My boys are Star Wars fanatics, I totally blame their father for this. R2D2 Luminaries DIY Candy made these fun luminaries using dollar store votives and paint pens. Chewbacca Paper Bag Puppet Simple Everyday Mom created this adorable Chewbacca puppet using a brown paper bag and supplies you probably already have laying around your house….
Last week we took a short afternoon trip to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in downtown Raleigh. Since they opening the new wing I’ve been wanting to take Jude to check it out. The new wing, The Nature Research Center includes the SECU Daily Planet (an immersive, three-story, high-definition, multimedia space), Research Labs,…
Fall is right around the corner. There is a slight chill in the air, it’s awesome! After what seemed like an endless summer I am so ready for fall. Fall fashion is my favorite: scarves, sweaters, boots, orange, brown, and jackets galore. This is my ultimate fall outfit. Fall Maternity Fashion by jessica-hamm-lieb featuring…
Craft time is Jude’s favorite time of the day. The other day we made paper bag puppets. Supplies Paper Lunch Bags Crayons Markers Draw a face on your puppet. Don’t forget the tongue (Jude insisted that all the puppets have tongues) I bought blue lunch bags thinking they would be fun but it turns out…
During our trip to Charleston we made a quick stop at the beach on Sullivan’s island. Jude absolutely loves the beach! We collected seashells, although I didn’t take any pictures of our shells. 🙁 We played in the sand! We went walking in the water. And Jude even tried boogie boarding with his uncle Mike….
This past weekend we took a short trip to Charleston, South Carolina to visit Joe’s family. While there we visited the South Carolina Aquarium. Visiting the aquarium was on my Summer Bucket List but I imagined we’d just go to the NC Aquarium which is nowhere near as large as the SC Aquarium. Aside from…
Recently, Jude learned about mailing letters. So Jude wrote a special letter to mail to Grammie, who lives in South Carolina. The letter simply read I “Heart” You – Jude We addressed the letter and Jude made sure we added a stamp. Then this morning we put it in the mailbox. I know Grammie will…
Jude is like a little sponge. The rate at which he learns new things is remarkable. So I try to capitalize on his enthusiasm for learning by giving him learning toys, like the Leapfrog TouchMagic Learning Bus. The TouchMagic Learning Bus teaches preschool children everything from letters to what sounds different musical instruments make. Features…