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Inspired by SouleMama: {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to...

Library Books & FREE Art Activities

You know by now that our family loves loves loves our local library.  We spend a lot of time there, and take advantage of so many of their wonderful resources.  One of Ella’s favorite sections is the arts & crafts section in the children’s library.  Recently she borrowed several drawing books and set to work...

Swashbuckling ~ Sam Style

The kids have been playing “dress-up” and make believe quite often lately.  Together.  Without bickering.  It’s been fun for me to sit back and watch the plot lines develop and the creative interactions take place.  And of course I love the costumes.  Sam is particularly partial to the pirate ensemble.  And even though mama frowns...

Snacks for Dinner

Some nights I just don’t feel like cooking, and most nights my kids just pick at their food.  So every once in a while we forgo the traditional type meal and have a “snacky” dinner.  The kids love it because they love snacking, and I love it because it’s easy to prepare.  Last week for...

Welcome Fall!

I guess you might have noticed, many of my blog entries of late have been centered around fall. I love autumn, it’s my favorite season. I’m not a fan of heat and humidity…give me the cool, crisp days anytime! Soup, windows open, leaves crunching, sweaters…love it! The next best thing will be a fire in...
Apple Pickin' at Evans Orchard in Georgetown, Kentucky

Apple Pickin’ at Evans Orchard in Georgetown, Kentucky

Last week while the munchkins were on fall break from school I took them to Evans Orchard to go apple picking.  We met up with some dear friends and had a marvelous day.  This orchard is fabulous because it has a playground, a petting zoo, orchards, pumpkin patches, hayrides and more. My favorite part though...
Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

Create Your Own Chihuly Sculpture

Our family loves the arts, and we also love creating our own works of art. A few months back I read about a very cool art project for kids on the blog Mary Making and it inspired me to do a similar project with my children. The project was to create a plastic sculpture that...

{this moment}

Inspired by SouleMama:  A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see....

Autumn in our Yard

 
Rock Collecting ~ Sam Style

Rock Collecting ~ Sam Style

Oh my, look at those hands!  You can certainly tell he was having fun!

Note Card Giveaway Winners!

Happy Monday & thanks to all of you who entered the note card giveaway this past weekend.  If you didn’t win, not to worry, I’ll be giving away more note cards in the coming months.  Until then, feel free to do some shopping on my website: http://www.cards-by-katie.com/ or in my Etsy Shop! The Winners are:Cindy...

Note Card Giveaway

I took a poll this week on the Cards by Katie facebook page to see what cards my customers thought I should give away on the blog.  Two choices seemed to be the most popular:  Personalized cards or Miscellaneous notes were what many of you were asking for.  So instead of picking just one or...