31
Oct
Happy Halloween
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Halloween is a big deal in our house. Witches, pumpkins, ghosts, black cats, CANDY… the whole lot! Little L was Little Bear for her Halloween party at school yesterday. It was the 1st of 3 costumes making the rounds. Today she’ll be “leaves changing colors on the tree” and and then a mermaid. […]
14
Feb
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, L gives her heart to mermaids, fairies, and make believe. Who or what has captured your heart this Valentine’s Day?
18
Jan
Winnie-the-Pooh Day
Today is Winnie-the-Pooh Day, as it is the date of A.A. Milne’s birthday, January 18, 1882! We love you Pooh (and Tigger too)! image source: chopzz
1
Jan
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Happy New Year, my friends! Looking back… As much as 2011 was a year of movement, 2012 was a year of of cultivation. At home, L continues to grow and grow and grow into her own. She’s becoming increasingly independent with each day, and smart as a whip by the second. She’s becoming quite […]
25
Dec
Merry Christmas
Warm wishes to you and Merry Christmas! Love, Rebecca image: How Six Found Christmas by Tina Schart Hyman
12
Dec
Reading Together: Christmas Stories
Originally I wasn’t going post about Christmas books for the latest edition of Reading Together, but I was looking over the books L and I have been reading together the most lately and the large majority are (surprise!) Christmas books. Looks like it was inevitable. I’ve included a few brand new favorites, tried and true […]
4
Dec
DIY Sweet Gum Ball Garland
Do these pokey alien-looking things that fall from the tree look familiar? They currently litter the sidewalks in our neighborhood and I never knew what they were called until the other day. Sweet Gum Balls. They’re the fruit from sweetgum trees. I learned this when my coworker, Linda, happened to mentioned that she used to […]
28
Nov
A Tree of Her Own
My 2-year old daughter, L, is getting to the age when the holiday season means something. Something mysterious. Something wonderful. Something magical. She’s been especially fascinated with: Snowmen (specifically Frosty), Santa Claus, and Christmas Trees. The other day, we were walking around a craft store when she spotted a display of metallic, miniature Christmas trees […]
27
Nov
Seeing Things
November morning light. Dinosaurs and milk mustaches. Thanksgiving greetings. Thanksgiving leftovers Santa makes an appearance (and gets stuck). You better watch out, you better not cry… You better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. Happy Holidays! How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? We had both mine and my husband’s family in […]
