Dear Baby, You should be here in a little over two months now. This seems like the longest pregnancy in history, but there’s still so much to be done to prepare for you. We thought we were all done with babies, after all, and our life is so crazy and chaotic even when there aren’t…
Month: July 2011
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! We survived the heat of the last couple of weeks and I have hopes that it will get back down to a normal summer. Baby has been making herself known big-time with lots of kicks, rolls, bounces and super-strength Braxton-Hicks contractions. This week also marks a special sort of anniversary for me. This…
What’s Your Pirate Name?
The kids and I got a fun pirate book recently and inside was a chart to help you find your pirate name. Unfortunately, their chart left us a bit flat (9 out of 10 names were for boy pirates, for instance!) so we came up with our own pirate name generator. To find your pirate…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Monday! I hope you and your kiddos are weathering the heat all right. We’re wilting a bit here! Here’s a few ways to make some magic this week… 1. Play water limbo. Hold a hose lower and lower as kids try to limbo under it. Alternately, play water hurdle and hold it higher and…
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Once More)
Long time readers probably know by now that my family lives near Walnut Grove of “Little House” fame and that my girls have acted in a local outdoor play (The Wilder Pageant) about the Ingalls family’s time in our area since they were little. Anna started acting in the pageant when she was four years…
10 Ways to Make Today Magical
Happy Independence Day! Or Happy Monday to those of you who aren’t in the states. 🙂 Here’s a few ways to make some fun memories this week… 1. Use some tarps and a fan to make a walk-in bubble. Toad Haven shows you how. 2. Make red, white and blue play dough. For extra fun,…