Ashton and I made a simple journal out of cardboard and paper, using this easy tutorial, so she can have a fun place to draw her pictures and stories. It was so simple to make, and there are so many different ways to make simple books, that I think more homemade books may be on…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
We ventured out to find some woods recently and found that this definitely ain’t Montana, but there are woods to walk in and beautiful things to enjoy here in Jacksonville. We had a full day together of driving, walking, picnicking, and playing. We rode a ferry across the river and Matt and I saw dolphins…
The sun came out, the weather turned a relaxing and sun-soaked warm, and we headed out for a walk. As we passed the pond, Ashton said she wanted to stop and sit in the sun. Sit in the sun?? Ummm, YES! A girl after my own heart. So we stopped at the dock, sat, rested,…
We went to the beach on a warm day and, after they realized mid-November is just a wee bit too cold for swimming (at least this day), we did some learning instead.
Sometimes it just takes wandering through the woods to see that there is much, much more than green and brown here in Florida. We don’t have the fall foliage with breathtaking trees of vibrant colors, the piles of leaves to rake and jump in, or the crisp cold air with frost at its fingers;…