Category: family fun


Jan
2022

Easy, Low-Cost, Low-Key, Gender Reveal

categories: family fun, pregnancy, YouTube

We have never chosen to have a big gender reveal, and with baby number six has been no exception. It has just been my husband and I, or as we had more kids, we included the kids by bringing them to the ultrasound. The difference with this pregnancy because of the Covid precautions, no one but me was allowed in my doctor appointments.

I wanted to come up with a something a little more fun than just coming home and announcing, “it’s a ….” to the family. So, after a couple weeks I came up with this easy, low key gender reveal idea one night while lying in bed trying to fall asleep (thanks pregnancy insomnia).

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Jul
2020

Fishing with Kids: Tips to Make Things Easier

categories: family fun, kids
fishing with kids

Sometimes starting a new family activity has growing pains, and it is no different when you are fishing with kids! We have 5 children all still under the age of 10, so as you can imagine it sometimes get a little hectic when trying to enjoy fishing ourselves, teaching, and all around enjoying fishing as a family.

Today I wanted to share some tips on how we enjoy fishing with our kids. Over the last couple of years we have gotten in a routine and have set up a few systems to make things run a little smoother.

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Apr
2020

What I’m Loving during Quarantine: Reading, Watching, Listening, Doing

categories: family fun, favorites

I thought it would be fun to sharing a little bit of this and that today. Things like what I’m reading, watching, listening etc. The seasons are starting to change along with our routines, but those touch stone items in our life keep us grounded, especially when life can feel chaotic during quarantine.

Family Time

Playing UNO. I recently picked this up on a grocery and essentials run, and we have been playing it almost daily, sometimes multiple times! A classic!

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Apr
2020

Embracing the Slow during COVID-19

categories: family fun

At first, the initial shut down did not seem to change our daily life. We already homeschool, we are not currently active with any sports or clubs, and my husband still was traveling. As the weeks went by and the grocery store panic and empty shelves, social distancing made it impossible to get together with friends, the library is still closed, I did have a bit of emotional shock.

Embracing this slow season I believe has been both hard and energizing to families- ours included, even though we didn’t have as much of initial shock.

I have always said good morning to the each child as they wake, but I know stop to note the look on their sleepy face or how my toddler lights up when he sees the baby already awake.

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Oct
2018

Fall Bucket List

categories: family fun, Holidays, printables

Fall Bucket List!! I don’t know about you, but my kids and I always get excited about a new season or a holiday. One way we kick it off is to make a list of things we want to do! Fall has already started here in Indiana, so some of these things we have already crossed off our list. There are probably 20 more things we could add to our list too!!

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Apr
2018

Weekend Fun: Butterflies, Haircuts, and Lasagna

categories: family fun

Happy Monday! 

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Most of the blogs I follow used to do ‘weekend recap’ type posts on Mondays, but I don’t see that much anymore. I have always enjoy them- not only does it help to feel like I know them better and it gives me new ideas! (more…)


Jan
2018

Happy 29th to Me!

categories: family fun, Holidays
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The kids crowded around to watch as a I rolled, sprinkled, cut, and arranged cinnamon rolls on Thursday evening after cleaning up dinner. Choosing your birthday meals are a family tradition and one I hope plants seeds of fond memories together. They chatted among themselves on what I was doing, what ingredients I was doing, and crinkled their noses as I arranged the cinnamon rolls on the cookie sheet. These small every day things I don’t always recognize, sometimes later only recalling them as wishing time would rewind do soak in them a moment longer. (more…)


Oct
2017

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

categories: family fun

Last weekend we headed out to the pumpkin patch! We were surprised that it had already been pretty picked over, but the kids got to ride in the wagon, play with ladybugs, and buy another jug of fresh apple cider so I’ll call that a win 😉

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Sep
2017

YouTube Adventure

categories: family fun, YouTube

So, we did a thing… And started a YouTube channel!

 

For years I have read blogs and finally started one, and I’ve also watched YouTube over the last couple years. Something my husband said has really struck me.. If I spend “all this time” reading blogs and watching videos, why am I not doing it myself?  .. Our vision is to be family centered: family trips, homeschool, one income/stay at home mom life, recipes, kids fun, nature walks, etc!

Let me say this, videos take practice to create 🙂 Yesterday I uploaded our 2nd video: Apple Picking with Daddy. Feel free to watch and if you want to stick around to watch our adventures just hit subscribe!

do you watch YouTube? If so what kind of videos do you enjoy the most?

 

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