holidays
teacher appreciation week–teacher story card
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! It’s time to let the teachers in our lives know how thankful we are for their hard work! And what better time to throw in a ...
new for us friday: book giveaway and relay
Things have been crazier than crazy over here lately, as we’re gearing up for our annual Relay for Life, trying to plan our fundraisers, and enjoying our fleeting springtime on ...
april fools’ trick: eggs and bacon
Eggs and bacon, anyone? It’s April Fools’ Day, and even though I’m feeling totally under the weather today, I couldn’t resist trying to pull a fast one on my three ...
st. patty’s day scavenger hunt and holiday fun
Yes!! Only one day until St. Patty’s Day! All of our favorites are on tap for tomorrow: naughty leprechauns, green milk, corned beef and cabbage, and a good excuse for ...
candy heart patterns
For the last few days, we’ve been doing a lot of hanging out by the fire (which is what you have to do when you have no electricity in the ...
our love tree
I saw these Love Trees back in January, over at super-talented Jenny’s Our Nifty Notebook, and I thought that Maddy, Owen, and Cora would love to do this. And they ...
happy heart decorating
Valentine’s Day is almost here! You better believe that our house has been heart-happy and all fancied-up in pink and red since last weekend. I’ve always loved decorating for the ...
new year’s family interview
No, this post isn’t about picking strawberries, although with how cold and blustery and miserable it was outside today, I surely wish it was warm mid-June, and I had a ...
shake it up: happy new year’s!
There’s no time like the present to get rollin’ on favors for tonight’s big New Year’s Eve Par-tay–at least that’s what we thought this morning when we realized that we ...
quick trick: ornament love
Before all of the ornaments are off of the store shelves, I wanted to share two of our ornament secrets. Thanks to one of my very best friends, I learned ...
family photos + playing cards = three games!
I’ve been a woman possessed ever since I watched Maddy and Owen play Old Maid with my parents back in the fall. Such a simple game. And the kids loved ...
