Easy Homemade Valentines
Tis the season for hearts and cupid and such. Each year our family has a Valentine making day where we make valentines for each other and last year the kids and I made super-cool Valentines together for them to take to school. But this year because of other projects going on I didn’t have the...
{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...
Walking Around Covington on a Sunny Day..
I put aside the to-do list this afternoon in favor of enjoying the sunshine with the boys. We visited Nana at work and then took a quick walk with Papa.
LEGO Birthday Party
Last summer we had a big birthday celebration for all four kids at a local Civic Club. I wanted to find a common theme that they were all interested in, and settled upon a LEGO Birthday Party! They all love their LEGO blocks and especially their Minifigures. When I told them my idea they all...
Indoor Fun on a Snow Day {or a Rainy Day}
Snow days are my favorite! I love having the kids home for the day, spending the majority of the day in our pajamas, and having fun! We love playing outside in the snow, but when the temperatures are so cold we tend to come inside to warm up and have fun. I’ve come up with...
In the Blink of an Eye…
January 2010 January 25, 2013 Three years old today…but still rocking the footed jammies and calling himself mama’s baby.
100 Days of School ~ Sam Style
Today was Sam’s 100th day of school, and each year the Kindergarten classes at our school celebrate and ask the children to do a 100 days project. They want each child to bring in 100 items of some sort, in any way they’d like…you can be as creative as you’d like. Sam wanted to do...
Random Tidbits From Our Weekend
Sam took the otters for a walk…. The sewing machine came out of hiding… Henry made me giggle again and again…. Michael chopped firewood…. I had a girls night with Ella… Scrabble! The kids decided to make a collage… We marched for peace… And we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday…. (the last photo...












