Icy breezes, dumping snow, sledding, warm sunshine, melting snow, rain and warming temperatures… this has been a winter of changing. And so it is for us, too…changing every day. It seems like the last six…
This Winter
family Dec 31, 2010
Drawing from Books
kid projects Dec 29, 2010
I was thinking about asking Ashton soon if she’d like to work on copying pictures from books, but she went ahead and did it before I even had a chance to mention it. When…
Knitted Gifts
mama's projects Dec 28, 2010
I hope you those who received these knits as gifts won’t mind my sharing them, but I’d like to tell what I’ve been doing with a lot of my time this month, and I like…
Author, Illustrator and Playwright
family , kid projects Dec 27, 2010
In the Jones house we are spending a portion of this winter authoring and illustrating books. Well, mostly Ashton is. I have helped by stapling paper together into several simple books and typing/printing the dictated…
Happy Holiday
beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures Dec 24, 2010
Sunshine, sparkly trees, crunchy snow, and happy children. Beautiful things, indeed. Wishing us all a holiday of peace, gratitude, and beauty. …
Drawing Christmas
family , kid projects Dec 23, 2010
Matt and I recently created, for our daily advent calendar, a family activity around drawing. We thought it would be neat to draw our stories and experiences about Christmas. The picture we made was of…
This Christmastime
family , kid projects , mama's projects Dec 22, 2010
The Christmas spirit is rolling right along over here. I sewed some simple felt stockings, which I am going to send off to my mom after Christmas to be embellished with her masterful handwork. Ashton’s…
Crystal Ornaments
kid projects Dec 21, 2010
I read about making borax crystal ornaments and thought they seemed so simple, interesting, and pretty that we should make some ourselves. It was a Christmas craft and science experiment in one. We bent pipe…
Another Season of Nutcracker
kid projects Dec 20, 2010
The Nutcracker has been a big story theme in our home for several years, so I enjoy taking them to see the ballet when it comes around this time of year. Ashton has not held…
Shrinky Dink Ornaments
kid projects Dec 18, 2010
I am telling myself that everyone already knows about shrink film, but I only recently found out about it here and I think it is the neatest thing ever. So amazing to watch a big…