Delightful and Serene
The sun spills brilliant colors on my laughing children as they swing, dance about, and play in the sand. What dreams they make with their…
Month: July 2011
Kitchen Tool or Toy? Both!
The kids played with these wire racks from the kitchen and turned them into toys — spinning tops. I just love seeing the boys invent…
Freely Play, Freely Learn
Tuesdays give me alot of time with my youngest kids, Titus and Tiana, because Edric takes Elijah and Edan with him. While they attend their…
“How Does The Baby Get Into The Mommy’s Tummy?”
I came across an interesting article that connected the rise in better contraception with the decline in parent’s indoctrination about the hazards of premarital sex,…
Ah, the Classics
Titus is loving this book. Last Christmas Edric’s uncle (fondly called Tito Jojo by all of us) packed this very heavy book in his suitcase…
Screen Media: The Modern Day Pacifier of Our Children
I must confess that today I didn’t really homeschool. Okay, the kids did a little bit of work here and there, but I was so…
What Children Do When They Don’t Watch TV
We dropped by Hobbes and Landes this afternoon and the kids picked out a 3-D puzzle set of famous architectural structures. They spent several hours…
Can You Read A Story?
As often as possible, I try to read stories to the kids before they go to bed at night. We were pretty busy over the…
How Are Your Generation iY Children?
I am reading an incredibly enlightening book called Generation iY by Tim Elmore. He defines Generation iY as people who were born between the years…
Cookies!
Sunday night bonding while baking 🙂
The Big Mistake
I made a big mistake with one of my kids when we were at the beach. After an entire day of dealing with his negative…
Truth Be Told
Edan and Elijah really enjoy the board game we play called 7 Wonders. It has been one of our recent bonding activities and they get…
