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March 2020 Stay At Home Fun Guide & Calendar

March 15, 2020 Andrea

With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) shutting down schools and pretty much everything else, I took the time today to schedule out our kids school week as they will be out of school until at least May 27th. If the schools are shut down longer then I'll add March 30th and start … [Read more...]

Rock Balancing

July 16, 2017 Eric

A few years back Andrea and I went on a hike. On this hike we saw these rocks stacked on top of another. Different shapes, different sizes, it didn't matter if they were big or small. There was no rhyme or reason just simply rocks being stacked one at a time. I had to look this … [Read more...]

Healthy pre-made meal!

July 16, 2017 Eric

It was the fourth of July weekend. My dad and his wife have a beautiful mountain house that sits at the bottom of a ski resort. It was a place that up until 3 years ago was a "vacation" home as my dad was still employed as a pastor. Andrea and I would take full advantage and … [Read more...]

Fruits and Starting them early.

March 5, 2014 Eric

As we live in a very controversial time with children and weight and eating right types of food, the one comment I always hear is "your children eat so good". A lot of people have always said "my kids dont like fruits" or I hear "my kids wont eat fruits". To me and in no means am … [Read more...]

The Perfect Gift For Bakers

December 14, 2017 By Andrea

As of last week we really hadn't done much of any Christmas shopping. I know. It's not that we haven't wanted to, but it's a year of minimalism and we've been trying to declutter and finish sorting through boxes in the basement from when we moved in 2 years ago. We both have the want to tackle the clutter and projects, but the list is never ending and when you have 4 kids and run a business there really is no such thing as "free time". I'm sure you can relate. As we're doing our shopping … [Read More...]

Personalized Place cards for Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner

December 7, 2017 By Andrea

We hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year and one thing that I definitely wanted to do was create individual place cards. It's a great way to personalize place settings and avoid confusion as who will to sit where (in our case all the kids wanted to sit next to their Grandparents). I found a simple template online and then printed it on watercolor paper which I had to trim the edges off to be able to fit it into the printer. The advantages of using watercolor paper is that it is thick enough … [Read More...]

What Do We Tell Our Children When Life Gets Difficult?

July 20, 2017 By Andrea

There's so much good and so much bad in the world it's so often hard to tell them apart. Like most adults I can tell quite a few stories that at the time they were the worst moments of my life. If there's one thing that every human being can relate to it is the constant struggles of life. Then inevitable ups and downs. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. So what do we tell our children? You tell them this: "Please know that we are here for you. ALWAYS. There's never a time of night … [Read More...]

How a Walk Through The Park Can Change Your Child

July 13, 2017 By Andrea

One of the things that I love the most about Spring and Summer is being able to take advantage of being outdoors. If you live in a climate where it's nice and warm all year round I greatly envy you at times. But the payoff is being able to see the full beauty of all four seasons at their finest. Warm Springs with a rebirth of plants and flowers gives way to hot days of Summer and endless days in the pool. Fall creeps around the corner bringing with it a crisp chill in the air and a beautiful … [Read More...]