“This is our one and only chance at mortal life – here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that …
Sleep Study
I have mentioned it many times before, but sleep is a struggle for Lydia. It always has been. And things have definitely been difficult lately with that. We started using melatonin in September and there was hardly any change. Lydia would fall asleep more easily, but other than that, it was the same routine. Usually …
Dishwasher
Jacob made a goal the end of September to learn how to better take care of our home – specifically, how to use the dishwasher! It is pretty amazing when your kiddo voluntarily wants to learn how to do something that is going to make YOUR life simpler! Let’s just say, I was very supportive …
Spider Poetry Party
I have wanted to do a family poetry party for a LONG time! I heard the idea several years ago in the homeschooling world and I thought it sounded so wonderful – and it WAS! We found a great book from The Good and the Beautiful called Poetry Parties for Littles: Insects and Spiders with …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 3 – World War II
This last summer we finished our final unit of Year 3 History from The Good and the Beautiful. This is a bit of a somber unit – but I kind of feel like it should be given the topic. This unit was focused on World War II. As hard as some of these topics were …
The Need for a Church
This is my fourth General Conference that I have taken the time to study afterwards. I am a little embarrassed to admit that – I have always loved General Conference – but really taking the effort to dive into the talks in the six months inbetween Conference was not something I used to do. BUT …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful History Year 3 – Westward Expansion and Industrialization
*** Oh my goodness, I cannot believe how far behind I am in our curriculum review. It’s on the list of things to do! But we finished this unit clear back in June and so I will do my best to document all of the goodness! *** In June, we finished our third unit of …
Halloween
Happy Halloween from us! We are calling this year “Classic Halloween” because all of the kids went for some “classic” costumes! Black Cat Spider Witch We also had to document Sarah’s first time using pink curlers! I loved doing these as a kid and it was so fun to do for Sarah. She LOVED it! …
A Great Work
“Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind.” Doctrine & Covenants 64:33 A couple weeks ago, Jacob, Sarah, and Benjamin were able to participate in our ward’s …
Little Haunts
I love autumn activities. Basically, I just love autumn (also, Jacob really wants us to call it autumn now because he thinks it sounds so much better than “fall” – haha!). I love the crisp weather. It is easily my favorite season. The week before Halloween, we went over to Salt Lake for some family …