Brother-Bond
Love is a totally amazing thing. I love to watch their brother-bond grow! I thank God every time I see them together. [...]
The Joy of Building
The Joy of Building March 15, 2024 When I was a child, legos were my thing. I was very proud of the fact that I could build anything, especially when the box had a suggested age far above mine. Pre-teen to teenager: it was the Sauder stuff, you know, that [...]
Floor Blocks and Imagination
#2023 #Family #Pictures #Encourage #Imagination #FloorBlocks #HouseBlocks #BuildingHousesOutOfFoamFloorMatSquares #ProblemSolving #Boys #WatchWithWonder #Children #TheFascinatingImaginationOfAChild [...]
A Peek At Textbooks: Autumn 2022
A Peek At Textbooks: Autumn 2022 October 19, 2022 Our textbooks are usually a medley of what works best. This year Christina and Becky have college books only. Christina still digs into our American Government high school textbook this semester because it “makes it easy to understand” as she’s taking [...]
Building Buddies
December 28, 2020 Building Buddies When we think of toddler, stuffing every unknown object into their mouth is standard, right? I had two where the answer was shockingly “NO!” They both loved all things small – squinkies, legos, and polly pockets. The thing I like about small items is that [...]
Sharks and Legos
Not this weekend, but still a good story! (I’ve saved up some stories from my month of not writing on here.) Becky and Dad thought it was okay to watch Jaws with Lucas. (WWHHAATT??!!) Exactly. Thank you. This screams through every mom’s head when you have a boy who likes [...]
Waffle Blocks
April 23, 2019 Waffle Blocks Well, we have this thing in our house where we give away everything we aren’t using. This goes for toys too. We don’t keep more than we actually use. We find toy drives, needy families, or other causes to give away the overage. I have [...]
Celebration: Disney Springs
How better to celebrate a long first day of college semester than to watch fireworks from three parks atop the Disney Springs parking garage? [...]
Growing Up Gaming
When your family loves board games, nerdy movies, books, and video games, you're probably Growing Up Gaming... [...]