I always have these grand ideas of creating Holiday Traditions by baking sugar cookies from scratch with the boys and decorating them with icing and fun candies. But then reality sets in, and I remember that I have to help all of the boys with their cookie decorations, and none of them are particularly helpful…
The other day, I took the 3 oldest boys to Pullen Park for a last-minute afternoon adventure. Because Joe works from home, we can sneak away while Abel takes his afternoon nap. It’s actually very ideal because the boys get really loud and rambunctious in the afternoons. I love a good plan, but I also…
We are a Nintendo exclusive family. We own every Nintendo home gaming device ever released as well as most of the portable gaming devices. Over the past few months we’ve been playing with out new Nintendo 3DS LX, the newest portable gaming device from Nintendo. We are loving the new features of the 3DS XL….
When we think about school we typically think of the core subjects of reading and math but we often over look the arts. The arts are deemed a luxury education yet art is an essential building block of childhood development. There are numerous benefits to arts being an essential part of a child’s education, everything…
This past Sunday we took a family field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. When you are in a homeschooled family everyone day is an opportunity for learning and school. Because we have a zoo membership we get to take our time exploring the zoo. We don’t feel pressured to see everything or even stay…
Last Wednesday, we learned why it’s important to provide Safe Storage for Cleaning Supplies around kids. Abel decided to give Joe and me a scare. While Joe was upstairs working and I was in the bathroom, he got under the kitchen sink (which was child-proofed) and drank some Mr. Clean (which is one of the…
