As you may know by now, holiday festivities and meaningful gifting fill my heart with happiness! I started putting together little Valentine’s Day baskets for the kids a few years ago, and it has become my favorite part of the holiday. I aim to be very intentional with my gifting by selecting items they might...
Yesterday we embarked upon a whirlwind day of valentine crafting and baking, and we made a batch of our absolute favorite Love and Kisses Cookies. These decadent, fudgy cookies are almost brownie-like in texture, and the sprinkles are so wonderfully festive! They truly are the perfect Valentine’s Day treat. The kids did an amazing job...
With a bright, shiny new year ahead, it is the perfect time to set some new goals. We embarked upon goal setting with Isla last year, and this year we thought it might be valuable to give it a try with Cole as well. How we approached the process of goal setting with a 7-year...
Here is how our final advent activities looked as we approached Christmas: 4 activities, all crammed together in 2 days, with very little aesthetic fanfare— and they were all still wonderful!!! Knowing Cole’s interest for fine motor activities, my mom taught him to make pomanders. They used a skewer to poke holes in the oranges,...
We found these darling ice cream cone Christmas tree bird feeders (say that five times, fast) on Pinterest a few years ago and love putting them together each year! They make wonderful gifts, and we are excited to drop ours off on neighbors’ porches during our Christmas Eve hike tomorrow. We wrapped them in a...
