~Mali is 4.8 years and Elli is 2.9 years old~ If you give a mom two weeks to do a lesson on squirrels, she will have way too much fun with it! Here is what I have been doing to explore nature with my young children. We have lots of these little furry …

~Malachi is 4 years 8 months~ Our activities this week focused on the letter X. Bible : ( Sing the Word from A-Z ) e X cept ye be converted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. Matthew chapter eighteen, vers…

I have always wondered about the benefits of online memberships for teachers, so I was thrilled to receive a trial membership to ABC Teach as a member of the Crew. For $40 a year, an ABC Teach membership includes access to over 35,000 pages of printable …

Do you ever wonder if your child has gaps in his writing? I do. My kids don't like to write (unless they are writing a story or notebooking) so I was excited to receive a subscription to MY Access!® Home Edition to review for the Crew. MY Access!® Hom…

From my garden ~ Peacevine Cherry Tomato ~ an heirloom variety known for it's calming effect. I have a passion for growing heirloom seeds.  Heirloom seeds are not just special because they are handed down from generation to generation and because they are…

From my garden ~ Peacevine Cherry Tomato ~ an heirloom variety known for it's calming effect. I have a passion for growing heirloom seeds. If you are wondering what is so special about heirloom seeds, I will tell you that they are not just special becaus…

~Eliana is 33 Months~ For our Tot School time, we have been learning to sign with Baby Signing Time . I can't say how much I love these videos! We are working through 2 at a time and are on the first two: In Volume 1 "It's Baby Signing Time&q…

Last week I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with this, but I can see the benefits of writing a weekly post and while I am still getting used to this, I have actually been looking forward to it this week. Here is what I will do: I will give a brief …