Are you interested in participating in Operation Christmas Child and want to know how to pack your boxes inexpensively? We also love collecting and setting up a Jingle Bell Book Shop. Both allow us to give back. The only catch? Everything needs to be ready to be mailed in mid-November. Read on to learn how we like to pack our Christmas shoeboxes. I'm happy to share how we're giving back through Operation Christmas Child, not to boast, but to encourage you to find a way to do … [Read more...]
Family Vacations – How to Have the Best One Ever
How to Have The Best Family Vacations We've all heard it: Traveling without kids is a vacation and after kids is a "work trip". Mom truth: Vacationing with kids is hard! Vacationing with your own kids can be even harder. How can you enjoy family vacations with kids? Here are 5 Tips to help you transition to Vacation Mode. I have some words of wisdom to share with you from my Dad. "It takes 48 hours to get into vacation mode." I've experienced this time and time again. … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Tips for National Parks
Family Friendly Tips for National Parks. Want to enjoy the National Parks, but are a little overwhelmed? Fortunately for me, I’ve had my parents and sister to help guide the way on my first adventures. Here are some Family Friendly Tips for enjoying the National Parks. Rangers are Your Friends – They know the ins and outs of their park. They can tell you where to park, how to get to the best shuttle bus, which hikes would be best for your family. Rangers are the ones who helped us get … [Read more...]
Simple Preparations for Easter with Children
Simple Preparations for Easter. We're preparing for Easter! As a Christian, it's our most important celebration of the year. We love planning a neighborhood Easter celebration and reading this great book, The Jesus Storybook Bible (available here). Just like advent during Christmas, this can be read everyday before Easter during Lent. The book has has 44 passages and is a super easy daily read. We aim to finish around Easter, so I count backwards from Easter for 44 days. Sometimes I add … [Read more...]
How We Celebrate Brothers Day
Brother's Day Have you ever thought about celebrating Brother's Day? Maybe you've never heard of this holiday. We hadn't either, so we decided to make up our own holiday. You celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day, but what do your kids get? In an effort to encourage our family's time together and strengthen bonds, we created Brother's Day! Why a Siblings Day? We want to create traditions that encourage our family time together. We're so busy in our normal life, that setting one … [Read more...]
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