This isn’t a full DIY raised garden bed since I purchased the raised bed kit from Cedar Craft. Click here for the same one on Amazon.(It’s actually cheaper on Amazon, kinda kicking myself now.) If you want to put a full garden bed together from pieces of lumber, I can’t help you. I’m a tough…
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Children’s Books about Math
Teaching kids to love reading is super important but it’s not the only thing kids should love to learn about. Math is usually the least favorite subject of most students which is super unfortunate. This dislike is often formed when a child enters school but a positive relationship can be created earlier with good books…
Disney Play Date at SugarSpace Play Cafe
We recently received a fun box of goodies from Disney with all the things necessary to plan a play date for some of our preschool friends. Since we went to the soft launch of the Sugar Space Play Café I knew that would be the perfect location and I was so glad they agreed to…
Faith: Twenty-Five Facts/Stories About Me
To celebrate my birthday today I got together with my five sisters and my mom to come up with 25 fun stories about myself. I also asked a couple friends to contribute. So here’s 25 things about me that aren’t boring like my favorite color: She was always very secretive. – Mom She has a…
Quick and Fun Rhyming Books
Rhymes – Foundation for Reading Today we’re going to talk about rhyming books! American Academy of Pediatrics has a list of five R’s that outline different ways to encourage early learning. The second R is Rhyming. Rhymes encourage phonemic awareness which builds the foundation for when children begin to learn the written word. Basically this…
New York – the Islands and the City
Harbor House Bed and Breakfast The first night in NYC we spent on Staten Island. My husband found this gorgeous little bed and breakfast that had views of the ocean. Anywhere you stay in the city is bound to be expensive but this place was a little on the cheaper end. The owner was very…
Flying with Three – Three and Under
We just got back from a last minute trip to the East coast. A month ago we found out that my mother-in-law along with other family members were headed over to visit some of our family who live in Pennsylvania. We knew it would likely be grandmas last trip so despite it only being a…
5 Places to Visit in Savannah with an Infant
When my husband has to travel for work I always go if at all possible. This last time we went to Georgia and since my baby was only barely 2 months old she came with. I did a ton of research before we went and I had to search for things I knew we could…
Mama Multiplied
When I became a mother the most astounding thing was that I was no longer just one person. Instead, every plan, every action, every decision I made not only affected me but also my daughter. I started saying things like ‘we will be there’ or ‘we went to the store today’ because very rarely did…