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Happy 7th Birthday, Tate!
Stopping on the side of a road to check out a cotton farm on our way to Big Bend Tate’s 7th birthday is right around the corner. Therefore, as part of our parenting rituals, we write each child a letter on their birthday to encapsulate the past year. Then, it goes into their Easy-Peasy Scrapbook, along with approximately 10 photos. Happy 7th Birthday, Tate!
Hanging out at the school camping trip 
Hanging out with Dad in Lampasas, Texas 
Tate’s Birthday Letter
Dearest Tate,
You continue to bring so much light into our lives! Your name means “cheerful,” and you definitely bring more cheer into our lives!
You constantly make … Read More
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Video of Our Kids: My Commitment
We hit the half-way mark with Henry already. He is 9. In 9 more years, he will turn 18 and will have just graduated from high school. It’s going too fast, my friends. It’s making me want to commit to getting more video of our kids. They are changing so fast!
We make annual videos of our family, which I love. But I really want more video of our children talking. I have two ideas:
- What if I interview my children on their birthdays, asking them the same questions every year?
- What if ask my children to share a message with their dad every Father’s Day?
I’m thinking about … Read More
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How to Teach Children about Juneteenth
T-shirt available from Black on Black Juneteenth is almost here! So I’ve been thinking about how to teach children about Juneteenth, an important holiday in the United States.
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863.
Black on BlackResources for How to Teach Children about Juneteenth
Here are the resources I’ll be using with … Read More