Here is a great vase to make with the little ones recycling a canister of bread crumbs or coffee can! It makes a great centerpiece for the table or mantle. It is a perfect way to recycle an old canister and have a fun craft for the little ones! All you need is bread crumb [...]
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Thanksgiving Turkey Vase
November 21, 2012Homemade Fall Playdough
October 9, 2012We love making homemade play dough and I love to turn it into a teaching opportunity for the girls by having them help me make the dough. Since it is fall, we decided to make orange play dough to create fall leaves and pumpkins during our play! I love having the girls help me make [...]
Road Trip – Healthy Snacking!
September 6, 2012We love to take road trips when autumn arrives! Most of the time the trips are day trips either to Cape Cod, NH or VT. We pack the girls in the car, stroller in the back, books and toys in between the kiddos and we are off. About 15 minutes into any trip, if the [...]
Friday Favorite – Super Charlotte!
August 24, 2012Someday I feel all I need is a cape and I could be “super mama”!!! Charlotte received a cape for her second birthday from her buddy, Max! She has loved this cape and most recently asks to wear it often calling herself “super girl Shi” Super Girl Shi can help mama fold laundry, clean the [...]
My heart dropping moment!
April 24, 2012“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one” Jill Churchill Sometime during the course of the day we have those moments when we catch our babies from slipping as they try to walk, grab an arm of our toddlers as they take the stairs too [...]
Lightbulb vases
April 15, 2012When I have the time I’ll get back into my hobby of arts and crafts. Sewing ordinary fabrics together to make beautiful quilts, knitting scarves and hats and creating beautiful scrapbook with pictures of my girls. Today, I live in the moments between getting meals on the table, folding laundry (honestly, it is never done!) [...]
Friday Favorite: Olivia and the Missing Toy
February 2, 2012My dearest friend Emily (mama Em to some of us) posts a Friday favorite on her blog! I really look forward to the post each week and have decided to take her lead and post one on my blog as well. What is your friday favorite for this week? One of our favorite [...]
To Lillian at seven months
January 29, 2012Dear Lillian, You turned seven months on Thursday and with the excitement of your Auntie Abbie’s move to Rochester, I didn’t write my letter to you until today – sunday! Happy seven months my little bundle of joy. Every morning I wake up to your bright green eyes and beautiful smile that lights up your [...]
Trusting our mothering intuition
January 18, 2012“One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is teaching them to listen to their intuition by learning to listen to our own” I really look forward to getting the mail each day during the winter months. It give me a reason to take the girls outside each day even if it is [...]
Beautiful moment
January 13, 2012Last night John had a work event that went late into the evening (he didn’t get home until 10pm). I was left to do bedtime alone, which usually isn’t a problem, but last night Lillian wasn’t feeling well because of a cold she is trying to fight. I did everything to try and schedule the [...]