When some of our homeschool friends offered us the opportunity to go to Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, which is almost 2 hours from here and would mean getting up and out of the house early, finding food, and, well,…
We joined our friends recently for an afternoon at the zoo. Thanks to being homeschoolers, we got the place to ourselves to run wild and free, as well as got front row seats when mama jaguar and her…
The kids and I joined our friends at one of the most beautiful Jacksonville woods, Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park, one bright and gorgeous Sunday. We walked and chatted while kids ran and played– and a couple of…
When it’s just the three of us at the beach, we stay for hours. They play together… and play… and play. The beach is quiet, beautiful, nourishing and perfect for an afternoon outside. This is the jetty, by…
We have a pretty awesome thing happening right now: A group of homeschooling families here on base found one another and formed a formal homeschool group. What this means is that we no longer have to drive hours…
We took the neighborhood kids for a beach walk on Matt’s last day with us. It was fun, and we need to do it again. All kids love the beach, and I love to watch them be so…
2013 came and went in a whirlwind of moving back to Florida, waiting for Matt to come home and then getting him back, visits from Grandmas, and lots of family togetherness. I see that these are the times…
Just a few fun photos today from my mom’s visit with us a couple of weeks ago. We had such a nice time with you, and are so thankful you came here. Thanks for taking a photo of…
My mom came. She’s here now still, sleeping as I stay up too late looking at pictures. We are baking mad amounts of cookies, enjoying the warmth and beach (and the cool and rain, thanks to Florida’s changing…