Tag Archives: kids
Giving Kids the Gift of Your Time at Christmas
giving the best thing you have as a gift… Meaningful gifts are my favorite at Christmas time! Mike is great at giving me gifts. I talked about some of those last year here. I’m excited about giving our kids some really cool gifts this year. Giving our time to the people that we love most [...]
Giving Kids the Gift of An Experience for Christmas
Giving Kids the Gift of an Experience Our kids get receive one gift from us under the tree and one gift from us (Santa) next to their stocking. One of our favorite things to give them is the gift of an experience. One year Miriam opened her present to find riding boots and a [...]
The Child Whisperer: Only parenting book you need [And a Giveaway!]
The Child Whisperer. I am an avid parenting book purchaser. Only one other time have I felt like one book could be the only parenting book I would need (Siblings without Rivalry). The Child Whisperer should be on every person’s book shelf in the world. Yes, in the world! Most parenting books have a [...]
Summer Morning Adventures.
they get away from me… summer mornings and my kids. Even before I realize it’s happening. Usually, during the summer I let everyone sleep in….including me. I love it when summer gets close. As the last days of school tick away I imagine the days that will follow. The happy late morning slumbering that will [...]
20 Last Day of School Celebration Ideas
The last day of school is almost here… I can’t believe that it was a full 8 months ago that I posted these pictures! How does the school year go faster every year? There’s some kind of weird time warp that happens as my kids grow older. It makes me want to yell out, “Please, [...]
Familyness Minute Episode 4: Mornings without Chaos
well…maybe just less chaos! There have been early mornings when, for some reason, I didn’t set my alarm and we all jump out of bed and run around like there’s just been a drug bust raid at our house. We totally look like a movie, running into each other, trying to grab a quick breakfast, [...]
Familyness Minute Episode 3: Welcoming kids home
walking in the door… Coming home is such a relief. Opening the door automatically feels like you can let it all hang out. I want my kids to feel like they’re walking into a refuge of love when they cross the threshold of our home. (Even though I talk about my kids coming home from [...]
Familyness Minute Episode 2: Grocery Store Freak Out
the things we dread. Every mom in the known universe has probably had the Grocery Store Freak Out at one point or another. I know I have. There are times when all we can do is just drag our children from the store, deposit them in the car, and drive home. No chance or time [...]
Raising Kids and a Dog: Encouraging Creativity
a little bit of fun… We are on Spring Break so this little post is coming to you on an auto timer. While we’re away on our Staycation Cocoa has decided to hold down the blogging fort. She allowed Emma to take some pictures of her and asked Grace to write a few things about [...]
Family Fun Night: Car Wash
it’s not Friday… It’s Monday at the Car Wash… in our front driveway. That can be super fun. Grab some buckets, some Dawn, and some old cloth towels. Just add water. People will get wet. There may be some squealing. Most likely the car will get the least amount of water. With this 60 degree [...]
