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
I literally thought that spring would never come after the winter we had. It was long, cold, and full of several feet of snow. As homeschoolers we are always so eager for the snow to go away and start to get out more. It seems like it is forever before we can start exploring again… Read More
This post is sponsored by Red Baron but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. The moment November 1st hits it is seems like all momentum for school flies out the window. The girls are eagerly and not so patiently waiting for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Things begin to get chaotic. Decorating, meal planning,… Read More
This week is our second full week of school. We have already experienced a couple hiccups like bad attitudes and Finnegan being a complete mess, but I think we are in for an exciting year. I finally feel like I have a goal and direction in mind for our little school and have found some… Read More
This post is sponsored by Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle and Viva but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Back to school may look a little different for us since we are a homeschooling family but we still spend most of August prepping for the big day! I am busy ordering up curriculum, writing… 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 for school one of our topics we are eager to study is nutrition and gardening. It will be something that we will study throughout the year in hopes to better healthy habits and to continue the girls love of gardening. They love to plant the seeds and to slowly watch them sprout into… 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
I cannot believe it is August already! August is a busy month for us. We try to cram every little activity and adventure we want to do in this month and we get ready for back to school. This begins the long days for this mama as I try my best to pull together a… Read More
As a homeschooling mama I am also looking for great tools to use to teach my girls. Sometimes I find it best to stray away a bit from the books and get some great hands on learning. This opens up the great possibility of using all senses and I believe making the information stick a… Read More
Welcome to my blog! I am Kristen, wife to my always and forever Josh and mama to Annaliese and Madelyn... About Me
