A couple of years ago – when Kate was 3 years old – our family set off on our first road tripping adventure. We drove from our home in Madison, Wisconsin down to Indianapolis, Indiana to visit G’s Aunt Anne (a.k.a. “Aunt Mimi) and Uncle Dick, and G’s cousins. Prior to this, Kate’s average car ride
Looking for a great Valentine’s Day kid’s craft? My newest favorite piece of art in our home is this “LOVE” canvas that Kate recently painted! When it’s the middle of winter and your five year old is feeling stir crazy, saying, “Should we get out the paints?” is sure to put a smile on his
There are three things* I love about Valentine’s Day, and one of them is sharing the love – a little something I’m doing today on my friend Jamie’s blog, C.R.A.F.T.! Jamie invited me to be part of her 2015 “Share the Love” Valentines Series, and here’s my yummy and printable contribution: Isn’t that saying the cutest?!
For months I’ve been on the hunt for Kate’s perfect Elsa dress for her 5th birthday. I searched, and Googled, and Etsied, collected links and pictures and shared it all with Kate, but none of them were what she was hoping for – a dress that looked EXACTLY like the dress Elsa wore in the “Frozen” movie. According to
Of all the pictures from Kate’s Polka Dot Pajama Birthday Party last year, this one’s my favorite – our newly turned 4-year-old at the end of her party, cake pop in one hand and the other popping a polka dot candy into her chocolate-smeared face, and still rocking her birthday crown. That’s my girl. And now
A few weeks ago while G was driving with Kate in the backseat and Kate exclaimed, “I know a good job for me!” “Oh yeah?” G replied. “What’s the pay?” “My job can be to drive around and find all the pretty things and take pictures of it,” Kate declared. It may not pay well, but
My kid has a memory like an elephant. It’s insane. Sometimes its her attention to detail that catches me off guard, but usually it’s her recall that knocks me on my ass. Recently my almost five-year-old said to me, “Mom…remember that time we had all those balloons up on the ceiling and you made those
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