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…
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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…
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…
Our 2011 School Year Starts
Today was our first day of school. Last year we did an informal Before Five in a Row curriculum. We enjoyed the stories, but this year I was looking for something still literature-based with lots of reading but with a…
Ode de Isaac (How to Settle the Baby)
Source {Sing to the tune of “on top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese…”} Sweet little Isaac You seem very sad. The more you keep crying The more you seem mad. I’ll give you a bath then, So you will…
Favorite Things
A freshly bathed baby, all snuggly and happy, A three year old boy who is smiley and laugh-y, A cute little girl in her butterfly wings, These are a few of my favorite things! {I’m not actually singing this though,…