Today is officially St. Nicholas Day. This is not a holiday we usually celebrate, but after having heard of it on the FIAR boards last year, I thought it might be a fun tradition to add to my family’s Christmas season.
Happy Turkey Day!
This is the family of turkeys we have been watching grow up all summer. I took this photo in October. They are more than double in size now – that is if they made it through today! The kids have
A Dance with Cinderella
We traveled to New Jersey for a cousin’s wedding this weekend. The highlight, of course, was the reception, where my little ones waited (not so patiently) through the meal for the music to begin. Have you ever watched a little
Photographic feet
My three year old loves to use our camera. (Thank goodness for digital photography!) He clicks happily away enjoying acting like one of the adults and seeing instant results from his favorite task – button pushing. It is sweet to
Creativity
Art is messy. It is supposed to be that way. Creativity takes trial and error, time, patience, and lots of experimentation, but in all reality, art with kids can be VERY messy. This makes me honestly want to skip it
Mac&Cheese Politics
I took the kids to the polls this week so that they could see our political system in process. I expected our wait to be long. Four years ago we waited for well over an hour, maybe two, to cast
Costume Photos
Here are the adorable photos that would have been with my previous post if I had actually realized it was a day during which mothers usually carry cameras. Even the dog got into the spirit! In case you are
Holiday? What Holiday?
I KNEW that Halloween was coming up. On Saturday, I spoke with my Mom about what time her town was hosting trick-or-treat. I thought of it right before going to bed that night. But did I remember it on Sunday???
Educational WebSites
My youngest sister has asked for references to some of the educational sites that I use for my kids. Rather than enter all of the info into a e-mail, I thought it might be easier for her to access it
2008 Photo Review
Enjoy! Click HERE for the full slide show.