Inspiration for teaching young children!
Over on Instagram I shared videos demonstrating how I use the following resources with my 2-year old. This post is a summary of that, so make sure you go check out my highlight bubble titled “2YO School” over on Instagram if you want to see some of this in action. You can also feel free to leave any questions you… Read More
This past November we celebrated Kenny’s first year of reading. When we started he was definitely a reluctant reader. Watching him go from only reading his ONE required book a day, to reading a stack of books in a day, was a fun and amazing journey to watch! From reading one easy-level book a day (which required just a few… Read More
A few weeks ago was National Donut Day, and we celebrated by eating donuts (of course) and reading books about donuts, like, “The Hole Story of the Doughnut” and “If You Give a Dog a Donut.” It was a hit with the kids, and I have to say I enjoyed it too! Well, now we have National Ice Cream Day… Read More
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. As you know, I share a lot of ideas and resources over on Instagram. Each month I want to post a summary of the information from Instagram here on the blog…. Read More
As I was planning out what picture to use for our baby number 5 announcement, I thought back on the pictures we used for the other baby announcements over the years. I thought it would be fun to put them all in one place, so here they are. 😉 At the time we found out we were expecting baby #1… Read More
As a mom it’s easy to get bogged down with all there is to do. Our life can feel hurried, demanding, or even dull and repetitive. Sometimes we fear the future for our children’s sake, and sometimes we struggle to connect with God. Here’s something that will breath life into you using both affirmations and scripture! You can read the… Read More
As you know, I share a lot of ideas and resources over on Instagram. Each month I want to post a summary of the information from Instagram here on the blog. I’ll include all the links so they are easy for you to access! I will do my best to put a blog up at the beginning of each month, and… Read More
If you follow along with my stories over on Instagram, you may have seen me experimenting with this chocolate cake recipe. This is my all-time favorite chocolate cake, and I wanted to find a way to make it completely healthy & guilt-free!! After a couple of tries, I think I got it just right!! NOTE: This recipe is “Trim Healthy… Read More
We’ve been teaching the kids Spanish words since they were babies. We got a slew of bilingual board books, and other resources and have had them work with a teacher who speaks the language fluently. If you’re just getting started teaching your child Spanish, you’ll want to start with this post: “Teaching Your Child Spanish: Getting Started” We reached a… Read More
Teaching your child words in a second language isn’t as daunting as it sounds. Below are some resources that we used with our kids, starting as young as a few months old. {Raising a child to be completely bilingual is VERY, very hard unless one of you speak the second language well and use it all the time– or if… Read More