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Toddler Tuesday: Milk, Food Coloring, & Soap Experiment

One of my greatest resources for Toddler Tuesdays is Pinterest.  When I spotted this image, and its simple instructions, I knew Naomi and I had to give it a try. You’ll need: One Toddler, Milk, Food Coloring, Dish Soap, and a Cookie Sheet. Directions: Pour the milk on to the cookie sheet until it covers […]

My Surprise Birthday & Valentine’s Day Gift

When I recently wrote about how Brad surprised me for my birthday and Valentine’s Day, some of you asked to see photographs of his work.  So here they are! These are the kitchen cabinets he and Roah rehung and repainted: They also rehung and repainted the pantry cabinets behind me, but you can’t see them […]

March 2, 2012: Dear Oliver

Dear Oliver, In one week you will be fifteen months old.  Has it really been that long already?  It seems like just days ago you were learning to sit up, watching Naomi zoom around you, and wiggling your “spirit fingers.”  Now it’s all I can do to keep you out of everything.  You can climb […]

Keeping Me Humble: Our Living Room

Just in case you were under the impression that I must have it all together (whatever “it” may be), I thought you might enjoy a sneak peak at my living room this morning.  It usually looks something like this by the time the kids go down for their nap each day.  Bloggers in general may […]

An Ordinary Fairy Tale

“Sometimes, in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.” On February 13, 2012 I stepped out of the airport and into the cool California night.  I was excited to see Brad and Naomi again despite my fatigue.  We’d been apart for a week while I got acquainted with my new […]

Toddler Tuesday: Entertaining Your Toddler(s) on an Airplane

After all my years of traveling, perhaps I should just start writing a series on “How to Survive” various travel scenarios.  But today, I turn my lens on air travel with your toddler(s).  Whenever you travel by air, safety and obedience to regulations should be your top priority.  But beyond that, here are a few […]

Toddler Tuesday: Animal Magnets

Six months ago I was able to get these awesome Melissa & Doug Animal Magnets for free from SaveMore.com using a deal I saw posted on Money Saving Mom.  They have been a big hit with our kids! Here are some ideas for using them for educational purposes: Ask your toddler to point to each […]

Miscarried Hopes

“So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.”  Matthew 18:14 On December 9, Brad and I received the news that we were pregnant again with Baby #3.  I walked around our house all afternoon in stunned silence.  Brad jumped up and down […]

Free Toddler Toys: Empty Plastic Canisters

Back in November I suggested some Free & Easy Toddler Toys, and among them were empty plastic canisters.  Recently I was eying my children’s kitchen set (itself a $20 yard sale purchase–thanks Mom!) and noting how many free toys they had.  Here below is some of their collection. I love that these hardy little containers […]

Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Christmas Cards

One of the ways I often like to personalize things is with a homemade card.  For Christmas, we sent home two large flat-rate boxes filled with wrapped gifts.  Each gift had a free gift tag attached.  Inside each box I also included a homemade card with a short poem inside (written by yours truly).  Since […]

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