Last month my niece turned FIVE! To celebrate her birthday, we set to work writing special birthday notes and pictures that we tucked inside tiny balloons. In honor of her 5 years, we also tucked in 5 one dollar bills. I had seen a similar idea on pinterest and decided that this would be the perfect […]
President’s Day: Favorite Books and Fun Games
We had so much fun learning about the Presidents this last year. My little guy will still recite his summary of William Henry Harrison’s presidency that he did for our Caramel Apple Election event last fall. In fact, in a bit of silliness, we decided to share it with you today! I have to […]
Motivating – No One Size Fits All Solution
Potty training has to be my least favorite part of parenting. It is messy and stressful. And oh the pressure I felt from friends, the culture and myself. Ugh. After a couple of messy starts with my oldest, I waited until he was good and ready and then accomplished the feat of diapers-to-underwear, in a […]
Reading About Heroes of History and Faith: the Sower Series
Not only do we drink tea or eat popcorn while we read… We also love to draw and paint! This week served as a fresh reminder that busy hands, help encourage focused minds… As I mentioned last week, we are reading about Johannes Kepler. It is a pretty heady book, especially for the 4 and 6 […]
Teatime Talk and Popcorn Reading
Any other tea drinkers out there? Winter weather, even here in the Arizona desert, has a way of bringing out the teapots. In this B.O.Y. heavy house, I try every once in a while to help civilize them. My husband just rolls his eyes. I look at it as a way to not only prepare them for marriage […]
But WHY Shouldn’t We Look at the Sun?
I’m a ‘why’ person. That is probably one of the main reasons why I ended up studying biology in college. It is why I ended up with my research and teaching position while an undergrad. Ha, ask enough questions and they’ll invite you in to ask even more… I love to ask ‘why’. Now in the […]