October is one of my favorite months. I’ve noticed that I’ve unintentionally decorated our whole house in autumn hues. I think it’s my subconscious love for this season coming out. Crisp mornings, bright trees, the smell of bonfires, S’mores, pumpkin patches, hayrides, caramel apples, pumpkin bread… I really can’t think of anything I don’t like…
Over the last couple of months, seemingly out of nowhere, the Toddler has started really trying to talk to us. She has added to her basic words and now uses little phrases and short sentences. Her favorite phrase sounds like “night-night,” but we’ve learned she’s actually saying, “No I not.” And, there’s no end to…
I have a love-hate relationship with Pinterest. I love to use it for party planning, gift giving ideas, photography tips, and inspiration for specific projects. But, I loathe how all the beautiful pictures and cleverly written descriptions lure me into thinking I could build a deck on the back of our house with just a…
Over the course of September and into early October the First Grader is supposed to be working on a science project where she makes her own field guide for birds. Basically it’s supposed to be a folder where she puts photos {or hand-drawn pictures} of birds in it and writes a brief description of each…