Category: Motherhood

I’m not sure it’s even worth posting pictures of our weekend, since I only took a few and all we really did was clean and hunker down before our guests arrive this week. Since I’ve started working, even though it is only part-time, I find it so much harder to stay on top of housework … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

Ah, the wonderful things you can do with yarn! Last week, we shared our beeswax-preserved fall leaves, which we hung all around the house to decorate for fall. This week, I wanted to share with you the God’s Eye weaving that my boys have been doing after school, in the car, at the breakfast table, … Continue reading “Montessori-Inspired: God’s Eye Weaving”

Our boys were off school on Thursday and Friday for parent-teacher conferences, so it feels like we just had a four-day weekend. It was a busy couple of days followed by complete nose-to-the-grindstone work at home. We cleaned, did yard work, cleaned some more, did laundry, cooked and baked, organized and pared down. The dust … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

The way Andrew plays with our boys is so different from the way I play with them. He is rougher (of course, still careful not to hurt them), more boisterous, louder, and just generally crazier! I love watching him toss them around or wrestle them while they collapse into fits of giggles. Sometimes he pushes … Continue reading “How Dads Play”

This weekend was so beautiful and uplifting. Andrew was out of town Friday and most of Saturday running a marathon in Indianapolis with one of his brothers (their second in less than a year!), the boys had their open houses at school on Friday night, and we found ourselves surrounded by neighborhood friends on Saturday … Continue reading “Preserving Fall Leaves”