Best of 2011

Happy New Year’s Eve! 2011 really seemed to fly by for our family! Of course, I spent half the year expecting… Read More

Expectation

The countdown has begun for the arrival of baby boy #4… Our other boys were born at 37, 38,… Read More

We tried to take a nice family picture…

Hi, this is Owen. Mom doesn’t usually let me up at the computer, being as how I’m 2 and all, but since she’s folding laundry… Read More

Teaching Kids to Serve Others

One of the things that my husband and I desire for our children is that they learn to serve others. We want… Read More

Book Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget

A couple months ago, I was selected along with several other bloggers to receive a pre-release copy of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget… Read More

Easy-to-Make Felt Snowman Toddler Activity

Keeping Owen (age 2) busy while we do our home school work is a perpetual challenge… I am always on the lookout for things that… Read More

Make an Advent Book

I can’t remember what exactly got me thinking about the word “advent” – maybe it was the Star Wars Lego advent calendar I saw in… Read More

How to Repair a Drywall Hole

Thanks to our boys, we (until this past weekend!) had three lovely drywall holes in our home! When Owen was a baby, he went through… Read More

Science Experiment: Solids, Liquids, and Polymers!

Gresham and I learned about the states of matter today in his science book. We’re doing The Berenstein Bear’s Big Book… Read More

Fall Tree Art Project

I was inspired by Red Ted Art’s Blog to make fall tree paintings with the boys, and they turned out great! We did… Read More