This printable reading log includes: date title time spent reading 30 spots If you want to raise a reader, BE A READER. Children are more likely to enjoy reading at home if they see you reading at home. Looking for book ideas? As parents, we get busy fast, and reading might be one of the first things to be put in the backburner. Create space and time for reading for yourself. It is one of the most valuable things you can model for your children. Don't just tell them how ...
Archives for June 2015
20 Ground Beef Recipes
These 20 ground beef recipes will be the answer to the ever dreaded question--What's for dinner? Sometimes it feels like we are eating the same five things over and over again. We love buying ground beef in bulk and browning it all at once. That way a quick and a delicious meal is easy to throw together. We often find ourselves wondering what to do with that ground beef. Here are 20, sure to please, ground beef recipes. Hopefully, it makes the "what's for dinner?" question more ...
Birthday Breakfast
It is hard to believe my little girl is 4! It is absolutely unreal how quickly it has all passed. So unreal, that it wasn't until my sister-in-law sent out invites for their son's birthday, which is a week after Eleanor's, that I realized I better pull something together. We literally texted my family to come over for pancakes the next morning, because I knew they would all be around and they are all local. That, and our family keeps getting bigger and our house is the same size, so fitting both ...
Kid Journal Pages Printable
It is hard to believe that just a year ago I was fretting over sending my baby off to Kindergarten. Okay, the transition was rough! Sure, we stumbled a bit before finding the right fit, but it all turned out to be more then okay in the end. In January Quinn started at his new school and Eleanor started school for the first time. One of my favorite things Quinn brought home from school was his writing journal. I loved seeing the things he had to say and the way he illustrated them. I certainly ...
Hudson Turns Two
Hudson turned two on April 16 and I am just now getting around to documenting it. Just looking at the pictures, I can see he has already changed. The weather was iffy on Hudson's birthday and we didn't have any specific plans. We picked Eleanor up from school and daddy from work and had lunch at Culver's. Ice cream and cheeseburgers for the birthday boy--his favorite! Ross and I decided, since it turned out to be a beautiful day that we should head to the Milwaukee Zoo. Spring in Wisconsin ...