We are trying to do less candy for our at-home celebrations this year. Not because we are trying to limit candy, but because we know that he will be getting candy at so many little events and from family. Every holiday, we end up with so much candy!! So, we are going to move in […]
Child Development / Mom Life / New Baby / Support
Terrible Twos, Threenagers, Ferocious Fours…
When you are the parent of an infant, you are getting almost no sleep and trying to learn a whole new world with an infant who is also trying to learn a whole new world. And people start then saying to you… “Oh just wait until they are walking… that’s when it gets hard!” Then […]
Mental Health / Mom Life / Mom Win / Progress over Perfection / Support / Vulnerability
Positive Mom Moments
Why is it so hard for us moms to see the good sometimes? If one things goes awry we hone in on it and forget about all the other positive things that happened that day or week even! We tend to focus on what didn’t go well versus what did or where we can improve […]
Goals / Intentions / Mental Health / Mom Life / Self Care / Unplug
1000 Hours
I have a new goal. I want to unplug for 1,000 hours. The goal is to do this in 365 days. Surely, I can do it in less. To reach 1,000 hours in one year, that is about 3 hours un plugged each day. This seems like too small of a goal honestly. It feels […]
Big Brother / Little Brother / Siblings / Transitions
Brooks is transitioning into his Big Brother Role
Brooks is rocking this big brother thing! Over the past four months he has been the BEST Big Brother! He transitioned to being a big brother so so well! Of course we had some big emotions and still do some days as we understand the ever changing role of big brother and how things change […]
CNC / Jennie's Projects / Projects / Woodworking / X-Carve Projects
Come In, Let’s Learn Sign
These were made for the homeschool expo show we did and they turned out so cute, we wanted to share and add them as an option to the Etsy shop! These Let’s Learn signs would be great for a classroom, as a gift for a teacher, and in a homeschool room! You can find both […]
Nurseries
Sawyer’s Nursery
Welcome to Sawyer’s Nursery! If you have been with us a while, you may notice this room looks familiar! This was also Brooks’ nursery, he got an upgrade to a big boy room (you can see more about that here)! The first thing we chose when we found out Sawyer was a boy was the […]
Chloe's Projects / CNC / Laser Engraved / Projects / Woodworking
World and US Maps
We are so excited to be a part of a local homeschool expo here in Greenville, SC. We wanted to add something for the older students. We feel like these would be a great addition to any classroom or learning space! We will be adding one to our playroom! There are so many ways these […]
Birthday Parties / Celebrate / Celebrations / Just For Fun / Mom Life
Lucian’s Birthday Party
Anyone else feel a strong pressure to make your child’s birthday party over-the-top amazing? Everywhere you look on social media, you see birthday parties that are beautiful, so on theme and extravagant. I am not sure when it started, but it seems like parties are getting bigger and BIGGER. Mom, I want to tell you […]
CNC / Jennie's Projects / Projects / Woodworking / X-Carve Projects
Name/Letter Trains
This project came about after Lucian was playing with Chloe’s Noel Christmas train decoration. We decided to make name/letter trains. This is such a fun project from design, cutting, gluing, painting, and finishing! Both Brooks and Lucian loves trains so this was a very fitting project! Sawyer needed his very first push/pull toy too! He […]
Crafts / Just For Fun / Tips and Tricks / Toddler Activities
Tips for Arts and Crafts with Babies and Toddlers
We absolutely love doing arts and crafts with our little guys! And, of course, they love it too! We love the messy and the not-so-messy activities. The first tip is just to be sure and remember that art with kids is always more about the process than the product! you should try to maintain very […]