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8 Tips for better summer photos of your kids! Photos of Summer Friday, week 6
For our Photos of Summer segment today, I thought I would share some simple tips for taking better pictures of your kids this summer. Summer usually means lots and lots of outside play. Which makes...
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Home Again, Home Again Jiggity Jig! Some of Our Crazy Stories from Vacation
We have returned from 3 weeks of vacation at Granny and Poppy's House!The kids love vacation.I love vacation.Three weeks of fun in the sun, and then the return home is always welcome.It's nice to get...
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How to create your own road trip map
This weekend the kids and I will be traveling in the car for 2 days. We're hitching a ride with my parents to a family reunion in Idaho. My parents live in Texas. Which is where we are right now....
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Read Along Wednesday, Honey Bunny Funnybunny
Why do little boys have to show their love in such a way?In case you're not sure what I'm talking about, you must read Honey Bunny Funnybunny by Marilyn Sadler.PJ Funnbunny is Honey Bunny's older...
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3 Things my Husband Dreads about Being Alone for 3 Weeks
1. He comes home from work and has to go straight to the man cave (which, with no one home, the whole house is a “man cave”).He can come home from work and stare off into space for hours at a time if...
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Photos of Summer Friday, Week 6
We've been home a week and I think we are finally adjusting to the scheduling of real life again.Well, not really.We are setting aside the unpacking, house cleaning, and time watching.Instead we are...
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Champion Puker, Katie's Story
Katie is such a fun mom to 6 sweet kiddos. She is so willing to share her advice and the knowledge she has learned along the way. I love listening to her stories and am thankful for her advice. With...
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A Day in the Life of this Mom
In the world of moms, some days are good and everything goes as planned.But most days are chaotic and frustrating, and nothing goes as planned.So, last week, I made plans with my friend for a fun...
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Read Along Wednesday, Froggy Eats Out
Froggy Eats Out, by Jonathan London is about a little frog who goes out to eat with his parents at a fancy restaurant. His mom reminds him to ,"be neat, be quiet, and don't put your feet on the table."...
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Mommitos Burritos
My mom really knows how to make me feel special, in many ways. But one of my favorite ways is through food! While I was home she made my favorite main dish.I made sure to take pictures and write the...
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Do You Still Court Your Wife? Holly's Story
Today's crazy mom story comes from a dear friend of mine. I have many fond memories of staying up late discussing our lives together. From kids to husbands to everything in between. I miss her living...
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You Are Special and Sunbeam Printable
I teach the 3 year olds turning 4 in our church. They are so sweet, and cute, and fun.The class is called Sunbeams.My team teacher and I wanted to give them something for their birthday that let them...
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My "diabetic angel", Brittney's Story
Our children are our little angels. And each angel we receive comes with his or her own set of challenges. I love these thoughts from Brittney on how her love for her "angels" grows stronger with...
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My new loud mouthed, football head shaped, crazy big eyed, monkey loving best...
I remember a while ago I said that I was so done with Dora.Oh. Oh you. Silly, silly girl. Because, see, if I could travel back in time to when I said that back then, future-self would grab old-self...
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5 tips for reading with a kid who hates to read
I wish I could say that JJ loved to read. But he doesn't. In fact, if you ask him if he likes to read, he definitely doesn't sugar coat it. "Nope," he says very matter of factly, and then turns his...
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When life gives you ladies, make ladybugs!
We dressed our ladies up in ladybug costumes.They liked it!Kind of.If you've made it this far, thanks for checking out our easiest Friday post ever :)And for tips on taking great summer pictures click...
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When Sleep Goes Awry
I once had a friend who had a friend who had just recently had a baby. And one time that friend of a friend mentioned in an email that she was happy to think that her friends who had older children...
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Whatever Wednesday Link Party
Welcome back to another fabulous Whatever Wednesday! Please help me welcome our guest hostess Jhanis from The Vanilla Housewife and from Just a Touch of Crazy! Jhanis Oreo Supreme was a huge favorite...
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When Photos Fail. . .
Did you know that behind every good picture, there are about 300 bad ones?That's a statistic I just made up, but I'm sure there has to be some truth to it, right?But sometimes the best pictures are the...
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My Chubby Baby Legged Belt
"When I have a child she will never. . ."Haven't we all said that at one time or another? It's probably the worst way in the world to start a sentence because you can pretty much bet that if you say...
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