Our weekend was full of ups and downs and highs and lows, as always. We did some Christmas crafting, some tree decorating, some knitting, some snuggling, a good bit of play in our first snow…
Weekending
family Dec 6, 2010
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
family , kid projects Dec 3, 2010
Over the past few days we’ve been putting together what we think is a really cool project. The fact that it has been a multi-part project worked on over time has been very engaging, and…
Cedar In Action
kid projects Dec 2, 2010
After I wrote yesterday about Ashton’s interest in fairies and my curiosity about Cedar’s interests, I decided to start paying closer attention to Cedar, watch him, respond to him, and see what he is up…
Fairies Among Us
kid projects Dec 1, 2010
Do you know we have fairies in our house? They are everywhere, and Ashton has been very busy catching them, making villages for them (several different villages are pictured below), feeding them, writing signs for…
We Heart Chocolate
family , food and exercise Nov 29, 2010
Yes, we do heart chocolate. Am I talking about our special weekly family trips (okay, multi-weekly) to the grocery store for a (er, two, because we really do need one dark and one white) chocolate bar? Or…
Best Ever Turkey
family , food and exercise Nov 26, 2010
We had a mellow Thanksgiving with Matt’s brother, who came over for a couple days from his college in Minnesota. What a treat that we were able to spend Thanksgiving with family after moving so far…
Happy Thanksgiving!
family Nov 25, 2010
Wishing you a day filled with togetherness, gratitude, and peace. And food.…
Mama Makes Hats
mama's projects Nov 24, 2010
In the last two years since I learned to knit, I’ve been making hats. Oh, I’ve made other things here and there– a pair of socks, some mittens, a couple of headbands– but mostly I’ve…
Kid Craft Mania
kid projects Nov 23, 2010
In the wake of Grandma’s visit has come a barrage of kid crafting, and there will be much more to come. All we need is one idea to get us started, and the creativity comes…
Chicago with Grandma
family , touristing Nov 22, 2010
On her last day, Grandma spoke up. “Aren’t we going to see Chicago?” she asked. Now we know better than not to take our guests down to see Chicago (we live about 45 miles north…