Author Archives: Kimberly

Marble Tracks!

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Kimberly

Elias has a marble track set that he received as a gift a little over a year ago. Ever since he got it, he has loved sending the marbles down the tracks. However, either Nathan or I had to build … Continue reading →

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Family Night

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Kimberly

Nathan and I have decided to implement a twice-monthly family night with just the four of us. We had always had aspirations of starting something like that, but the boys were young, and our schedule always filled up. Starting this … Continue reading →

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The Juice

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Kimberly

I’ve been wanting a smoothie maker, and for Christmas, my mom provided. I’ve been enjoying delicious smoothies made from real fruits a couple of times a week since then. On a related note, (you’ll see how it relates soon, I … Continue reading →

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Star Realms

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Kimberly

If you’ve noticed that the rate of my blog post production has dropped (it’s ok if you didn’t notice), here is your explanation! For Christmas, I got Nathan a game he wanted called Star Realms. Normally I let him play … Continue reading →

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Writing Letters To Annibel

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Kimberly

Elias has recently developed an interest in writing letters to our sponsored children. Annibel is one of the kids we sponsor. We’ve been talking about her more often because she is the newest. Elias asked me if I could write … Continue reading →

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Usbourne For The Win!

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Kimberly

Since yesterday was Epiphany, we had a mini celebration. We don’t do a lot for the twelve days of Christmas or epiphany in our house, but I want our boys to know and understand what they are and mean. We … Continue reading →

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My Baking Helpers

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Kimberly

I am part of a Bunco group that meets on the first Wednesday of each month so today was the day. We usually all bring something to eat or drink with us, and today I decided to make some biscuits. … Continue reading →

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Telling It Like It Is

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Kimberly

Right around Christmas, Elias got hit with the coughing junk that is going around. A few days later, Simon came down with it as well. I was hopeful that I wouldn’t get anything, but unfortunately, my body has succumbed. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Takin’ It Easy

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Kimberly

Now that we are down to the last weekend of winter break, I’ve been reflecting on our time together. I purposefully planned nothing for the break. Our calendar for the entire two weeks had about two things on it. Usually … Continue reading →

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Raising the Kids Right

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Kimberly

Everyone knows if you want your kids to be interested in the same stuff as you, you have to start indoctrinating them when they are young. Of course, we encourage a wide variety of activities and expose them to all … Continue reading →

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