I’m so excited to share this first post for the letter of the week! Letter of the week is a great way to teach children letter recognition and phonics. With each of my kids we have done a letter of a week when they were 3. It really helped they learn their letters and the…
Preschool Morning Schedule
This year my daughter should have started Pre-K. It started with our favorite preschool teacher not having room in her class. But as we adjusted our budget to include new medical needs we thought it might be better financially if we did a home school preschool. I knew our day would have more structure if…
Family Night Lesson: Avoiding Hate Speech
Hate speech. It’s all around us. Part of me misses the early days of parenting when I had almost all the control on what my children were exposed to. I could shelter them from the ugly parts of the world. Of course they need to learn the truth as they get older. The world can…
August Dinner Ideas for the Month
Another month of dinner ideas are here. With school already in session we are already in our routine. And nothing helps my routine more than planning out a month worth of dinners at a time. A life saving help for our busy family of six. And don’t forget to double your meat amount and freeze…
Anniversary Photo Shoot: Celebrating 15 Years
I’ve been planning this anniversary photo shoot for years. What else is a girl suppose to do with her wedding dress. When my daughter was born I knew it would be fun to photograph her in it someday. But why wait 20 years to have someone wear it again? I thought it would be fun…
DIY Radish Earrings: Luna Lovegood Costume
These DIY Radish Earrings are a total must if you are putting together a Luna Lovegood costume. And who wouldn’t want to be Luna? I love that J.K. Rowling has so many strong female leads in Harry Potter. Currently Georgiana and I are reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Illustrated edition) together right now….
Baking Your Way Through the Alphabet
Kids love hands on learning! The best way to teach the alphabet recognition? Baking your way through the alphabet. When each of my kids is around 3 we start learning about how to recognize letters. We take it one letter at a time and focus on the letter of the week. We do art projects…
Easy Summer Meals: 31 Dinner Ideas
Meal planning is a must in our family. We are just too busy NOT to plan out our meals. And these easy summer meals make my life easier. Summer days are filled with swimming, reading, board games, Legos, and if the kids are lucky video games. It’s never any fun to stop playing to make…
X Marks the Spot Soft Pretzel Recipe
My kids love helping in the kitchen (especially my daughter). And these soft pretzels recipe will totally hit the spot! Really you can make them into any shape. We choose X’s because they were easy to make. And they would make Talk Like A Pirate Day a little more festive. You could even go old…
Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe
My kids ate this easy Peach Cobbler up in a heartbeat. We were so excited to go peach picking at Vertuccio Farms with friends. Although it was late in the season we were able to get about 9 lbs of peaches for our family. Then came the exciting part-what to make with our harvest! This Easy…
