Recently our five-year old, Brooks, was watching an episode of Sid the Science Kid. Later when we were riding in the car, he told me how to make banana ice pops as they were doing on the show. I decided that we would make them together; however, knowing that Brooks isn’t a huge fan […]
Archives for May 2013
Memorializing Memorial Day
We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t forget the true meaning of Christmas.” But when you think about it, every holiday has a “true” meaning that often gets pushed aside as parties, parades, music, presents, and decorations take center stage. Thanksgiving is not truly about football bets, Black Friday, or fretting for two days about overcooking […]
Get wild this summer with some water balloon fun
Who doesn’t love a little water balloon fun? With summertime just around the corner, I wanted to share these 9 super wet and wild water balloon games. Spend less than $5 on water balloons, turn up some tunes, and get crazy with these silly games. Several of these activities work really well with more than […]
To Pick Up, or Not to Pick Up
I’ve never read a hard-and-fast rule about when parents should stop carrying their children, unnecessarily that is. Maybe there’s one out there, but I am just intentionally ignoring it. They say that oldest children are the most spoiled, but somehow the hubs and I have done a right fine job of spoiling our toddler just […]
A Smile Book
Brooks and I had planned on making a book to embrace Children’s Book Week, but now that we’ve experienced several days of sadness, we decided to make a book for MeMe, Todd’s mom. She lost her life companion this week, so we decided to make something that would help her smile again. We only used […]
Helping Little Hearts Cope
For 29 years, I only had to worry how life impacted me, how it made me feel. But once I had children, my heart moved outside of my body. It’s as if it is walking around disguised as two little boys. Now, when something affects Brooks or Case, my heart aches much worse than if […]