Navigating Summer Break: A Homeschooling Guide

May will be over before we know it and my kids + everyone I chat with about school asks the big question. When is summer break?!! The short answer is, we are doing part time school for the summer. The long answer is the longer I homeschool, the more our schedule goes with the demandsContinueContinue reading “Navigating Summer Break: A Homeschooling Guide”

Chocolate Chip Pumkin Bread

I was given some canned squash and needed to use it somehow. Here’s what I came up with! The kids ate right up! Also, I use an unflavored protein powder for all my baking, smoothies, milkshakes, etc. If you are looking for and unflavored protein powder, I’d recommend this one! Ingredients: 1 6oz pumpkin pureeContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Chip Pumkin Bread”

Lessons Learned from Our Entrepreneurial Adventure

Our entrepreneur journey part 6. Before Chris & I were married, and I would think about what our future as a married couple looked like, it wasn’t this. Much of what I envisioned was based off what I grew up with. I would stay home with the kids for the most part, maybe work aContinueContinue reading “Lessons Learned from Our Entrepreneurial Adventure”

2024 Holiday Gift Guides

Hi friend! I have been thinking about what to get our kiddos this Christmas. I thought I’d share some of the kid’s favorite gifts from past birthdays & Christmas’s, and what is on their list this year. I’ve also included some of our favorite family games & great gifts for him & her. I hopeContinueContinue reading “2024 Holiday Gift Guides”

Wrapping up Summer

Life Lately Have you officially wrapped up summer? The days are cooling off, 100 degree temps are gone and the leaves are starting to fall. Are you ready for the change in the season? As we wrapped up summer, I had mixed feelings. Summer was different with Chris working. We realized just how fortunate weContinueContinue reading “Wrapping up Summer”

Weaning Journey: Nursing and Pacifier Transition

I wanted to share my breastfeeding journey with our fifth child. This journey is always a personal one, however, I would love to share it with you. My hopes is that it will help you navigate and enjoy your own experience. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure if I even had the courage to breastContinueContinue reading “Weaning Journey: Nursing and Pacifier Transition”

What you want to know before you bike the Hiawatha bike trail.

At the beginning of July we ventured up to northern Idaho and biked the Hiawatha Bike trail. The Hiawatha is an old railroad route, that starts in Montana and goes into Idaho. 15 miles of it has been turned into a bike trail. All the railroad ties and tracks have been removed and a wellContinueContinue reading “What you want to know before you bike the Hiawatha bike trail.”

Things to do when you visit Wallace, Idaho

During our trip to north Idaho, we took one of the days to explore the historical town of Wallace, Idaho. It is the quintessential historical mountain town. With turn of the century (1900s) brick buildings, victorian homes and the picture esc pine tree covered mountains surrounding it. This town is a little hidden gem. InContinueContinue reading “Things to do when you visit Wallace, Idaho”