The past couple of days Hazel has been complaining that her stomach hurts. The first day I had to run errands before going to work and Steve was working from home so we let her watch television while...
Our DinnerHazel and I made some pasta salad last night. This is a fun recipe since Hazel can chop most of the vegetables we like in it. I love having it since it makes such a great lunch afterwards. ...
This morning Hazel announced she wanted pancakes for breakfast. In other words, she wanted to cook. So we made some. We had some very ripe bananas that I wanted to do something with so I gave three o...
What have you been up to with your family this week? Did you do something new and exciting? Go on a trip? Or just dance in your living room? Please share below! Kelly over at Happy Whimsical He...
Patio garden with vegetable garden in backgroundWe spent a good part of last weekend outside in our gardens. One of the major issues we have in our yard is that we do not have great sun in the back y...
Ive been trying to find some good projects to share with you, but since I have a 3-year-old right now, I also want them to be something she can relate to. Thus I am sharing with you lots of picture b...
Ok, I know Im a day early, but I have lots going on tomorrow so I wanted to take some time this weekend to remember what our holiday tomorrow is about. For those of you not in the USA, the last Monda...
Wow, Im always amazed by what people make. If you have not checked out all of last weeks entries, please visit and check them out!! Also a reminder that I am hosting a link party for teacher gif...
Ok, this is really from my second day of experimenting with dyes and techniques, but it is the third post since I already posted Day 1 and Day 3. On this day we did some experimenting. I tried to mak...
Today (Thursday) is Hazels last day of school. It is hard to believe another school year has gone by. This is our last parent/child class together. Next year she will be in the nursery program and I ...
We had some ripe bananas so we made some banana muffins. It is a relatively easy recipe. I changed it from my Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.Mix:1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour1/3 cup ground almond m...
Have you done something fun with your family lately? Kelly over at Happy Whimsical Hearts and I have this great link party to share those wonderful times. We hope to inspire all of us to have more qu...
Well, I have to admit, I was thinking about making Multicultural Monday a monthly thing. I feel like I have lots to share and never have the time to share it all, but then while doing research for my...
While at Drumlin Farm I saw that they were selling yarn made from their sheeps wool. This year I saw an unbleached off-white natural (white sheep) color as well as the greyish color I bought last yea...
Wow, what amazing posts people shared last week. If you havent had a chance to check them out, please go visit and see. I loved so many of the later ones. I once again had a hard time picking feature...
At last weeks Sharing Saturday, I featured 2 Big, 2 Littles Playing with Water. I knew we had to try it and we did. Both Saturday and Sunday. Hazel loved it!! She has a water and sand table, but we f...
So this morning we looked outside and saw a bunny in our yard. Then the male mallard came for some food. Plus we always have grey squirrels and morning doves, robins, sparrows and some finches around...
A couple of Sharing Saturdays ago, Jamie at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shared her recipe for fresh strawberry scones (and homemade strawberry milk). We have gotten scones a few times at Starb...
Kelly at Happy Whimsical Hearts and I run a link party to share your family times every Tuesday. Please link up below and visit Happy Whimsical Hearts to read about her quality family time!This...
So this week as I was trying to think what I wanted to share with you for Multicultural Monday, I got a very nice package in the mail. Around Earth Day, I entered the contests on Natural Kids Team. W...
Happy Mothers Day!! Did you get a great homemade gift? Want to share it at our link party? Please do!! Sharing Saturday is also still open!! Come share your child-oriented crafts, activitie...
Wow, we had so many wonderful ideas shared last week!! Have you been back to check them out? You should. I know I had a really hard time picking features because so many of them were so creative and ...
On Wednesday we had our class at the Mass Audubon Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. We skipped our class at Drumlin Farm this week since Hazel claimed to feel like she was going to throw up on our wa...
Come to the side of our house, and you will be greeted by a lovely planter of flowers, but if you look closely you may see a little more. You may see the fairy house and pond and if you are real...
This weekend Hazel and I baked some banana muffins and we planted magic beans. First our muffin recipe. I adapted this recipe from Jessica Seinfelds Deceptively Delicious. As last week, I am trying t...
Just a quick reminder that Sharing Saturday and Homemade Mothers Day Gift link parties are still open. Please come linkup with your child-oriented crafts and activities and your great Mothers Day ide...
With Mothers Day only one week away, I thought it would be fun to share some homemade Mothers Day gift ideas. So if you have any from this year or previous, please link them below.I thought I would s...
Wow, we got some great crafts and activities shared last week. If you havent stopped by to check them out, please do. Also if you have a family time post that you would like to share with us at Happy...
Last weekend our next door neighbor (a 10-year-old) came over to play with Hazel. They decided to build a house. They started with a fairy house. They started by gathering materials--sticks, rocks, p...
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