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Literacy & Learning :: Day 29 – Mouse’s First Halloween

One of our favorite times of year has to be Autumn.  With Charlie’s first year of preschool under way, his farm preschool is the perfect spot to catch all things nature. It even has it’s very own pumpkin patch!  We traveled there last weekend and read Mouse’s First Halloween to go along with it. On the quest to discover all… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 28 – Science Fair Day

Hello friends! I can’t belive I’m writing my last post for this series! We’ve been having so much fun! Our book for today is Science Fair Day by Lynn Plourde. This is a very cute story about a little girl who might be just a little bit TOO curious, at least on Science Fair Day! Abbey LOVES science experiments. I… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 27 – How Rocket Learned to Read

READ. By Tad Hills How Rocket Learned to Read is an adorable book about a dog who meets a little bird who happens to be teaching a class right in his favorite napping spot. Rocket and the bird meet up every day, and the bird teaches Rocket his letters, reads him stories, and inspires him to love learning.  When winter… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 25 – Happy Birthday to You! by Dr. Seuss

Today is all about birthdays! This month is a big birthday month for members of our close family and so we love to celebrate all month long. I thought it only fitting to capture it with this book: Happy Birthday to You by Dr. Seuss “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 25 – The Ice Cream King

Hi friends! I can’t believe we’re almost to the end of the month! I hope you have been having as much fun as we have! Today’s book is another library favorite, The Ice Cream King by Steve Metzger. It’s a cute story about a little boy who get’s to have his own ice cream world, but discovers that it’s no… View Post

30{th} Reflections

Happy {30th} Birthday to me! It’s not often that a birthday like this arises – a milestone of sorts. I thought I’d take some time to reflect on life so far, particularly my 20s decade. I’ll start with the accomplishments and life events… 1. Graduated undergrad from Olivet Nazarene University 2. Married my high school sweetheart 3. Graduated from Loyola… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 24 – A Sick Day for Amos McGee

READ. By Philip C. Stead “Sick Amos McGee is a man who works at the zoo taking care of the animals. Day in and day out, he feeds the animals, plays with them, talks to them, and is a constant source of companionship in their lives.   Every day Amos does the same thing.  He wakes up at the same… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 23 – Little Duck

Charlie & Jack enjoy when their daddy reads to them and one of their favorite books is Little Duck: Finger Puppet book.  Daddy likes to make the little duck pop out and they never see him coming. Just a quick peck out and they start laughing hysterically! I decided to get a bit creative and thought making puppets would be… View Post

Manly Mondays :: LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Chicago

LEGOLAND is always a top choice in this household.  It polls well among both the under 14 demographic and, more importantly, with parents.  Its likability is off the charts.  So when we heard about spending the night at Legoland for its first ever overnight adventure sleepover for Halloween?  No debate there. The folks at Legoland put together a great program… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 22 – Bridget’s Beret

Hi friends! Today I’ve got another great book by Tom Lichtenheld (the author of Cloudette)! Our book for today is Bridget’s Beret. I am officially a Tom Lichtenheld fan. This is a great story about doing what you love, and it includes classic art! Today I wanted to show you something that gets used all the time in our house:… View Post

Literacy & Learning :: Day 21 – Jumanji

READ. Written by Chris Van Allsburg –> Jumanji is an awe-inspiring book about what happens when two kids play a magic game that they find in the park.  Each new space they land on, new things happen, such as lions in the bedroom, monkeys in the kitchen, etc.  The appearing of all of the wild animals mentioned in the game… View Post

Shutterfly Christmas Cards :: Giveaway

Note: If you don’t see the giveaway, click on the title of the post! OVER  Early this morning, under the soft crunch of leaves, we descended upon Messenger Woods to capture some family photographs. Unfortunately, an uncooperative Jack may just have prevented us from snagging a much need photo op for our annual family Christmas cards! Thankfully, while our photographs… View Post

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