediately wanted to go back to the parakeets.2024-11-23T20:47:12+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/09/18/the-girls-promoting-me-to-major/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/10.jpgWhy I do ithttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/9.jpgTaking my Iron Major vows very seriously...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/8.jpg"His promotion speech was inspiring, articulate, and all the jokes landed perfectly." -Anonymoushttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7.gifWhew. Finally got through that.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/4.gif"We did it!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/6.jpgThe hardest art of the ceremony. "Repeat after me..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/5.jpgThe best part of the whole event was when I got "huggles."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3.gifFact: The whole room laughed after Elaina punched my rank.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2-1.jpgAnd yes, I did pick out their outfits.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1-1.jpg"CPT Calkins was pretty awesome. Let us hope that MAJ Calkins does not @#$% up too much."2024-11-23T20:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/20/elainas-6th-birthday-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1285-1.jpg"Sorry, Honey. The party had to end eventually. And no, we cannot have another one tomorrow."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1285.jpgIMG_1285https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1333.jpgI am kind of impressed that she is taking the time to read the card...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1325.jpgSugar Rush, Part IIhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ezgif.com-video-to-gif3.gifSo close to blowing them all out in one go!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1298.jpgAnd Gabbs needed more strawberrieshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1302.jpgSome of the kids wanted seconds as wellhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1320.jpgElaina picking up all the candy that none of the other guests wanted (which she later used to bargain with me for different candies... unsuccessfully)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1318.jpgGabbs just wanted her "Kitty Kats"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1316.jpgLooks like a rugby game broke out under the piñata2024-11-23T20:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/01/28/walt-disney-world-day-one-epcot/2024-11-23T20:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/01/30/walt-disney-world-day-two-hollywood-studios/2024-11-23T20:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/02/11/walt-disney-world-day-three-animal-kingdom/2024-11-23T20:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/02/26/walt-disney-world-day-four-magic-kingdom/2024-11-23T20:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/03/13/walt-disney-world-return-trip/2024-11-23T20:33:25+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/04/10/life-sometimes-gets-in-the-way-or-a-brief-update/2024-11-23T20:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/04/14/ponytails-are-just-perfect-a-dads-guide-to-fixing-your-daughters-hair/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6373.jpgPerfection!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6371.jpgWait for it...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6370.jpgMuch Better!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6367.jpgLooks like I am getting a passing grade...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_6366-e1555223014309.jpgFun Fact: I had to crop out Gabriella, who apparently was going to the bathroom when I took this picture.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8177.jpg"You looks different... It's a good different..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mk_pfthpurpleb2char_20190111_415221777887-e1555222257840.jpgGabriella actually asked Rapunzel if her Dad did her hairhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mk_pfthbluec2char_20190111_415224714402.jpgNow that is finally a pretty good hairstyle! That only took about ten pictures.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_9076.jpgYeah, we might need to add the ears to this one...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8946.jpg"One is higher than the other. Do it again!"2024-11-23T20:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/12/13/the-nutcracker-ballet-tucson/2024-11-23T20:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/02/cooking-and-meal-planning/2024-11-23T20:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/10/20/milestones-update-or-gabriella-can-ride-a-bike-too/2024-11-23T01:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/10/10/elainas-7th-birthday-party/2024-11-23T01:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2024/08/31/the-girls-first-debit-cards/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_7529.jpgIMG_7529https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_7528.jpgIMG_7528https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_7523.jpgIMG_7523https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img_7520.jpgIMG_75202024-08-31T12:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2024/01/01/magic-wheels-fundraiser/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.gif5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4.gif4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6-1.jpg6-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2-1.jpg2-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1-1.jpg1-12024-08-23T18:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/12/31/halloween-2023/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-converterhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/8.gif8https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/10.jpg10https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11.jpg11https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/7.jpg7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6.jpg6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/5.jpg5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4.jpg4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3.jpg3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2.jpg22024-01-01T03:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/12/11/merry-christmas-from-the-calkins-family-4/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/year-in-review-2023.pngyear-in-review-2023https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/picture1.pngpicture12023-12-11T12:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/10/28/4th-annual-halloween-cookie-decorating-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9-1.jpg9-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/8-1.jpg8-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/7-1.jpg7-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/6-1.jpg6-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-1.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4-1.jpg4-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/3-1.jpg3-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2.jpg2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1-1.jpg1-12023-10-29T03:12:03+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/09/17/first-day-of-school-on-fort-campbell/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/picture1.pngpicture1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6-1.jpg6-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6.jpg6https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5.jpg5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4.jpg4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3.jpg3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2.jpg2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.jpg12023-09-17T14:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/07/12/discovery-park-of-america/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-4.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-4https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/23.jpg23https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/21.jpg21https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-3.gifezgif.com-video-to-gif-3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/19.jpg19https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/18.jpg18https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/17.jpg17https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/16.jpg16https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15.jpg15https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/14.jpg142023-08-31T04:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2023/05/14/introducing-your-children-to-personal-finance/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_2208.jpgimg_2208https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/picture1-3.pngpicture1-3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_4262.jpgimg_4262https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0087.jpgimg_0087https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_4261.jpgimg_4261https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/auwn2429.jpgauwn2429https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_4260.jpgimg_42602023-05-26T12:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/15/night-of-extraordinary-lights-holiday-village/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3159.jpgUsing the Force to get the tree topper on... well played.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3186.jpg"Sorry, girls, but that thing will not fit in our backyard, let alone our living room."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3184.jpgJust realized the girls are running towards two 105mm howitzers... probably better to stop taking pictures and catch them.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3178.jpg"Did I miss something? When did we get to Disneyland?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3174.jpgUm, sure, I totally trust Gabriella with permanent markers...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3171.jpgPictured: The girls giving Dad time to talk to other adults.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3168.jpgArts & Crafts + No cleanup for Dad = Win!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3166.jpg"Please bring us snow this year, Elsa. But not too much; we all know what happened last time..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3161.jpgPictured: A TRADOC Regulation 350-6 violationhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif"Oh, Gabby, I've been on much fancier trains than this..."2022-12-31T09:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/03/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2975.jpgAnd a tree topper to be named later...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2981.jpgThe girls still argue which of their snowmen is taller on this ornament... ah, sibling rivalry...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2982.jpgAnd know I have "Feliz Navidad" stuck in my head...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2977.jpg"Yes, Elaina, that was really the size of your first onesie..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2983.jpgThese poor guys have been standing at attention for a very long time...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2976.jpgPretty sure you can figure out what I wanted for Christmas that year...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2956.jpgSo far, the cats have only gotten stuck in the tree once!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2959.jpgAnd you can be sure we will get the 2021 one when we visit again in two years!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2960.jpgMore ornaments in the same spot, even after it is getting crowded.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_2966.jpg"Ooh La La!"2022-12-31T09:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/06/11/swimming-lessons/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8906.jpg"You see, Dad? The statues have floaties."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8252.jpg"No, this is not a time machine. Where would you get a crazy idea like that?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8251.jpgAlmost in the deep endhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8247.jpgNow they are all grown up and swimming away from me...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8245.jpgAnd then she salutes with her left hand... and you were doing so well.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8244.jpgPretty good at standing at attention...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8141.jpg"See, that wasn't so bad?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8139.jpgOf course they had their Disney princess towelshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8132.jpgHow long did it take them to get into the pool? This is actually a video.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_8122.jpgAnd do... whatever this is.2022-09-25T18:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/01/06/getting-through-the-holidays-follow-up-and-closing-out-2018/2022-09-25T18:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/01/06/off-to-walt-disney-world/2022-09-25T18:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/05/making-mealtimes-fun/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5866.jpgSuccess!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5865.jpgWhat can make dinner more fun than this?!?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5858.jpgAppetizers on the First Trip to the Park2022-09-25T18:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/03/weekend-activities-tombstone-and-buffalo-corral-riding-stables/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5836.jpg"Dad, I know this helmet is for safety reasons, but I no longer feel cool."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5830.jpgElaina Getting Over Her Fear of Animalshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_58012.jpg"This town must be safe if the Sheriffs are unarmed and eating ice cream."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5790.jpgIMG_5790"I am Sheriff Elaina and this is Deputy Gabby. What seems to be the problem?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5772.jpgIMG_5772"What do You Mean You Are Out of Pink?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5757.jpg"Are you a Real Cowboy?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5753.jpgPink Tiara Hats and Badges. Check.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5744.jpg"The Town too Tough to Die"2022-09-25T18:18:25+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/02/halloween-with-grandma-and-papa/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5725.jpgDad's Halloween Helpershttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5707.jpgHalloween!2022-09-25T18:15:35+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/06/15/when-life-gives-you-a-yard-sale-operate-a-lemonade-stand/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1.png1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/8.jpg8https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7.jpg7https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ezgif.com-gif-maker-2.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5.jpg5https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/3.jpg3https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2.jpg2https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ezgif.com-gif-maker-1.gifezgif.com-gif-maker-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/9.gif9https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_2204.jpgimg_22042022-06-16T01:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/05/21/leveling-up-moving-on-to-more-advanced-family-board-games/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_8827.jpgimg_8827https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_8841.jpgimg_8841https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_2284-1.jpgimg_2284-1https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_2284.jpgimg_22842022-05-21T22:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/04/17/the-thing-museum/2022-04-17T18:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/11/20/the-calkins-family-vs-the-aim-marketplace/2022-04-06T05:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2022/03/28/walt-disney-world-vacation-travel-back-to-arizona/2022-03-30T01:48:02+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/12/26/walt-disney-world-vacation-travel-to-orlando/2022-03-24T03:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/01/18/elainas-gingerbread-house/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/7-1.jpgThe Happy Architect and her Finished Producthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/6-1.jpgI suspect that she is making a backyard so that she can safely eat that frosting when she takes it home...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5-1.jpgShe looks slightly disappointed... guess it needs more frosting and candy.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4-1.jpgPictured: Future Architect or Gumdrop Rooferhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/3-1.jpgThose Froot Loops are not going to last long with Elaina nearby...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-2.jpg"A little frosting for the gingerbread house... a little frosting for Elaina..."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1-1.jpg"Honey, please make sure it is built up to code."2022-03-24T03:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/01/18/more-fundraisers/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4134.jpgDistracted Driving at its finesthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gifPracticing to be a sailboat captainhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4119.jpgCompetition is best when they are more than an arm's length from one anotherhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4127.jpgOh, yeah, the girls and their dinosaurs had to eat toohttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gifPossibly leading to an excellent career in ninja-inghttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4110.jpg"K, Gabbs, time to drive us home."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4103.jpgI deliberately chose the bow to match this gamehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4115.jpgAnd the event was just a Big Red Dog ride away (Dad Joke!)2022-03-24T03:20:38+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/12/29/finding-time-for-rest-relaxation/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3486.jpgSome outdoor time with this view? I'll take it!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3542.jpgPretty sure I got a double bogey on this hole...2022-03-24T02:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/30/princess-baking/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2888.jpgThe finished products are ready to test out some spells.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2887.jpgThis made them want to bake and decorate sugar cookies again.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2881.jpgSo much for gradually adding sprinkles...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2877.jpg"Painting the roses red... wait... wrong Disney movie."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2873.jpgYou can tell how quickly this idea came about, as I have not even had a chance to clean up after dinner yet.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2875.jpgThey look pretty fun to makehttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2883.jpgThey love any baking that involves sprinkles.2022-03-23T19:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/29/fundraisers/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2662.jpgAnd she did not even have to eat any vegetables to get dessert...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2654.jpgSomeone is enjoying supporting her school...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2644.jpgI give that frosting about a minute...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2639.jpg"How many can I have?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2637.jpgSuccess!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2634.jpgLiterally licking her plate clean...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2632.jpgThey have forks, you know!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2630.jpgBuilding the Great Wall of Creamerhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2627.jpgRight now I am cringing, but when I was her age, I did not eat it with sauce either.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2669.jpgAnd this is why I still carry wet wipes with me, because sometimes napkins will just not do.2022-03-23T19:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/15/pizza-night/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2684.jpgI hope your pizza parties are all smiles too!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2689-e1573878336367.jpgIf they eat at least 25% of their meal, I will call pizza night a success.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2686.jpgConsidering the mess that could have been made, I will chalk this one up as a win.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2681.jpgMuch more symmetrical... Thanks, Girls!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2679.jpg"Um, Gabbs, let's try to even out those olives, shall we?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-3.gifFun fact: More cheese made it into their mouths than on their pizzas.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2671.jpgAnd unknowingly using Star Wars spatulas... excellent.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2670.jpgUm, try putting some soap on those hands...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2687.jpgThis post should make you smile2022-03-23T19:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/11/03/the-great-calkins-cat-adventure-part-i/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2347.jpgShe might have to sleep somewhere else though...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2339.jpgBe mindful: I hear cats can smell a loving family.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2345.jpg"You know that is for the cat, right?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2340.jpgWhat are the odds that we come home with the orange one too?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_2350.jpgThis made it real for the girls. Not the litter box, scratching post, or cat toys. Seeing her name on a tag made it real for them.2022-03-22T13:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/29/taking-time-for-lunch/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_2171.jpgShe can hardly contain the excitement... or she has brain-freeze. Definitely one of those two.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/picture1-1.pngPicture1And you get to see their latest works of art!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1642.jpgProbably healthier than what I was planning to eat...2022-03-22T13:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/02/09/the-great-calkins-cat-adventure-part-iv/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4474.jpg"Ha! Caught in the act! I knew you could read!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/9.jpgOh...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/8.jpg"Let's just start out at 1 mile per hour."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/7.jpg"That's not how it's done!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6.jpgI really hope Aurora does not accidentally turn it on...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ezgif.com-video-to-gif2.gifI must not have done a good enough job cleaning her...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/4.jpgMerlissa is obviously a fan of punk rockhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ezgif.com-video-to-gif1.gifThe "Leg Shake" is the newest feline dance crazy in our house.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2.jpgThey look pretty skinny once you wash away all the fluffhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1.jpgMerlissa is very skeptical of our intentions right about now...2022-03-22T04:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/10/19/halloween-cookie-decorating-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1985.jpgEveryone waiting patiently for their turn… this is already working out better than I expected.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1984.jpgThey kept calling these their "Mommy" cookies...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1983.jpgThis is by far the simplest cookie that she decorated, with only one type of sprinkle, applied conservatively.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1982.jpgLooks like the sugar rush is already starting to wind down... hopefully...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1978.jpgConcentration. Just a another part of her Jedi training.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1971.jpgVeterinary School or Pastry School?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1967.jpgAgain with the silly faces... I just want a normal picture, Gabbs!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1966.jpgLooks like someone was sneaking frosting between sprinkles...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1981.jpg"Don't ask me. I don't know how she got up there either."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_1977.jpgWell, some sprinkles would have probably ended up in her hair anyways, so maybe I should just be applauding her for skipping some unnecessary steps...2022-03-22T04:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2019/04/16/pass-on-what-you-have-learned-taking-yodas-advice-and-baking-a-death-star-cake-with-my-daughters/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8833.jpg"I suggest a new strategy, Elaina: Use the hand mixer."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8921.jpg"Now witness the power of this fully frosted and operational Death Star cake. Eat at will, Commander."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8920.jpg"The Force will be with you. Always."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8917.jpg"Gabby, the possibility of successfully frosting that cake is approximately 3,720 to 1."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8915.jpg"Great kid. Don't get cocky."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8914.jpg"Once you start licking frosting from beaters, forever will it dominate your destiny."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8913.jpg"It's a trap!" (now she will have to eat her breakfast)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8912.jpg"I got a bad feeling about this." (Note: The applicable Star Wars quotes will not end here)https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8844.jpg"When we left you we were but the learners. Now we are the masters."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_8841.jpg"Frost. Or do not frost. There is no try."2022-03-22T02:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2018/11/13/weekend-activities-pima-air-space-museum/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4920.jpg"Why is this hunk of junk not moving?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4906.jpg"Stop walking away! This is history, Gabby!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4913.jpgI think Gabby is making a sign that she is being forced to pose for this picture against her will.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4894.jpgNo caption needed to show their pure amazement with the B-17 Flying Fortress.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4881.jpgFun fact: Astronauts can apparently wear headbands under their helmets.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/picture11.pngSR-71 Blackbird - 0, Helicopter Ride that doesn't move - 1. Kids today, right?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4857.jpgNote: We need to watch Top Gun when we get home.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_4853.jpg"Bring on the Planes!"2022-03-21T22:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/02/27/my-40th-birthday-party/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4817-1.jpgAbsolutely no doubt about thishttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4834-1.jpgThis picture was actually AFTER I cleaned up their initial Lego pileshttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4827.jpgGabriella wanted them all; Elaina was much more practical and only wanted three.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4820-1.jpgSomebody is gonna have Elsa songs stuck in their head this weekend...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4815-1.jpgSomeone found a fried rice ball...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4813-1.jpgThat is a lot of rice... Gabby must have ordered...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4835-2.jpgThey were really disappointed that I did not pick the unicorn cake...2022-03-21T22:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/03/29/read-across-america-week-guest-reader/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5054.jpgElaina's Words to Live by: Participate!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/img_5059.jpgElaina's Book Choices (her teacher denied me reading The Dresden Files or Game of Thrones)2022-03-21T22:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/03/29/read-across-america-week-fox-in-socks-day/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2-1.jpgYep, we do matching hair ties as well in our familyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-1.jpgThe Paris-themed socks are due to her love of Fancy Nancy2022-03-21T22:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/04/04/hunting-the-good-stuff/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_5281.jpg...will always be my #1 priority.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_5282.jpgKeeping my girls smiling...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_5283.jpgI got served the same food right after this picture was taken (and I ate all of it, I swear!)2022-03-21T22:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/05/12/and-coronavirus-promoted-me-to-teacher/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.jpgLooks like someone no longer needs help writing her name...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4.jpgLearning about cylinders, cones, and cubes... wait... those are all D&D spell areas!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3.jpgWhen did Axl Rose get into my office?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2.jpgRolling dice in school? I knew the D&D lobby was still strong in public education...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1.jpgGotta get that "G" right, otherwise all hope is lost2022-03-18T13:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/05/15/dental-appointments/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/10.jpgAnd of course they got gift bags...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9.jpgPrizes... of course there are prizes at this dentist's office. Nothing should surprise me anymore.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/8.jpg"See how easy and painless that was?"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/7.jpg"Way to show some enthusiasm, Gabby!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/6.jpgI still don't understand how the x-ray is the most terrifying part of the visit...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5-1.jpg"Seriously, forgot the Children's Museum; let's get a membership here!"https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4-1.jpgMario Kart at the dentist? What will they think of next?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3-1.jpgSomeone looks comfortable...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2.pngI do not think I have ever seen two kids so happy to visit the dentist...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1-1.jpgDental Hygiene doesn't get much cooler than this2022-03-18T13:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/05/16/getting-out-of-your-comfort-zone-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-braid-my-daughters-hair/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4-3.jpgYep. Dad can make princess hair now.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/3-3.jpgI think Gabriella's was slightly worse on day two, but she was very happy with it.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2-2.jpgShe is happy with it, so that is good, right?https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1-2.jpgI mean, it is not gonna win any awards, but...2022-03-18T13:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/07/30/saying-goodbye-to-summer-and-welcome-back-to-my-girls/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/picture1-1.jpgYes!!!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_6047-1.jpgThey have pretty much been asleep for 60% of the summer.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_6043.jpgThe answer is "Yes, this is a classic that everyone should watch."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_6008-1.jpgContrary to popular belief, you still have to run during "virtual races."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/101666006_3475438035817712_1720570591190872823_o-1.jpgLooking on the bright side of COVID, I could get used to socially-distanced Changes of Command...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5840.jpgNeiman Marcus $250 Cookies!!!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/game-1-start-of-round-1-1.jpgI am the weird looking ships on the righthttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/books.pngUnpopular Opinion: Peace Talks was amazing!https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/img_5731.jpgSome looks ready to travel...2022-03-18T05:46:00+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/09/05/bibbidi-bobbidi-boo-magic-wands-take-ii/https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/8.jpgLooks like success, but in reality, they only took a few bites and did not enjoy them.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/7.jpgI feel like their missing buttercream frosting...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/6.jpgSorry, Elaina, but sprinkles by themselves do not taste very good.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5.jpg"And now just dump tons of sprinkles on it."https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4.jpgAt some point, Gabriella got ahold of my phone and started taking (pretty decent) pictures of me helping Elaina.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/3.gifMaybe I should have softened the butter a little more...https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2.jpgYes, I gave her the hard job and am not ashamed of it.https://adventuresinsingledadding.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1.jpgI mean, what kind of kid wouldn't like sugar cookies with sprinkles?2022-03-17T04:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/10/24/arts-crafts-on-fort-huachuca/2022-03-17T04:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/12/25/merry-christmas-from-the-calkins-family-2/2022-03-17T04:19:56+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2020/12/27/decorating-our-gingerbread-houses/2022-03-17T04:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/04/17/elaina-and-i-cooking-her-favorite-meal-together/2022-03-17T04:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/04/24/month-of-the-military-child-sierra-vista-herald-article/2022-03-17T03:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/08/28/first-day-of-school/2022-03-17T03:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/08/31/arts-crafts-on-fort-huachuca-episode-ii/2022-03-17T03:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/11/23/happy-3rd-anniversary/2022-03-16T14:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/2021/12/17/merry-christmas-from-the-calkins-family-3/2022-03-16T14:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://adventuresinsingledadding.com/contact/2018-11-02T04:50:49+00:00weekly0.6https://adventuresinsingledadding.comdaily1.02025-10-23T13:21:12+00:00