Happy Valentine’s Day everybody! Whether you have a special someone or you’re avoiding social media and every restaurant in town, I hope you see this holiday as a friendly reminder to love those closest to you all year long. But ultimately, I hope you embrace the fierce, unwavering love of the Father. His love for […]
Author: sarahmshaver
valentine’s sugar cookies
It’s Valentine’s week and I wanted to kick it off with making sugar cookies. So Sunday morning (2.9.20) the girls and I whipped up a batch. Emmaline showing off her sticky, dough covered fingers. This was Rylie’s contribution to the cookie cutting process haha. This girl was constantly sneaking bites of cookie dough… 😛 The […]
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forest animal themed snack
Today I want to share with you our themed snack for the month of January where my family focused on winter. Specifically, some of the animals in the snowy forest. I hope you were able to snag my free printable in my last post! If you haven’t, check it out and enjoy it with this […]
“I’m being selfish.” – my decision to stop nursing my baby
I know the title of this post threw you off. I know because if I read it with no backstory, I’d be confused too. Nursing is a part of motherhood I never expected to be difficult. God designed our bodies to grow another human being, that in and of itself is absolutely incredible to me. […]
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FREE LEARNING ACTIVITY PRINTABLE FOR TODDLERS: winter themed
Did you guys hear about the new Monthly Book Box I just announced for my fellow book lovers? You can read all about it here, but the cliffnotes is I chose a theme for each month this year to take an Usborne book and create a craft and snack to go with it. I initially […]
paisley – 4 months old
4-months-old. Wow. This girl has done so much growing this month! Likes: Talking Snuggling in blankets standing smiling looking at toys Dislikes: Sitting in her potty sitting in the bumbo for too long not being held doing tummy time for too long Food: Is eating ever an issue for the Shaver girls? 😛 Paisley had […]
valentine gift ideas for your kid’s friends + classmates (with 4 free printable valentines)
I remember making valentine cards for everyone in my class. I also remember attaching a piece of candy to it too. As a parent, I’m really not interested in spending money on candy. I’d much rather give our little friends something unique, fun and creative. That’s why I think these Usborne goodies are worth investing […]
valentine’s day book box
I love holidays! I also love how it sets a theme that transfers into decorating, finding crafts and books to go along with it. So when I saw Valentine’s Day was next month, I instantly started dreaming. One of the things I dreamt up was a Valentine’s Book Box for our littles. What fun to […]
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my blogging struggle
You know when you think you’ve put a demon to rest, only to find it roaring it’s big ugly head at you from time to time. That’s me and not feeling enough. Not feeling qualified. Some life circumstances birthed this beast and I still find myself picking up a sword to fight it. This past […]
my word for 2020
At the end and very beginning of the year, you probably heard a lot of people talking about their word for the year. If you’re unfamiliar with this idea, you chose one word that essentially creates a theme for your year – a little reminder. Last year I made the decision to have a word […]