Nathan is in the kitchen with mom today and we made Checkered Flag Cookies! This recipe is a modification of the recipe found in our Taste of Home Cooking For Kids/Kid's Party Foods book. The original recipe can also be found here . Here is what you wo…

~Malachi is 4 years 5 months ~ We had a w onderfully long time with the letter W! Malachi had Challenger Soccer camp one week. We spent a w eek making trips to w ade in the w ater at the creek and bike ride. This past week we managed to squeeze in a few m…

What do you do when 20 pounds of sweet cherries is delivered to your door? If you are me, you jump for joy! And then you make cherry jam! {Keeping little hands (and big ones) out of the bowl was a challenge! } First we washed and pitted all the cherries. I pi…

~Eliana is 2 1/2 years~ We have really been enjoying the online books that I mention here . Eliana loves to sit and listen to the books being read aloud. She has several favorites that she reads often. She is counting, pointing out letters, filling in rhymi…