Well helllllllllo summer! It’s been a while. Too long, in fact. Boy am I happy to see you! Now that summer is here, it’s time for summer recipes, summer fun, summer reading, and summer safety! Whoaaaa that’s a lot of stuff. I wish I could find the best of the best summer resources all in…
Category: Reading
Turn the Page: Ten Authors You Should Introduce Your Child to During National Literacy Month
If you are anything like me, you have a few select children’s book authors that you have shared with your kids. But after those, you might be asking yourself, “who else is out there?” Here’s my list of authors that you need to share with the little loves in your life. Eric Carle With an…
What We’re Into This Week {Vol. 41}
What we’re making… These adorable fabric pumpkins. Sara shared theses adorable fabric pumpkins with us last fall and she’s re-purposing them into a Thanksgiving centerpiece this year. The step-by-step directions for the centerpiece will be up on the blog this week, so keep your eyes peeled. And in the meantime, make these fabric pumpkins so…
What We’re Into This Week {vol. 39}
What we’re reading… Super Attractor by Gabrielle Bernstein Our contributor, Claire has been listening to this best-seller on audiobook and loving it. It’s all about manifesting the life of your dreams. You might recognize this author from her New York Times #1 best seller, The Universe Has Your Back. You don’t need to have read…
What We’re Into This Week {Vol. 35}
What we’re reading… Stories that Stick by Kindra Hall I heard Kindra Hall interviewed on one of my favorite Podcast, The Kate & Mike Show and I immediately purchased her book. I could seriously listen to her tell stories every day. I just started the book and it is already eye opening. She uses stories…
International Literacy Day: September 8th
International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8th and was started as a way for the world to recognize the importance of literacy. Being literate is so much more than the ability to read and write, it’s encompassed of the small skills that grow to make larger skills possible: the ability to make up rhymes,…
What We’re Into This Week… {Vol. 30}
What we’re listening to… Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan on Audible I’ve been listening to this series all summer with my kids on long rides. We’re currently on the 4th book of 5 in the series. They are long, so we’ve been doing it for a while, but my kids ask…
What We’re Into This Week {Volume 27}
What we’re obsessed with… at-home workouts! If you follow UR Basic Mom leader, Chelsea on Instagram, you know she’s all about at-home workouts and starting her postpartum journey back to feeling good. As a now Mom of 2, getting to the gym just isn’t gonna fly, not for a while at least. She’s been loving…
What We’re Into This Week {Volume 26}
What we’re obsessed with… Celebrities doing the FaceApp age challenge. Is it possible the Jonas brothers look hotter as old men? I know, I know… Russians are stealing our info. But, they’ve already got access to celebrity images so it seems harmless in this case. View this post on Instagram When you take a trip…
What We’re Into This Week {Volume 25}
What we’re wearing… Workout Running Shorts from Amazon These were sitting in my cart for quite a while before I pulled the trigger to purchase. I needed a new pair of workout shorts and these had great reviews. After wearing and washing them a few times now, I love how they’re holding up. They are…