Last Friday we took the kids the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra’s Lollipop Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo. We told Emily the week before about our upcoming plans. She could not wait. We told her we would all dress up. We explained we would arrive and she could try out instruments. She really really really wanted to…
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Project: Rag Rug
Last year with the start of our family scripture study being distracted by toys, I decided to make a rug. A place where no toys are allowed, where we can focus on reading together. About that time our sheets wore out and I had some old painting sheets that my family gave us to hang…
Today Was the Day…
We went on a run outside. I facetimed my grandma and she helped me fix my sewing machine. Emily turned the bathroom into an ice skating rink with half a bottle of hand soap and slid around until she wiped out. I made honey candied ginger for the first time – mostly a sticky mess…
Red Light, Green Light and Walking
Our family plays lots of Red Light, Green Light. It has become a family home evening game staple because everyone can participate. Tonight Nathan spent most of the game walking. By himself. He went between each of us and the couch. He gets so excited and we all cheer him on. Walking still only occurs…
Moments
Last night Nathan while I was nursing Nathan he sat up and pointed to a picture of Jesus. He said something that sounded like Jesus. I followed with, “Jesus”, which he repeated a few times. He went back to nursing, then sat up and pointed again. “Jesus.” He later found another picture of Jesus in…
Food Staples: Mini Muffins
For years I have loved having muffins on hand as a snack. When I was in college my mom experimented with freezing muffin batter in silicon muffin pans. She would store the frozen batter discs in a ziploc bag in the freezer, ready to pop into the oven at a moments notice for fresh muffins….
How Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf), Charlotte Mason, and Essentialism are Shaping My Role as a Mom
I struggle with the open-endedness of motherhood. Diaper changes, feeding, cleaning, and sleep take up a good portion of the day. But there are at least six unstructured hours of time to fill. I often default to just sitting on the floor with the kids. My mind is wandering or stressing about what I want/need/should…
It Makes the Difference
Emily has started adding, “it makes the difference” to various statements. For example, when referring to using two different fingernail polishes, “You need to paint the sparkly one first, and then the purple one. It makes the difference.” Her phrase has popped in my head numerous times this week. Here a few little things that…