Last Day of Summer 2012
Friday September 21st was the last day of summer. It was a beautiful day and we celebrated it as a family with a picnic at Webster’s Falls. Even more exciting is that my mother-in-law is visiting so a picnic with…
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Brownies, Bikes and Colds
The tots begged for daddy to set up the slippery slide the other day. It was still warm enough so we indulged. The days are slowly getting cooler. Fall is coming. This week the house has been filled with…
Family Bible Camp in Southern Ontario
Every year the tots and I have went to Family Bible Camp. It’s more of a mom/tot camp for us since daddy has to work. {See our bible camp 2010 here. Apparently I didn’t blog about 2009 or 2011.} Highlights…
Handwriting Practice: Missionary Letters
Our church supports many missionaries around the world. Every Sunday during Sunday school class we read a letter from one of the missionary families, hearing about the work that God is doing through them in their little little corner of…
Camp Fire Songs
Tonight was the first night we had a fire in the backyard since moving to the new house. We roasted hotdogs for dinner! We all loved it {though poor daddy’s allergies were going crazy today!} We spent a lot of…
An Acorn Centerpiece
A wise old owl sat in an oak. The more he saw the less he spoke The less he spoke the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that wise old bird? We collected the fresh acorns from…
What To Wear 6.12
Pirate Hats – Turtle Pond Toys Gymboree Ice Cream Sweety Dress Matilda Jane Mandy Top + Social Studies Leggings Matilda Jane Platinum Smoothie Ruffled Tank Dress Matilda Jane Knot Dress + Cinnamon Tee Tommy Plaid Button Down Shirt + GAP…
Rocks in My Washer, More In My Dryer
I just transferred a load of laundry from the washer to the dryer. I collected all the rocks from the bottom of the washer and relocated them to the yard. After starting the dryer, I shut it off, rifled through…
We’re Doing Just Fine
We homeschool. We use and love Sonlight; we’re doing P3/4 and P4/5 this year. It’s June and we are no where near finished our year yet. Isaac’s initial health issues, plus the resulting doctors appointments that we continually go to,…
Kinder Canada and Madagascar 3
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is out and Kinder has partnered with Dreamworks. You’ll find special packages of Kinder Eggs with fun new Madagascar themed toys. We received a package of these special eggs and the tots were super excited…