My mom blessed me with a bunch of homemade busy bags for Grace. They have been great to pull out when I need some moments of peace and quiet! What is a busy bag? It is a simple activity meant to entertain little ones and ideally it can be re-used again and again. Perhaps my…
The unique color books from A+ Books played a major role in Grace learning her colors. These beautiful books are full of color popping photography and clever rhymes written by Sarah L Schuette or Michael Dahl. The brief text makes them perfect for tiny ones. Plus each page has fun facts and simple crafts are…
My two year old, Grace, loves to play with stickers. She doesn’t care what they look like or how they look once they are on the paper. The fun is the novelty of peeling and placing each sticky piece. Since Grace couldn’t care less what the stickers look like, I’ve gotten a little creative. 3…
This week I introduced Grace to finger paints for the first time. I felt like a super mom because messy crafts tend to scare me. She had no idea what finger paints were. Can’t you tell how thrilled she was to get started? ha! It didn’t take her long to get into it. AHH!! Look…
Summer is more than half over! I am glad I wrote our Summer Fun List. It has been good motivation for us to be intentional with our time. Here is how we are doing: The Big Things: Our Cabin Weekend – a Christmas gift Visit the “Safari” Zoo – a Christmas gift A Day at…
The whole reason I started my insane list of goals this year is because I wanted to be more intentional with my time. Now that summer is here I want to be intentional about enjoying it. It is easy for Nate and I to be so busy over the summer that we miss out on…