Casey’s new words
Toddler sees photo:her: ‘guck’me: well it’s kind of a truck, it’s a jeepher: baaaaame: ha ha ha ha ha ha a JEEP not a SHEEP!
Toddler sees photo:her: ‘guck’me: well it’s kind of a truck, it’s a jeepher: baaaaame: ha ha ha ha ha ha a JEEP not a SHEEP!
Just what every expectant mother wants to hear–Congratulations on your pregnancy, but you’re 35 so your eggs could be expiring– what!?! Let’s face it, common assumptions are that after 35 the risk for Down’s Syndrome and other congenital diseases/defects are doubled or tripled. The truth is that in any pregnancy, these problems can occur and … [Read more…]
Catching up on a lot of ‘art’ in prep for VBS!
Let’s stop for a moment and pretend we find out that your best friend, acquaintance, sibling, etc. is pregnant. What’s the first thing you say? If it’s not ‘congratulations’ you’re screwing up the conversation already. If your first thought is either: a. how many other kids they have and if it’s too many or … [Read more…]
Going to the zoo is a summer activity for all ages. If the animals cooperate (you choose whether this refers to your kids or the residents of the zoo) you will have a great time and may learn something, too. While a little bit of prep work could net you journals, masks, and so on, … [Read more…]
The kids have been reading a lot, sneaking in some movies, and helping out with bible school stuff! They will attend Bible school starting Monday! Today my 6 year old read scripture in church and both kids sang for the kids choir today. They didn’t finish all the worksheets/art I mentioned below, but they’ll be … [Read more…]
Casey was my pro nurser from the very first hour of her birth. Other than occasionally trying out a new tooth, we never had any issues. Unless you count attempting to nurse nearly standing on my lap- superman style. When she was about 15 months I was blessed with a pregnancy. We had wanted to … [Read more…]
I spent a good portion of each morning the last week or so just trying to slowly sift through what’s on our counters, cleaning the table off, throwing things out, putting things in the donation bucket, recycling, etc. We’re literally cleaning house, albeit slowly. Over the weekend I found a package of coffee filters that … [Read more…]
I figured now would be a good time to check in and focus on what we’d covered in only ONE semester of home schooling. Hint: a lot more than you’d expect! The “branches of education” required by our state include language arts; mathematics; biological and physical sciences; social sciences; fine arts; and physical development and … [Read more…]
One of my favorite blogs to read when it pops up in my reader is the Geek Mom Blog. They have great content and random giveaways and by virtue of happening upon them, I’ve won several of them! Here’s Casey modeling her Astroanimal onesie from Jordandené, which also has some awesome clothes for us ‘grown … [Read more…]