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Henry’s 5th Birthday Plan
Henry’s 5th birthday is coming up! We decided to throw a chef party at our house. We’ve started getting invited to parties at expensive venues like amusement parks and jump houses, but we only gave Henry two choices: home or the park.
For appetizers were going to serve:- Cheese and crackers
- Fruit kabobs (strawberries, bananas, and grapes)
- Chips and homemade guacamole (plus queso from our neighborhood restaurant)
The the main course, the children are going to make their own quesadillas with a choice of rainbow colored vegetables and toppings:- Minced red bell pepper
- Grated carrots
- Corn
- Broccoli
- Grated beets
For dessert, Henry picked ice-cream, so we’re doing make-your-own sundaes with… Read More -
Reflection & Rejuvenation: My Goals for February
February is here!Thank you for a great month, January.The stats around New Year’s resolutions are pretty depressing. I think it’s something like 80% of resolutions fail. And yet resolutions are our chance to declare an intention for our lives and then to make it happen. How depressing to think that only 2 out of 10 intentions for ourselves come true!One of my tricks for setting an intention and making it happen is this kind of thing right here. This monthly post forces me to come back to what I said I wanted this year and to check in with myself. Sometimes I get to celebrate what I’ve… Read More -
Our First Real Chapter Book
Henry found a random chapter book in a Little Free Library, which was geared toward middle schoolers who are trying to overcome the habit of procrastination. Henry insisted that we read the whole thing.After that, I decided to see if he was interested in reading another chapter book. We picked up Little House in the Big Woods from the library and loved reading it! I think we’ll take a break and read some picture books (they are good for building background knowledge) but after that we might pick up the second book in the series!
