Again, I have been totally blessed as a member of the schoolhouse review crew. This was my second year and my kids love to try new things & mix it up a bit. Like last year, we have tried things that we adored and others that didn’t work so well. Here is a review of […] Read more…
The Legend of the Candy Cane {Book Review}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links; thanks for your support! My kids are in HEAVEN because we’ve had several Christmas books to review. In our house, there is a rule that daddy & I do not read “out […] Read more…
If He Had Not Come {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. If you’ve never been to this blog, we LOVE books. People who come over are astounded at the number of books we have. Every celebration involves books and so when we had the opportunity to review a new Christmas book […] Read more…
Outer Space Sensory Fun {Poppins Book Nook}
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! There is just something about space, isn’t there? It’s completely fascinating to people young and old. You can see the splendor of God’s hand in creation in nearly every picture from Hubble or the APOD. My kids are no different and while we cannot touch […] Read more…
Wild West…or Bust? {Poppins Book Nook}
I’ll be honest. The Wild West theme was a tough one in our house. My kids have never been interested in any cowboys or Indians unless a spaceman named Buzz is involved, too. The books I originally bought for this theme were a complete flop. At the library on Friday, my younger daughter happened to […] Read more…
$10 Great Dates {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #30}
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support. I am a planner. I love to plan fun activities, both as a family and for hubby and I. And I thought I had seen nearly every date night idea ever […] Read more…
Future Paleontologists — Dinosaur Fun {Poppins Book Nook}
This month’s theme for the Poppins Book Nook was When I Grow Up. Since my oldest wants to be a paleontologist, we picked dinosaurs for our focus this month. Usborne Dinosaur Books I bought two Usborne books from Marie & though she is no longer sponsoring these posts, I’d still like to give her […] Read more…
Date Night Ideas for Busy Parents – August 2014 – Picnics {Serve Your Spouse Saturday #29}
I almost blew off this month’s date night ideas post. We’ve been sooooo busy and all our dates have been on the boat :). But it’s the last month of summer and it you haven’t been yet, this is a great month to go on a picnic. Since its my favorite thing to do […] Read more…
Pirates for Girls & Babies {Poppins Book Nook}
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! I was so excited for the Pirate theme this month because we TOTALLY do pirates. I bought the only two Pirate books from Usborne that we didn’t have and even planned a Pirate(-Ninja) Party. Unfortunately, July was not a good month for pirate play. […] Read more…
Tot-PreK-Kindergarten Book Themes by Month
In order to mix up our reading each month, I have a list of different topics that we cover each month as part of “school” for our little ones who like to be included. For Tots & PreK, school consists mostly of reading lots of books, play with manipulatives, and maybe some printable packs […] Read more…