we had a wonderful time celebrating the christmas season, the birth of our savior and bringing in the new year. we slept in some, we took a break from school, we played with new toys, we watched a lot of christmas movies, we baked, decorated and ate a lot of cookies, we skipped naps, we […]
have you ever made your own crayons? oh! it’s so easy and very “green” if I do say so myself. you use your old crayons that have been broken and peeled. or is that just my kids that do that? anyways. break the crayons into 1/2 inch pieces, spray a small muffin tin lightly with […]
1. pandora. right now i love third day holiday station. 2. all the family and friends we have to send christmas cards too. and i am thankful they are all in the mail! 3. only have one more gift to buy and i know exactly what i’m getting! woo hoo! 4.making new christmas memories and […]
school in a tent is way more fun! 10:27 am
confession: my fears get the best of me at times. my mind goes crazy and off on all kinds of “what if” scenarios. i have fears as a wife for my husband who travels frequently. fears as a mom for my kids. fears as a woman who is a work in progress and fails quite […]
we have a new friend this christmas season. she may have another name at your house. she may not even be a she. to us she is a girl and the kids have named her jingle jangle. jingle for short. she is a little elf that “watches” the kids all day long from a high […]
1. The husband has returned from half across the world. He had a great time and we did pretty well ourselves. But it’s always good to have Daddy home. Things just run more smoothly. It’s a good thing. We are a family of 5 again…until the next trip:) 2. Made these cute ornaments out of […]
My dear friend Stephanie from Chico came to visit me. It was a surprise for my birthday. A sneaky little plan set up by her and my mom. What a joy it was to sit with a friend from what I fondly call my “old life” and have her experience my “new life” or more […]
Our first real snow that actually stuck around came today! The kids were very excited and played in it for bit. We are not really “playing out in the snow” prepared as far as clothes go but we are working on that. They had fun eating and throwing the snow and Pa even took them […]
1. mason is quite the the star wars ship builder. he comes up with some amazing creations. each and every little part of the ship has a purpose. and the battles that these ship engage in are awesome! i am always amazed at how different the ships look while using the same pieces. maybe a […]