One thing I just love about my little boy is how excited he gets every time he sees a fire truck or police car. He gasps and yells “wee-oo! Wee-oo!” And the time a police officer stopped while we were walking and gave him a sticker? He was in heaven. What I love about hisContinue Reading
Why Our Family Loves Classical Conversations {and is it right for your family?}
Late last summer, our family moved cross-country. We were just about to start “official” homeschool with our five year old, and all of a sudden we had no network of familiar homeschooling friends. Most of the families in our new church homeschool, but their kids are significantly older than ours. I felt a little lostContinue Reading
The Mitten – Story Time Activities
This month’s story time selection is The Mitten by Jan Brett. I hope you enjoy these activities, crafts, and snacks that go along with this cute story. *See all Story Time posts here. Crafts Washi Tape Mitten Ornaments from The Chaos and the Clutter Salt Dough Mitten Ornament from Fun Handprint Art Winter MittenContinue Reading
Mouthwatering Snickerdoodles
We are a cookie lovin family. Baking cookies at home is one of the things I want our girls to love and learn. I have a whole lot of memories ( and more to come) with the girls baking some goodies in our small but busy kitchen. I hope that they will come to loveContinue Reading
Valentines Day Letter Find Printables
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, why not try these super cute Valentine’s Day Letter Find Printables to have some letter matching fun. I know my daughter really enjoys these printables and it’s an easy and relaxing way to have your child practice their letter recognition. This is particularly helpful for kids who stillContinue Reading
FREE Printable Animal Valentines
There are so many different kinds of Valentine cards out there these days for kids. They seem to have gotten quite fancy from when I was a kid – cards to add candy to, a toy to, cards to color, and so on. What happened to the simple cards that you just wrote on sayingContinue Reading
5 Time Management Tips for Moms—When Life is Crazy
I talk to young moms a lot. We are all a very worried, guilty and overwhelmed bunch of people, right? There’s a lot we can talk about in our crazy busy lives regarding our kids, our parenting, our faith and our marriage. But a surprising need that I hear again and again? Time management tips.Continue Reading
Cajun Wings
Being from upstate New York, not too far from Buffalo, my husband and I are pretty picky when it comes to our chicken wings. We currently live in Dallas, TX and unfortunately we have yet to find a good place for wings. There are so many different ways that you can prepare and season wingsContinue Reading
Chocolate Butterfinger Poke Cake
I first tried this delicious dessert almost 20 years ago. When I tasted it, my taste buds were in heaven. I was at a Memorial Day picnic and I just had to find out who brought this amazing treat so that I could get the recipe. Turns out, one of my good friends had broughtContinue Reading
Bird Masks for Bird Brains
Getting back on to a solid homeschooling schedule after the Holidays KILLS me. Every time. We don’t even take as much time off as the public school kids, yet it is still such a challenge to get back on track! I’m still in recovery mode. Yes, our tree is still up. And the kids areContinue Reading
