Our little town had Cowboy Day and our crew was so excited to participate. We started at my mom’s house (she lives a couple blocks from downtown) and walked in the sprinkling rain to get started. We were gifted cowboy hats and scarfs which was fun / festive and the kids loved walking around. We […]
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raw and tender
I haven’t talked about the adoption much lately, and I’ve spent literally weeks trying to think what to say. What to share. Not because I feel obligated, because I like talking about it. But ultimately, we are in the waiting season – the valley. And that’s just a hard place to be. There are no […]
nature day forest school – hibernation
We’ve had three weeks of Nature Day Forest School and every week it brings more joy to our crew. The first week of the Winter Semester we talked about Weather, then the second week we highlighted Winter Animals. But this last week (2.18.23) we talked about Hibernation. I talked to the kids about what hibernation […]
nature day forest school – winter animals
Hosting our own Forest School has been such fun. Our first week we talked about Weather, and week two (2.15.23) we highlighted Winter Animals. I pulled out the DIY Snow again and also found this cute Arctic Fox craft. Snack this week was a polar bear face and the kids made a few + ate […]
nature day forest school – weather themed
We had our very first day of Nature Day Forest School on Wednesday, February 8th, and our focus was WEATHER. I intentionally kept it simple because I wanted to have a chance for families to find our house, get settled, see how it would run, etc. Snack was a mix of popcorn, M&Ms, pretzels and […]
nature day – forest school launch
Ever since we moved onto our property two years ago, Aaron & I dreamed of hosting a Forest School. Forest School or Nature School is best described as learning that happens while playing outside. You may remember we attended one in the Fall and it was magical. I’m so thankful for those weeks we had. […]
words to encourage you in the waiting season (from someone who is waiting)
“who you become while you’re waiting is as important as what you’re waiting for.” “Behold, I’m doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not see it? I am making a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” -Isaiah 43:19 “but what if where You want me is exactly where I […]
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my fav at home iced latte recipe
I’m not a big coffee person. Never have been. But over the last couple years I’ve found a couple coffee things I like and one of them is iced lattes. So when a fellow mama on social media shared her at home iced latte recipe, I had to try it. I am happy to report […]
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the twin’s stroller
There are parts about the adoption journey that are so freaking hard and no one can prepare you. We’ve been what the adoption-world calls “paper pregnant” for much longer then I’ve ever been physically pregnant and it starts doing things to your brain after a while. You start wanting to rush, wanting to plan, wanting […]
the result from our fall goal for the adoption
I already shared this on social media, but because I posted it on the blog, I figured I should share here too ;P In August, I set a lofty goal of raising $25,000 for our adoption by the New Year. When December came, I readjusted that goal to $15,000 and I’m pleased to share we […]