as we learn and grow together in the bigger story
As often as we come to L.A. to visit family, we’ve never taken our kids to one of the biggest tourist destinations in the area – Hollywood. It may not necessarily seem like the most kid-friendly place (because #hollywood), but there are a few things …
O Canada, O Canada! We just wrapped up learning all about our northern neighbor in our homeschool. The first half of the week was spent immersed in books and internet research and the latter half of the week was spent experiencing those pages coming to …
We have been a home educating family from the beginning. An eager beaver, I started homeschooling my first-born when he was just shy of 3 years old! I now shake my head and chuckle at the memory of me converting our family room into a …
Looking for something special to do with your children while visiting Leavenworth in the winter? Take your family to hang out with “Santa’s” hard-working reindeer at the Leavenworth Reindeer Farm! (They are also open throughout the year; a spring visit means getting to see baby …
Smallwood’s Harvest offers BIG family farm fun! Roughly a couple hours east of Seattle, WA is the Bavarian village of Leavenworth. Most who are familiar with this tourist destination come for festivals like Maifest in the spring, Oktoberfest in the fall, and of course – …
Yelling at the top of our lungs. Saying hurtful things. Making our kids cry. These are “scary mommy” moments. Moments that we want to wish away. Moments that inflict flesh-eating guilt and utter disappointment in ourselves. “Lord, please protect my kids from my sin right now!” is a prayer plea that …
Patrick and I recently celebrated our 10-year anniversary and decided to gift ourselves with a family vacation to the Mayan Riviera! We primarily wanted a relaxing, resort-style vacation, where all we did was lounge at the pool/beach and eat amazing food that we didn’t have …
10 years. That’s how long Patrick and I have been married! We decided to celebrate with a big family vacation to the Mayan Riviera. Yes – it was our anniversary, but we couldn’t NOT take our kids with us (#homeschoolfamily … in fact, in the …
Lego lovers are going to freak out at this theme park (or maybe it was just me). I mean, it’s one thing to work on builds at home, but to be immersed in a land of builds is unreal! Imagination at its finest here (well, …
It may not be in Africa, but you sure will feel like it! Unlike any other zoo experience we’ve ever had so far, San Diego Safari Park was more of an adventure experience, but without the risk!