All posts tagged: kids

Uh-oh…

In the last 5 days we’ve been hearing those words a lot around here. At home accidents happen all the time but they are small and usually fixable. But I think something happened when we crossed into the state of Ohio. Or maybe it’s the different zone, an unusually high amount of sugar? Who knows […]

It’s working!

A while back I posted my new idea of using timers to give the kids alone time/ reading time and to give me a little break during a crazy time of the day.  We started off at 10 min for each of the kids and we are now up to 25 min. Mason is at […]

What did you do today?

Today we played hide and seek under blankets for awhile. They kids LOVE playing hide and seek in any shape, way or form and could do it all day long. Caught some of this goodness on video. I love their squeal of excitement and surprise that I found them!

It’s the little things

Playing hide and seek, helping mommy put away the dishes, snuggling in mommy and daddy’s bed before bedtime as a family, learning the ABC’S, building a new Lego creation… It’s the little things like these that the kids get all excited about and that I love being a part of. These are the things that […]

Tick …Tock …Tick …Tock

This week we have implemented 2 new items in the Barela home…timers. One for Mason’s room and one for Kaia and Theia’s room. There are several reasons that led me to OSH where I purchased my 2 new best friends. Mason no longer takes naps but now has alone time in his room. Up until […]

Making the quote board

Recently Mason has had some quotes that would definitely make the quote board if I had one. We don’t so I will post them here. Mason’s birthday list: zebra to be able to speak Spanish a new voice…to be speak Spanish with of course! a Star Wars back pack ummm I might be able to […]