Reading is a big part of our family life! I’ve talked before about reading 1,000 books to my kids and shared some of my personal favorite reads of the year. While on vacation with my family last week, I devoured a few great fiction books — I LOVE a historical mystery! When thinking through how…
Anybody else a fan of palm trees? The ocean? (Me! Me!) Growing up in Oklahoma, seeing the ocean is a treat. I’ll never forget the first time I saw the ocean. I don’t remember how old I was, but we went to a beach in Charleston when we were on a family vacation. I remember…
When I was younger, I went on a canoe trip with our youth group to Boundary Waters, Minnesota. We had a food pack full of enough food for five days, and for five days, we cooked every single meal over an open flame. Thankfully, temperatures that far north are pretty cool, and despite my dislike…
Today’s post is all about camping! Indoors, outdoors, mountains, or beach, camping is fun! For kids. Full disclosure: the closest I come to camping is the Four Seasons. I won’t even do glamping, sweet friends. I’m just not into bugs and dirt and sweat and potential collisions with wildlife. No siree. Nevertheless, the trooper…
David and I have been planning our summer for months now. Actually, I shouldn’t say planning as much as organizing. We’ve taken stock of the pace and the rhythm we want for our family in this season, allowing for adventures and rest, and have outlined what is hopefully not too much, but not too little….
I feel like summer is one of those times, kinda like the first of the year, when we start out strong, and by the end of the summer are. just. DONE. Amirightandcanigetanamen? I wanted to talk briefly about how to set yourself up for a successful summer. Here are my top tips for a great…
I’ve got a handful of recipes I want to share with you this summer! As you may or may not know, I love cooking as a creative activity—I rarely follow any recipe exactly, and I love experimenting with variations to see what the outcome is. And my husband, David, will vouch for me—99 times out…
Hi there! I’m in the middle of my “Summer with Kids” series, and in the last few posts, I’ve talked about how I’ve gotten our summer all lined out. Today, I’m going to transition into talking about activities, starting with some kitchen fun. I mentioned in my last post, we had our kids in rapid…
Happy summer! We’ve kicked off the summer season with a bang at our house, and literally, feel like it’s already racing by! I’m carving out a ton of intentional time to spend with my kids this summer, and to do that, I’ve been super organized about creating some content and printables that we using to…
