One thing Chloe and I really enjoy is doing things with the boys that are fun and that allow us to compare year over year how they are growing and changing physically and artistically too! As I was putting ornaments on our Christmas tree and pulled out ornaments that we have made over the past […]
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Disney Trip 2022
When we got pregnant with the boys, we said we would take them to Disney when they turned 3. Then all of a sudden, they turned three! So, we took the boys to Disney this year. When we started planning, we wanted to go in the Fall, after Brooks had turned 3. After doing some […]
DIY Wrapping Paper Ideas for Kids
We started a tradition last year of making Wrapping Paper prints for presents from us. Lucian loved getting to paint and some of our family members still have their wrapping paper hung up on display at their house! I simply buy inexpensive wrapping paper that is brown paper on the inside, roll it out, and […]
Winter Plans
Every year BJ and I start talking about all the places we want to take Brooks to and see before Thanksgiving! This year we started our list and started purchasing tickets earlier than we have in the past to ensure we could get to all the items on our list and not miss out on […]
Santa Puzzle
This project came about after last week’s winter/Christmas projects post, after making the Santa pieces for the Tic Tac Toe game and really loving how those turned out I decided Santa needed a piece of his own so I decided on a puzzle because I LOVE making those and thought this would be a cute […]
Christmas and Winter Projects
Village Blocks: I am in love with how these turned out. I have these set up on our mantle as a very simple Christmas Village. And love the look. And love that Lu can play with and rearrange them too! I created them for us to use at Christmas, but these can be used to […]
Gift Ideas for Toddlers
We use the 4 gift idea to help us with gifts for our little ones. One gift they want, need, read, and wear. Want: The boys are still a little young to tell us what they want. We have picked up on interest they have and are using that this year. Brooks loves music and […]
Gift Ideas for Grandparents and other family
We enjoy giving homemade and personalized gifts to grandparents and other family members. They don’t have to be expensive but are sure to be cherished! Shutterfly Gifts: Calendar: This is something Chloe does every year for Lance’s side of the family. We make a calendar that includes all of Nana’s kids’ and grandkids’ birthdates and […]
Friday Favorites
This Week on the Blog: Next Week on the Blog: Guest Post with our mom friend: Maddie Parker and a book caddy project from Jennie! This Week’s Favorites: North Carolina Christmas Celebrations: Mooresville Christmas Parade (canceled this year, looking forward to returning next year) Santa at the Mooresville County Library Breakfast with Santa at the […]
Christmas Toys
We are quickly approaching Christmas and we could not be more excited about celebrating and creating traditions with the boys! We also are having a lot of fun with Christmas projects and wanted to share those with you! Christmas Ornaments Push/Pull Toys Christmas Croquet Christmas Puzzles Reindeer Teether Stackers