It was so great having the entire family out for Thanksgiving this year. Rob’s mom and my parents came to celebrate with us. We roasted a turkey and made lots of food to go with ...
Category: Holidays
Happy Thanksgiving 2012
I know I’m a few days late, but I wanted to share with you how our family celebrated Thanksgiving this year. It was our first Thanksgiving completely on our own as a family of 3. ...
A different Thanksgiving
Why is it so much easier to give others a break, to cut them some slack, to extend grace to them – but it’s so hard to do it for yourself? I have been fighting ...
Happy Valentine’s Day
We have such fun plans for today and are having somewhat of a backwards day. We are starting with a fieldtrip, followed by schoolwork. We are heading out to check out a local Airborne museum ...
New Year’s Eve Tradition
When Emily was 3 we started a tradition of having ice cream sundaes on New Year’s Eve and playing games on New Year’s Day. We wanted something that was fun and family friendly, but also ...
Is Santa hurting your child’s self esteem?
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t have a problem with kids believing in Santa. I think it’s fun, sweet, innocent, and embraces the spirit of giving. So, I’m not saying you should ...
Silent Night, Holy Night
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Sometime very late tonight, my Hubby is arriving home for the holiday! He’ll be here for a few days before heading back to training, so I’ll be unplugged mostly and spending all my time with ...