Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

Prepare yourselves it is a bunch of pictures of swimming children.  That is all we did.  Swim, relax, eat a lot of frozen yogurt it was over 100 degrees the entire week what else should we have done?  I told my husband I was like a bug the hotter it got the slower I moved.  I enjoyed every minute.  I did make time for a long overdue pedicure and my I already blogged about the fabulous massage I got.  So here are the pictures I couldn't download because I forgot my USB cord. This was my view for most of the vacation. I enjoyed the SUN! Linking up with Angie today over at Seven Clown Circus.

Turns out when you go on family vacation you still have to do your MOM jobs.  This is not a surprise to me I have been on family vacations before just realized that even though it is technically a "vacation" and it involves things like this And a lot of this I still have to make sure that not only do we bring everything with us but that we still have to function as a family while on vacation. Top 5 things you have to do as a MOM while vacationing as a family: 1. Pack for EVERYONE  2. Make sure everyone still eats, sleeps, and hydrates enough 3. Clean up all the messes at condo, hotel, pool 4. Apply a LOT of sunscreen this duty can be shared but as the mom you needed to remember to PACK the sunscreen 5. Co-ordinate activities to keep everyone entertained (this means watch kids while husband enjoys multiple golf games to my one 50 minute massage) Oh and one more thing PROMOTE family harmony.  This one is easier said than done.  Any tips?? photos courtesy ...

Sorry I have been missing in action.  I have been enjoying some family time and I will have some posts about that soon.  Today I wanted to report on how the Budget Boot Camp is going. Last week I posted about menu planning and my 90 day Budget Boot Camp.  Today I am posting about how that went this week.  I am happy to report that I had some success with menu planning.  I sat down with my husband and we planned out 3 weeks of meals.  This is atypical as my husband is on vacation (more about that soon) so he was involved which I found very helpful.  We planned meals that were sensible, healthy, and that we like as a family.  I made a shopping list and bought what we would need for the week and then stuck to it.  We did spend a little more than usual because we went out of town and had a large family BBQ for the holiday, but it was nice to have a plan and not run back to the store several times. I was pleasantly surprised at h...

Kayton transporting water to the play area Peyton posing Dalton having a blast!