So, the foam gingerbread house didn’t work out very well. We decided to try out the real deal and make one of those gingerbread house kits. It looks more like a lean-to now that it’s finished. According to the directions, you are supposed to put the sides of the house together first, let them dry […]

I thought this would be another fun advent calendar project. But learned that it probably wasn’t an appropriate craft for such young children. It was fun putting it together and putting all the cute stickers on, but the darn thing won’t stay together! Brayden keeps trying to “open” the door (p.s. it’s not supposed to […]

When my Grandma was still alive, one of my favorite Christmas traditions that she did was making peanut butter bon bons. I have fond memories of her with all of the different Christmas cookies that she made–but my number one choice will forever remain the bon bon. She passed away five years ago, on the […]

Brayden loves to open up the little wooden doors on our advent calendar. At the beginning of the month, I put a bunch of different activities in a word document, rolled up the printed paper small enough to fit into the teeny tiny boxes and (when we remember) open them each day. Of course, they […]

We’ve discovered recently that Lowes offers clinics for little kids called “Build and Grow” clinics. The first 50 kids that show up get a free apron, goggles and whatever the kit is for the week. James took Brayden last week when I wasn’t home–they made a cute little wooden gingerbread house. I was able to […]

Here are a few pictures from our festive Living Room. It’s the best room in the house right now 🙂

Well, that adorable baby bump of mine has turned into a basketball. No longer am I in the “cute” stage of pregnancy . . . more like the “oh-my-word! how-can-your-belly-get-so-darn-big?” stage. Currently I am 31 weeks . . . thank goodness the baby has only a few more inches to grow! He’s supposed to weigh […]

Our Thanksgiving “vacation” didn’t go quite as we planned for it to go. We were totally excited to get to be visiting James’ siblings and their families. We left right after school on Wednesday and made great time–less than seven hours. Thanksgiving Day was wonderful. Rachelle made great food 🙂 I made my grandma’s stuffing […]

Here is a current list of some of Brayden’s favorite things: playing with playdoh talking non-stop. . . like a little chatterbox. sometimes a broken record. he still surprises me sometimes with his phrases and vocabulary having books read to him (see pictures below to help me prove my point) anything that has to do […]

Everyday for the past week, Brayden has said to me, matter of factly, “Let’s go someplace.” When I ask him where, he says, “Let’s go to the seum, later”. (Museum). It’s his absolute favorite place. We have gone three different times since last Friday, and seriously I think he would go every day. For those […]