So many of our creations are born out of necessity! Since we've been making our own bubble solution (recipe to follow below), I've stopped purchasing those little plastic bottles with their handy wands. While I often find our old wands around the yard, it was rare to find as many as we needed when we needed them. So I decided to figure out a sustainable way to replenish our dwindling supply- and make more (quickly!) as needed. Sticks are never in short supply around here, so I was happy when I came up with this functional, easy design.
Hi friends! I'm guest posting over at A Mom With a Lesson Plan today. If you've never visited Jillian's site before, it's a treasure. So many great ideas. We're sharing our Butterfly Dice Game, which has been a fun- and Easy- way for Isia & Billy to learn the different parts of a butterfly. There's a free printable too, please go check it out! (Just click below)
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Summer solstice was Saturday, although we've been feeling its presence for a few weeks now. These warm days, and the impending arrival of this creature in my belly this fall, have been keeping us busy. I've debated whether we should do a summer bucket list like last year, and decided not to. I want to live fully into these days- these last months with this belly and just these two kids- without a formal list right now. I'm excited for the changes to come, but am realizing quickly that our days will never look the same again. And I want to cherish them, list-free, while they last.
I have a head full of lists anyways right now, and it's nice to be able to use my time with the kids to step away from them. So instead of planning our days around a bucket list, I'm going to be focusing on how I want the day to feel instead. Do they (or pregnant me) need a restful day? An active day? A sentimental, memory-making day with a special trip? Slowing down and listening even closer to what we each need is how I want to spend our summer. Of course, a few days at the beach never hurt either (wink).
I fell in love with this guy when I was nineteen, and it's been so much fun to journey through this life together. Over ten years later, our life looks so much different. No longer are we living off of ramen (I can cook now!), no more classes, and these two munchkins. They are our most exciting journey. Our greatest joy, and sometimes our greatest challenge too. When Billy is being his restless toddler self and refusing to go to sleep at night? Cory will go upstairs and sing him to sleep (which never works as well for me). Isia is always asking for "just her time," so he often takes her on errands and out to lunch- just the two of them. He knows how to love his family and, as you can see, they love him right back!
And a special something I designed for our Dads & Grandfathers: