Since we first met her, this girls who has adamantly insisted she hates all cheese. She recently added cream cheese to her diet. Now she’s timidly eating shredded cheddar. These are pretty monumental moments in our house.
Category Archives: {365} The First Year Home
Day 211
Our older kids have had limited exposure to art. So much so that they think art is some odd form of torture. I’ve been trying to incorporate an art lesson into every week that exposes them to a variety of art mediums. This week we painted our clay sculptures and explored oil pastels.
Day 210
I’ve found that many times the key to re-regulating one of our kids is to let her draw how she’s feeling. The act of drawing helps her to re-engage her higher level thinking, come out of survival mode, and communicate the root issues that caused the meltdown. The heart on the left was what she […]
Day 209
Who knew laundry folding could be so fun?
Day 208
A friend invited Mia to check out North America Miss. While it was fun to see what it was all about, we don’t expect to be jumping into the world of pageantry.
Day 207
Spring is in the air! I feel like I’m still waiting for winter to come. Alternative title: The Calm Before the Storm. Let’s just say if we all go fishing again, there are some lessons to be learned from this experience that hopefully help us avoid a scene that includes having to bodily carry a […]
Day 206
This was our 10th year at the Amish Mud Sales in PA. We’ve seen all sorts of weather and added 5 kids to the brood since we first started going. We didn’t last as long at the actual sale due to Patrick’s back. The local petting zoo proved rather cathartic after a major meltdown. In other news, […]
Day 205
The fun thing about having a 15 passenger van is that there is always for friends. Since our Friday friends are also part of our CC Community, we made mini-bows together. The shot Q-tip arrows and were really fun!