Our favorite family tradition is going to Noccalula Falls Park for the Christmas At The Falls event. This year they had over 2-million lights and it blows our mind every time how magical it is. We arrived right at 4pm when they opened, and it was empty. First thing was to ride the train. We danced our […]
the shaver crew
behind the scenes of the fund the nations adoption campaign
I’m writing this on the other side of Fund The Nation’s adoption campaign because I just couldn’t gather my thoughts to write anything beforehand. If you follow me on social media, you likely saw the blow-up I did with our big news. I wish I could share every single post and Reel I created, and […]
rylie’s 6th birthday party || star wars themed
Aaron introduced the kids to the original Star Wars (the 6 movie set) a several weeks ago and Rylie became glued. When I asked if she wanted that to be her birthday party theme, she quickly said “YES!!!” We sent out what I think was one of the coolest invites ever, and got ready. It […]
little house on the prairie – backyard party
Some of our sweet homeschool friends invited us over for a Little House On The Prairie backyard party and my heart was ecstatic. This Little House obsessed family quickly accepted and began reading “Little House In The Big Woods” as was requested leading up to the event. At the party, everyone brought a themed snack […]
forest school – woodland animals themed
Week 5 of forest school was focused on woodland animals. The first week our group gathered we learned about gardening, second week was harvesting, third week was about Autumn, fourth was highlighting the diverse seasons, and this week we met some woodland animals. My kids usually end up at the snack table immediately after class, and this week’s […]
forest school – seasons themed
Week 4 of our forest school was Thursday, October 20th, and it was so creative. The first week our group gathered we learned about gardening, second week was harvesting, third week was about Autumn, and this one was about all the diverse seasons. Our class time started with each child getting a piece of paper and drawing […]
old baker pumpkin patch 2022
On Saturday, October 8th, we made plans to go to Old Baker Farm with my sister/brother-in-law to go hunting for pumpkins. Aaron & Spencer stayed home so it turned into just a girls trip. We intentionally got there right at opening in hopes to avoid the heavy Saturday crowd, and we were successful. The first […]
superhero set fundraiser
Ready to save the world? Be a hero by helping us adopt I found this fundraiser in my initial fundraiser idea search back in January but I intentionally set it aside to release in the Autumn. When September was ending, I found our sets and anxiously waited for them to arrive in the mail. Pretty […]
forest school – autumn theme
This is week 3 of our sweet forest school and I’m still so thankful to be a part of this community! The first week we learned about gardening, second week was harvesting, and this week was about Autumn. Forest School or Nature School is best described as learning that happens while playing outside. Of course you […]
georgia aquarium trip 2
On September 27th, we took another trip to the Georgia Aquarium. We bought a year-pass in July and made our first trip out in early August as a last celebration of summer. To celebrate Paisley’s 3rd birthday, we decided to go again. This trip we brought my mom who was visiting from out of town, […]