Anxiously watching the ants work. Making a lemonade stand (inside). Planting seeds. Feeding carrots to the horses. Beautiful sunset across the field. Camouflaging himself with leaves from my bush. Shucking the corn. Lots of toads and frogs to look at and poke. She is my brave girl. A bean sensory bin fail. Our maples….
collecting bluebells
The first flower of the season. The wild bluebells. There are more each year — I secretly hope that they will take over our whole lawn. They are so glorious. And just this week, something more glorious happened. John was particularly concerned about the sweet bluebells when my husband rolled the yard in his forever…
Flower Counting Cards & Book {free printable}
These Flower Counting Cards will help your child incorporate fine motor skills and numeracy! I hope your child enjoys these cards and homemade book as much as my children do. This is the perfect activity to place in a bag for on the go as well, as it requires concentration and determination. {This post contains…
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Fall is my second favorite season. Spring, of course, is my first. I love watching the plants peeking out of the earth. But fall. Many flowers are still in bloom, or at their end. Why is it so beautiful to watch all of the plants die? God is so glorious, even the plants fading and…
water play with flower petals
The days are getting hot. But not too hot. They are simply lovely, actually. Warm enough to enjoy and (ice cold) soak in the baby pool. Our beloved peonies came, conquered, and died. I let them petal-off onto my kitchen table because I just didn’t want their sweet smell to leave my home. I adore…
G is for Gardening with Kids
Welcome to the Letter G in the ABC’s of Nature series!! Gardening sustains our way of life, so this topic is so broad and deep that I cannot do it justice in one post! I have decided to share a history of my own brief gardening experiences, while bringing my children along for the ride, through the years since deciding…
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The cows at dusk. Lunches outside in the yard. Our sandhill cranes (Bob and Betty). They come every year to greet us once again. Watching the cows (they are our family). Changing diapers and reading books. All day every day. Clematis, iris, columbine, peony. Water play in the backyard. Canons from the Civil War. We are…
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Oh I love spring. I love my flowers in the garden. I feel like an old lady. Because every morning, I creep outside (with two little ones in tow, so it’s not really “creeping” per se) and I look to see if anything has bloomed or sprouted up! Now, I am an awful weeder. But…
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Spring Flower & Bulb Identification Cards {free printable!}
I am so thrilled to be sharing my Spring Bulb and Flower Identification Cards with you today! I know my son will love looking at these as he investigates the new spring life growing around him! {At least I’m hoping this spring will come soon!} Oh how I long for spring. When I first…
around here {i hate wearing pants}
There have been a lot of struggles for me lately. The biggest of which is just trying to protect, move, rub, touch, know my left arm. There is a new pain or tingling or swelling every day as the muscles and nerves and tendons try to live again. I just want to cut my baby…
beauty around here
{wordless wednesday} **I will be unplugged for a whole week! (Check out The UnWired Mom.) I scheduled posts for this week, but I wanted to let you know that if you post a new comment, I will not be able to approve it until next Saturday! Thanks for visiting, and I hope you spend some time…
