alphabet poster // velvet bow // night light // skirt // market basket // stuffy // fairy house kit // pencils // book I shared my gift guide for girls today over on the Valya Kids journal. Here's how our traditional "need/wear/want/read" idea breaks down here: - need: nightlight - wear: skirt - want: fairy house kit  - read: book For our kids...

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I can't believe we've been homeschooling for three months now! They truly have flown by and much to my surprise this has been an incredibly enjoyable and rewarding experience. I say surprising because in the past although I have always respected homeschooling (some of the best and smartest people I know were home schooled) I always thought the education of children was best...

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It seems that we've just skipped on over to winter the last few days. It's been consistently cold the last few days with the occasional cold rain. Our closets are brimming with warm wooly sweaters, cozy hats and scarves and tiny little mittens. The leaves have almost all descended to the ground and every lawn is a patchwork of ambers, reds, browns and...

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Did this week just whiz by for you too? I feel like once we hit Halloween everything went into fifth gear and it was thursday before I knew it! Lord knows I'm not complaining though, very much looking forward to this weekend and getting back outdoors with the kiddos. They had so much fun camping that keeping them indoors at any point of...

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This was the first halloween when both kids wanted to pick out their own costumes. Birdie is still enthralled with all things Beauty and the Beast after seeing the movie earlier this year. She wanted the "blue dress" so I found the apron and bow for her on Etsy. The shoes and tights we had on hand and she was very pleased that...

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We've gone on a camping trip every year for the last three years but this year it seemed like it just wasn't going to happen. Between moving and being late to the campsite booking game it looked like it just wasn't in the cards. But life had other plans... We were supposed to be at a cabin this weekend but it turned out...

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