Archive for April 2011 | Monthly archive page

Pin It The pictures for this post are entirely unrelated to the subject matter because I wasn’t brave enough to take my camera with me. Pin It The first time we went to Storage Unit Auctions was back in August. The crowd was relatively small and consisted of antique dealers or men who had a [...]

Pin It Pin It That was us 6 years ago today. Pin It {photo by Jessica V Photography } And us a couple of weeks ago.

Pin It Pin It I want to bottle up and save forever their giggles, their questions, their insights, their “muscle hugs” and, well, them. 4 and 2 are the best years yet. And while I hear it keeps getting better I am savoring these days. The days where they beg for one more story book [...]

Pin It Pin It image by Jessica V Photography I have long intended to share some of our favorite children books; to keep tabs on them for myself and to give fresh ideas to fellow book loving families so I have decided to start a short series sharing our favorites. The boys love a good [...]

Pin It Pin It I discovered freezing mango, kiwi and grapes in a Popsicle mold with lemon flavored water makes the most refreshing of snacks – and also a fun addition to breakfast. I have a feeling we’ll be making lots of these simple Popsicles this summer. Pin It Paul has been busy working in [...]

Pin It Pin It When we started doing extensive memory work with the boys the hardest part was deciding where to start and which verses, songs and poems to use with them. I have a few resources I have found helpful that I thought I would share. Bible Memory Work For Instruction in Righteousness by [...]

Pin It Pin It A couple months ago we discovered the best popcorn secret – you can use stove top popcorn kernels in the microwave! It is easy and way cheaper then microwave popcorn and much simpler then stove top popcorn. Win win! Here is what you need for this fantastic creation; Pin It -Olive Oil [...]

Pin It Pin It We had our family pictures done this week by a very talented friend of mine – she captured the heart of us so well and I am just tickled with the images. I think I have gone through them at least 20 times. She has a sneak peak of the images [...]















