Lately Ive been making an extra effort to sit with the girls while they make art. At least once a day, and especially if Ive prepared a special project for them, we sit together and all w...
Weve been following our plan to focus on one art material or technique at a time. Throughout November, December and the first weeks of January we worked with colored pencils, crayon...
So fun waking up to last nights rainbow of decorations and enjoying them in the bright sunlight of late morning. We all slept in a little longer than usual, with Maya being the first up. ...
25 white balloons, 14 glassybaby votives, party hats, bead necklaces and maracas for the five of us, a Magic 8 Ball to help us predict the year ahead, 12 grapes each and a Nutella cake covered in spa...
After a day of playing and lounging in our nighties we hosted a little Christmas dinner party for family. For some years now weve had a tradition of cooking pulled pork barbecue and all ...
Dolls! Tea set! Charlie Brown Cyclopedia! Sno cone machine! Tintin books! Strawberry Shortcake! Ornaments! Barrettes! Fancy dresses! Wagon! Ear muffs! Play food! Then, a sweet breakfast o...
As far as dinners go, ours are unpredictable. Some evenings we have thoughtful, peaceful talks and eat our food happily and mind our manners. Other evenings we whine about everything, bic...
Rolling out dough in our nightgowns. Big mommy and daddy cookies, medium big girl cookies and adorable tiny baby cookies. The sweet gingery smell of baking filling our house. Gettin...
Yesterday we hosted a little holiday play date for CCs friends that was so much fun. I learned a few things about hosting and enjoying your own party and making guests feel welcome and entertai...
I come from a family of collectors. My parents and everyone on both sides of my families have several collections, some finished, some still growing. Art, ceramics, carved wooden figures, silve...
We have little touches of Christmas in the girls rooms. Tiny trees, simple garlands, sweet ornaments hanging on doorknobs, red ribbons on their favorite stuffed animals. I still havent put anything i...
St. Nicholas always leaves us little things to help celebrate the season. This year, winter nightgowns with matching ones for dolls (or bunnies), Christmas books, beautiful chocolate coin...
This year weve done something a little different with our tree. We have a smaller, potted spruce that weve put on a table. It reminds me of trees Ive seen in vintage storybooks and, from ...
Just a little note to say that Good + Happy Day has its own Facebook page. If youd like to be part of my Facebook community, participate in some great conversations, get more inspiration and in...
Today is the second Sunday of Advent. We lit two candles on our wreath and Patrick said a prayer: During this Advent, let your light of peace and love shine in our world. Give us eyes to see th...
Heres a recipe for a perfectly cozy and relaxing family evening. A favorite holiday movie or several shorter holiday shows. A tray of yummy and mostly nutritious snacks like popcorn, clementines, nut...
A favorite holiday ritual for me is sneaking off with my sister on a weekday morning to visit IKEA and stock up on Swedish holiday goodness. I like shopping at IKEA for simple and inexpensive tablewa...
Just like last year we marked the first day of the holiday month with gingerbread, holiday books, candy canes, and the opening of the advent calendars. Its an after school affair, and reading t...
Happy December! Its the first day of the month and we have plenty of time to set the tone for the holidays ahead and make them a reflection of what’s important to us. So review your values and set yo...
During the holidays, is there something you always leave for last and then get really stressed out about? For me its usually getting the photo card made and mailing gifts out. But this year Im tackli...
Start the holidays with a nice fresh slate. Before bringing anything new into your home, declutter, clean and tidy. Make it so candlelight, holiday greenery, good food and meaningful decorations can ...
The holiday season can be a time of stress and anxiety when its meant to be one of reflection, peace and intention. Ill be posting regularly here and on Facebook to help me and my family and all of y...
Lately the girls seemed to have hit an artistic funk in which they began project after project both simple and ambitious and never finished any. At the end of a weekend day or rainy afternoon t...
Fall is my personal favorite time of year. There are so many wonderful things to do this season, both inside the home and outdoors. We live in a part of the world where fall turns the trees to go...
These little apples and pumpkins are so easy to make and fun to play with. We have been making them every fall for several years and still we cant get over how cute they come out. This year we adde...
This fun project was inspired by something CC did in preschool. I love how the footprints turned out and love even more that Maya was part of our project. Its hard to find projects everyone can part...
The evening of the summer solstice we began working on our summer list. Its a process that takes several days each year. First, we brainstorm what we want to do over the summer. Our list usually in...
On hot Virginia days my girls could eat popsicles all day long. This healthy and nutritious version lets me be generous--popsicles for breakfast, anyone? We combine our favorite fruit kefir with fre...
Just like that cool quote about a clean home being a sign of a life misspent, always clean children in cute outfits with nicely brushed hair might be a sign of a parenthood misspent. CC loves to dra...
Sabrina and CCs birthdays are just a day apart, and this year for the first time we held our family celebration for the two of them on the same day. Other years weve gone to great lengths to give th...
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