Fishing with Children
Thoughts on Fishing with Kids? When possible – set them up for success. Go fishing at a good time. Use a little hook. If you catch one on your line, let them reel it in. Warm clothes – it’s often…
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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…
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…
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…
Little Ballerina Graduate
It seems like just the other day that Chloe excitedly donned her slippers and headed off to her first day of ballet. Well, on Wednesday my little girl just finished her first year, doing a fine job on the finale…
A Day in the Life 5.28.12
Today was a good day. We learned about mammals and three basic ways to help determine a mammal. {Hair, live young ones and nursing}. We sure love our Berenstain Bears’ Big Book of Science and Nature! We also read a…
Ants and The New House
Well, let me say that moving is a lot of WORK!! Well, truthfully, the move was fairly easy. We hired movers, cleaners, painters…but the real work is settling in, unpacking and finding our groove and…
Cowboy Hats
Cleaning out the basement, Chloe and John discovered these “cowboy” hats. They were so excited because there was a girl one and a boy one. blue ribbon = boy hat These guys make me laugh. Forget toys, they love…
Dapper Little Man
This little man is sporting some serious style! Hat, white dress shirt and black cords {BabyGAP}, suspenders and bow tie {eBay}, beautiful wool coat {garage sale find!} and those handsome eyes? {Daddy!} This post links up with Small Style