What better way to kick off the month of March then with a reading challenge! I am so thankful that all my children are enthusiastic about reading. Many times I will even find them reading solo without any prodding. I thought it would be fun to set up a month long challenge for them to… Read More
This post is sponsored by Evivo but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. With every one of my children there always seems to be a learning curve. Just when I think I couldn’t possibly learn anything more, whelp you know how it goes. It is fascinating how different a few years makes… Read More
Summertime for us means lots of traveling and visiting family. We love to spend many days at either my parents or my in-laws to soak up all the time we can of this beautiful weather. So when we are off visiting our family, we like to create a great play space for Finnegan. This gives… Read More
With this being our third year of homeschooling you would think I would have my act together. But in all honesty I don’t. Being a homeschooling family consists of a lot of trial and error. It consists of finding what works and what does not. I already explained why we chose to homeschool but I… Read More
This year on the blog I want to begin featuring more of our life as a homeschooling family. I have to admit I wasn’t sold on the idea of homeschooling. I wanted the girls to go to school and that be that. But as they got older I began researching diligently about the schools around… Read More
Can you believe it? Back to school ads and commercials are happening already! I get it. Kids and parents all like to get mentally prepared to take on the new school year! Getting prepared early enough allows for an easy transition from summertime to school time! Back to school means something a little different to… Read More
And just like that…we have a six month old. Half a year this precious, sweet boy has graced us with his presence. I know as we parents always talk about time just flying by but my goodness, I swear it was just yesterday I was holding him for the first time. These six months have… Read More
I have a love/hate relationship with grocery shopping. I love when I get to go solo. I love when all three kids behave perfectly and allow for a successful shopping trip. I hate crowded stores. I hate when all three kids act like they have been hopped up on sugar for hours, leaving me in… Read More
What exactly does daylight savings do? Well twice a year I am told that I need to either fall back or spring forward an hour. I honestly have no idea what the purpose is for this inconvenience. Yes it is an inconvenience. I have no memory of this messing up my day or even week… Read More
The girls were a little spoiled last year and got tablets from their Uncle and Aunt. I was a little on the fence for quite some time about tablets but having them has been a real blessing. First I was able to download many apps that have been beneficial for our schooling. Easy reading apps… Read More
Welcome to my blog! I am Kristen, wife to my always and forever Josh and mama to Annaliese and Madelyn... About Me
