Learning letters is continuing to be a fun learning experience around here. Ashton is very close to recognizing all the upper and lowercase letters, but sometimes I don’t know how to help her remember the letters she gets…
Ashton decided to enroll for a second time in our local ballet class, and so far she is very excited about it. Sometimes it is a challenge for her to participate in the exercises she is not comfortable…
We’re working on reading around here lately, including playing reading “games” like the homemade one above. I’ll post more photos in the future of our games and ideas. Right now I’m feeling excited about a new book I…
After our exploding volcano, since we had a big mess already made and the baking soda and vinegar all ready to go, we figured we ought to explode some more stuff. So we brought out Fifty Dangerous Things…
After weeks of hospital stays, family members staying with us, mama in pain and life a bit chaotic, things are finally settling down again. This weekend was all about being at home…together. And what does a family do…
A homemade pinata and party hats, tinkerbell plates and cups, streamers and balloons, presents and friends, and a specifically requested chocolate-strawberry-swirl cake with chocolate-cream-cheese frosting. It was just what she ordered, and I think she enjoyed it. Our…
Occasionally our Ashton gets inspired, in both her drawing and her tummy, to create recipes for us to make and eat. Generally they require a bit of adjusting, but for the most part these adjustments are minimal and…
Cedar put together this Winnie-the-Pooh puzzle and, after studying the picture for several moments, decided that those “phones” with pencils sticking out of them were something that he really needed. So together we made one. And then another,…
