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I have been sharing some projects I have been doing in preparation for my daughter’s art themed birthday party next week. I was going through some of her work from her second grade portfolio and thought this picture and journal entry would be perfect to share. I like her tip – “Be happy and smile.” [...]
I don’t know if you can get any more creative and cute than anything created by a kid. My daughter is endlessly creative and always has crayons or scissors within arms reach for her projects. For birthday and Christmas gifts, she would be more likely to ask for craft supplies than Barbies. When school was [...]
My daughter is very creative. For birthday and Christmas gifts, I usually give her some craft and art supplies. She has two buckets full of her own craft supplies under her bed. I like that she can use them however she wants, whenever she wants. I think this helps encourage her to be creative. I [...]
Family Nerf Gun Fight With Memorial Day on Monday, we are heading into a long weekend. I love long weekends. I love long, laid back, build forts, sit around and shoot each other with Nerf guns types of weekends. Our basement has a room that has unofficially turned into the fort room/Nerf gun fight room. [...]
Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, then it’s not the end. I first heard this quote during a Sunday school lesson at church. It really hit me. Sometimes life can feel overwhelming. When I am in the middle of a trial, it can be hard to see the light at [...]
What you do speaks so loud I cannot hear what you say We’ve all heard the saying, “Actions speak louder than words” or “I may not remember what you said, but I’ll always remember how you made me feel.” Sometimes we get so caught up in going through the motions; we forget to show people [...]
We had a great week filled with rain, shine, candy and Moses. Our Instagram Week My daughter, Bree, had a friend who got baptized this week. She was so excited for her and wanted me to fix her hair cute so we made big curls using a flat iron. I love when we have time [...]
Each year in school my kids have a week that they are spotlighted. I think this is pretty common. I think it is a fun way for the kids to get to know each other. A couple weeks ago my daughter came home on a Friday and reminded me that she was the student of [...]
About a month ago I discovered the FUN of Instagram. I have had fun documenting our lives and participating in the photo a day challeges. I love the simplicity and often unstaged moments that I have been collecting. I also love that I have been taking pictures I may not normally take. Pictures are my [...]
“Pick your battles.” This was important advice from mom and dad while growing up. I didn’t realize that I would need this advice more than ever as a parent. I am learning -more and more as my kids get older – that picking your battles is an act of patience and love. Picking Your Battles [...]
