It’s no secret that we love going outside. But I can remember a day, not so long ago, that it wasn’t that important to us. Sure, we got out of the house from time to time. But it always seemed like such a hassle. Like something that needed to be planned and prepared for. Where…
Day 188 Today we blew giant bubbles in the back yard and afterwards the kids played in a giant bowl of bubble soap! I think they had more fun splashing around than blowing bubbles. Day 189 We went for a family bike ride today. We decided to bike down to the trail instead of drive.…
The other night I was washing my face and Juniper exclaimed “Mommy! You look like a moose! You have polka dots on yours nose!” I was laughing so hard! You never know what that girl is going to say… A while back I bought a notebook with the sole purpose of writing down all of…
For some reason today I’m finding myself slightly obsessed with the possibility of starting a collection of things that glow in the dark. I did when I was a kid. In fact, I had a bottle of glow in the dark nail polish, and I painted a bunch of random stuff throughout my room. You…
I finally got this drawing wrapped up the other day on my lunch break. This one is for Samantha, the winner of my first ever giveaway! I’m not usually very good at full-body shots, but I like the way this one turned out. The small size of the faces made it especially challenging. I’ve decided…
In an effort to bring a little more structure to our 365 Days Outside challenge, I’ve started thinking of our backyard as more of a classroom. Once a week we make a trip to our local library for some fun books, and then plan an outside activity based on one of them. I LOVE the…
I got to do some sewing this weekend! It felt good to blow the dust off my machine and make some pretty things. I bought this fabric at a yard sale a few months ago. After sewing some new curtains for our kitchen window, I had enough leftover to sew a pretty new dress for…
Day 181 Daddy took the kids for a bike ride to the park today so I could finish reading The Maze Runner. Flynn always gets so excited when we take out the bike trailer. Day 182 Today we started cleaning out the area below our deck. Our plan is to put in a sand pit,…
I took the kids to the library yesterday when I got home from work to give Dad a break since he hasn’t been feeling well. It was kind of amazing how well-behaved they were! Juniper whispered the entire time and cleaned up the toys whenever she moved on to something else. And Flynn didn’t try…
July was such a fun month! My sister and her family came to stay with us for a few days, we discovered a favorite place to go swimming, bought a cheap bike trailer, finally got library cards, celebrated Shaun’s birthday and our engagement anniversary, had a couple of great date nights and went to the…