Family Winter Activity: Ice SkatingOne of my favorite winter activities is ice skating. When I was a young girl, I remember taking my skates out to my friend's pond and work on my techniques for hours. My friend was always better than I was, but I didn't care. I loved the feeling I…
Family Activities and Life Lessons: Teaching Kids the Simple Joys in Lifemom • parenting • family fun • family fun-traditions
Life Lessons—The other day I looked out my back window and saw this beautiful sight. Yes, it is a dump truck unloading dirt. I couldn't wait to tell my kids when they got home from school that we had received 25 loads of precious dirt. I decided to text…
Strawberry Picking: “Sweet” Spring Family Traditionfamily fun • family fun-traditions
In a family with three boys, trying to get them all to agree on anything is always a challenge. But every now and then, we latch onto something that we all enjoy as a family. And we make it into a family tradition. Traditions don't have to revolve around…
Strengthening Families – Family Traditionsfamily fun • strengthening family
When I think about my childhood, my memories are flooded with thoughts of family traditions. The special birthday banner hung for every birthday, opening one gift on Christmas Eve, and having family nights every Monday. Family traditions brought our family closer together, built memories, and provided our families with predictability.…
St. Patrick’s Day: How to Catch a Leprechaunfamily fun • family fun-traditions
St. Patrick’s Day is treated as almost any other holiday in my house. I mean, if you’re going to wear green, wear green. If you’re going to eat green, eat lots of green and if you are going to be green, live green! But of course, if the leprechauns are…
