I am guest posting over at Mama Kautz today. We are going to be starting our first full year of homeschooling at the end of this month. It has been such a huge change for everyone at home, but we wouldn’t change it for the world! Go check it out the rest of my story right here. … [Read more...]
Family Time
What are some of your favorite things to do as a family? We really enjoy many things, but a few of our favorite things include being outside. I am sitting outside right now in some gorgeous weather watching my kids play in a small set of woods....oh the imaginations of kids! We enjoy shooting guns. We live in city limits, so … [Read more...]
Book Review ~ Son of a Superhero
photo credit: JD Hancock via photopin cc (Disclosure: I received this book for free in return for my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions below are my own.) A story of adventure and mystery, plus it is based on Christian faith...what a fun book! Son of a … [Read more...]
Philosophy Adventure Final Review and GIVEAWAY
(I received a free copy of Philosophy Adventure in return for my honest review.) "DO YOU NEED to teach advanced writing and speaking skills? DO YOU WANT your students equipped to discern truth as ungodly messages bombard them? DO YOU WONDER how … [Read more...]
The Old Schoolhouse Expo and GIVEAWAY
(This is a promotion post for The Schoolhouse Expo. I have been given a free ticket to the event to help promote it. For more information please see my disclosure tab above.) Get Ready! Get Set! No need to “go”! The Old Schoolhouse invites you to attend a week long Expo event from the comfort of your home! That’s … [Read more...]
Family Field trip
We went on a family field trip over the weekend. A short (hour drive) from our house, we found a nice little "farm" that allowed our kids to get up close and personal to many different animals. Ray Ray has this fascination with deer. We had gone out and looked for deer on our car ride home from picking up daddy at work, but that just … [Read more...]
Five Minute Friday: Broken
Today I am taking part in Five Minute Friday. I am given the topic and write for five minutes. Here is my post for today: Broken I look across the floor and see broken toys, "But mom we can't get rid of that. That is my favorite!" Why do boys love broken toys so much? How do you get rid of … [Read more...]
Time4Writing Final Review
Well, we are in the middle of summer. What a busy time this has been!! I can't believe how fast it has gone by. Right now in the house we are working on a solar system unit with all ages. We just got over that nasty head cold and now Little Miss is working on getting her two year molars!! How does a mommy get anything … [Read more...]
Top Ten Best Things About Summer (From the Kids)
Ok, so I have no idea what to write today...too busy lesson planning and trying to stay cool. So I am leaving this one up to the kids. Here are the answers I got when I asked them what the best things about summer were. 1. We get to be home. (Big Kid) I don't get why this was the answer, but we do kind of hide out … [Read more...]
Having Fun With Bubbles
We have had a busy week! Between playing outside and having fires, playing with sparklers and hanging out with daddy, we needed something calm to do today. There wasn't much, but my kids love bubbles! Big Kid is having a hard time figuring out what he can do with them. I read somewhere (sorry, I don't remember where but probably Pintrest) … [Read more...]