I know it is early, but I am starting to think about my Christmas shopping. In the past, I have made pretty extensive gift idea lists of things my kids love or have loved. I didn’t have time to make that kind of list this year, but you can definitely check out past lists for so many …
Last year on a random Saturday night, I decided we should have some kind of Christmas adventure with the kids. As with many of my ideas, it was completely spontaneous. But this one turned out so well we will definitely repeat it this year. Here are the basics of what we did. I told the kids …
I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but Eden turned 8 this week! I wrote about our birthday traditions back here. The kids love them, but they are all still simple enough that it isn’t stressful. This year I decided to give the kids coupons in addition to their gift. They were a huge hit, and Judah …
A few years ago, I asked Carlos to get me a blank sketchbook or journal for Mother’s Day so I could put all of my cards and drawings that I get from the kids every year. He took the kids to the Hobby Lobby and they chose the one pictured below. I love that I have …
I feel like Easter has always sort of snuck up on me, and I put very little thought into what to do with my kids during the weeks leading up to it. As my kids have gotten older, I felt a pressing need to really focus on the meaning of Easter and why we celebrate it. As …
I have a loose theory: You should never start something with your kids unless you’re ready to keep it up indefinitely. If I do something once, my kids remember it and expect it again. Years ago, when I just had Eden and Judah, I made little Valentine’s mailboxes out of paper plates and duct-taped them to the front of our washing …
The idea of making scrapbooks for your kids probably seems overwhelming, unless you are super crafty to begin with. I think my idea of scrapbooking is different from everyone else on Pinterest, but it really requires very little work from me. I probably spend one or two evenings a year on each kid’s book. I try …
This is the time of the year when most people are back into the swing of normal life after the holidays, but my family is still recovering. This month, we celebrated Three Kings’ Day, my birthday, my daughter’s birthday, and we have an upcoming joint birthday party for my two oldest kids. It is still a bit crazy around …
January 6th is Three Kings’ Day. It is a day that celebrates the 3 kings or wise men visiting baby Jesus. We decided many years ago to celebrate this day with our kids. It is a fun way to embrace a holiday my Puerto Rican husband grew up celebrating. On the eve of Three Kings’ Day, we …
It was the Sunday before Christmas and my kids were bouncing all over the living room, hardly able to contain their excitement. This was the day they were going to give their gifts to the sibling whose name they had chosen. I loved watching them hand their gift over with such anticipation of their brother …