I first revealed Quinn's room way back when--you can check it out here. Most of his room has stayed just so. It is actually kind of a miracle, since I have a tendency to change things up. A lot! One of the changes we made was adding a bulletin board. I actually picked up the bulletin board for Quinn on his first day of school. I thought it would be fun to give him a place to display his school papers and projects. Right now the hockey poster is taking up most of the space. My sister took him ...
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My Heart Is Bursting- A Valentine Classroom Activity
Saturday morning I whipped up this fun and completely reusable Valentine classroom activity. This little number doubles as an activity and Quinn's valentines. This project was completely inspired by my blogging friend Poofy Cheeks Wreck it Ralph Birthday Party. My son became obsessed with it when he saw me reading her blog, but specifically really wanted to punch the windows for a prize. For this project you will need: A science display board, a hot glue gun, cups (I used treat ...
Keeping Kids Active and Busy
I don't know if you know this, but I live in Wisconsin. I feel like this winter has been crazy cold. Way to many days well below zero. Way to many days stuck inside. I have three kids too-- 5 years-old, 2 years-old, and 9 months-old. We have a lot of energy in this house. A lot of energy. I know all you moms out there are like "amen!". So today I wanted to share a few things we have found to get out some of that energy. Well three things to be exact. Three things that can be done right in ...
Celebrating Life & Death
A reader left a comment on my blog checking up on me. Can we take a moment to recognize how sweet that is? It just warmed my heart and I knew it was time. Time to share. We lost my grandpa on January 2. It was by far the most painful thing I have ever experienced and the most beautiful. My grandparents are pretty special to me. I've written about them here and here. There is so much I want to say about my grandpa and my grandma. Their story is Nicholas Sparks meets the Griswolds: deep ...
Merry Christmas From our Family to Yours
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone's day was full of family, love, wonder and a little Christmas magic. ...