“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass This has been our first year adding …
First Day of Spring
“SPRING, SPRING, SPRING!” {Please sing in your mind {or out loud – NO JUDGEMENT} to the Spring song from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers} I’m not going to lie – our first week of spring was a little rough. We are all in this totally foreign situation, with countless unknowns, and I feel like I …
Sarah’s First {naturally} Lost Tooth!
This girl is growing up! She has been so excited to lose a tooth and it FINALLY happened. About a year and a half ago, Sarah had to get her two front teeth removed because of an accident. Her bottom front tooth has been wiggling for awhile now and after dinner her and Mark got …
St. Patrick’s Day
Our family loves an excuse to CELEBRATE! The kids live for holidays and they were so excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! We started the day off with a bang with our traditional St. Patrick’s Day breakfast {our holiday menu at the bottom}. I love having food traditions with holidays and we are pretty solid …
Coronavirus
I debated about whether or not I wanted to make this post public because there is so much out there about this. And to be honest, I don’t want to add to the noise. HOWEVER, this is a huge event in the world right now and in our lives, and I want to make sure …
Jacob Scott
The world feels a little heavy right now and I am so grateful to turn my thoughts and attention to this little man…Jacob Scott. The truth is, Jacob is becoming less a little man and more a bigger man every day. I cannot believe how quickly he is growing up. One thing that I am …
{REVIEW} The Good and the Beautiful Math: Level 1
I am so excited to have an ENTIRE post to gush about math! Never in my life did I think I would write the above sentence! This math is just THAT good. We have loved it and Jacob’s foundation in math is SOLID. He is always happy to do math – which I don’t think …
Press Forward
“Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.” 2 Nephi 31:20 …
{RECAP} February 2020 Schoolhouse
I feel like we have really hit our stride this winter with the flow of our day. It has really been great and it is encouraging as we move forward. That is…until a couple months when I am sure we will have to adapt some more because that’s life. BUT…right now, we are doing pretty …
Lydia’s 9th Month
Oh Lydie Lou…how are you nine months already?! Time is flying by with this little girl and yet it feels like she has been ours forever. Lydia has found her chunk and has plumped up nicely 😉 She is 19 pounds (56%) and is 27 inches in length (31%). She is still in nine month …