Five Minute Friday: Beyond
Me, Grandpa, Grandma, my brother and my sister ~ 2007 My grandmother died yesterday. We were close. She was like a second mother to me, which had it’s perks and it’s downfalls. <smile> I was incredibly blessed to have her…
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Five Minute Friday: Catch
Three doctors appointments on three different days last week. Rinse and repeat for this week. Fall is flying by, life is flying by, these sweet baby days are flying by. And all I seem to be doing lately is trying…
Finer Things: A Lilac Tree
I absolutely love the smell of lilacs. My parents brought over a tree the other day and planted it in the yard while we were out. We got home late and rushed into the house. The next morning there was…
Isaac’s Tuxedo
When my first two tots were babies, I would dress them in clothes to go to the church nursery. With Isaac, I mostly take him in sleepers. He’s the most comfortable in them {I think} and soon enough he’ll have…
Five Minute Friday: Ordinary
My children love to throw the laundry down the stairs. It’s great fun. Then they go down the stairs, and haul it into the laundry room where they sort it by person rather than color no matter how many times…
Chloe’s First Day of Ballet
If you’ve been around a while, you’ll be familiar with Chloe’s love of tutus and ballet. We had the privilege of attending the Nutcracker Ballet last year. That was a highlight for us for sure! Though she had asked to…
Tuck and Go by Monkey Doodlez
Monkey Doodlez is one of the cutest names I’ve heard of and their products are just as sweet. I’ve been a fan of their swim diapers and wipes cubes for quite a few years so when the opportunity to…
Play Today with Kinder: Fun on the Go!
Kinder believes in letting kids be kids and I’m all for that which is why you’ll often find quilts draped over the dining room table and hear giggles coming from below. Allowing their imaginations to run wild and their…
Five Minute Friday: Growing
The mis-matched seeds in the little red pot on the window sill come to life; drinking up their water, basking in the sun and lifting their heads upwards. Each time Chloe eats a piece of fruit, she carefully saves her…
Interviewing John and Chloe
September 15th we started back to {home} school. Borrowing an idea from Carissa at 1+1+1=1, I interviewed the children and actually learned a few things about them! I printed these out to go in their school binders. I hope their…