Our rough week ended with a pleasant weekend. Our kids have never been to an air show, and we thought it would be fun to catch some of the sights of our local air show. Air shows are kind of a thing in our family. When Hubby and I were dating, we went to the…
When my eight year old broke his clavicle, he was in a lot of pain. While my time was spent making him comfortable, deep inside I wanted to bring him extra joy. I wish there was a way to tend to his every need and advocate for medical care, while planning and executing something special…
It’s a rough thing when your child gets sick or injured, but I know the drill. There is a surge of adrenaline that causes you to take charge, care for your baby, and take down anyone who steps in your way. Repeated experience just doesn’t make it any easier. My eight-year-old son broke his clavicle…
So, you want to dress as characters from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? You can totally do this! I do not make clothes, but was able to make dwarf costumes pretty easily. I made enough accessories for the prince that he looked homemade too! I’ve searched through my photos, and just cannot find photos…
Our kids are still over the moon about their “army playdate.” They couldn’t contain themselves leading up to it, telling everyone what they were going to do after school. They couldn’t wait to spend time with a real army helicopter, with a real army soldier. Somehow, the fact they were going to get some good,…
The final part of summer included a trip to river, and coming home to several summer camps. The older boys started with Star Wars- themed Lego camps, but they just didn’t work out for us. The two different age groups built the exact same ultra-simple design that did not resemble the Star Wars vehicle it…
My kids totally loved finding out who their teachers are this way! Even if they weren’t that interested to begin with, they were definitely excited about their teachers after this! I think we’ll do this every year! I’ll tell you how I did it. We used to have a great event at the end of…
We had another great season of theatre camps. The kids love choosing their costumes, and helping with prop and set decorations. It’s a rush to learn their parts in one week. My youngest did Stone Soup. He was so cute, and worked so hard on the songs. The excitement is on once their costumes are donned…
The Great American Eclipse was a success! But not after a scare of clouds, forecasted to loom until after the eclipse was over. Luckily, they went away well before the eclipse and didn’t interfere with our view at all. We experimented with the mirror and didn’t find any cool images with it, nor did the…
For the sake of nostalgia, we’re building box eclipse-viewers. I also didn’t love the idea of my kids looking directly at the sun, hoping paper glasses would sufficiently cover their eyes. The box viewers will be used in addition to other fun ways of experimenting with the reflected image of the eclipsed sun. Here’s what…