Munchkin had decided that she wanted to invite her friends over for an ornament making party. She had all these grand plans in her head, but things didn’t go exactly as planned… The original date for the party fell through, so she decided to invite her friends over on Friday afternoon. Since it was nice out, she set up all of the supplies outside and headed off to gather up her friends from the neighborhood. One friend wasn’t home yet, so they chose to start without her. (She’s not in the picture as she came over after the picture was…
Category: Family
Christmas Traditions
Posted in Family, Holidays, and Homemaking
We have lots of different Christmas traditions including new Christmas pjs, making Christmas goodies, doing an Advent activity, making ornaments and crafts… Some of these things are just fun, family activities while others help us stay focused on Christ. One of the activities that helps us focus on Christ is to make or do something with the Nativity Story – the story of Christ’s birth. (I always feel weird calling it a story because it’s so much more than “just a story”.) This year, Munchkin was able to build her own Nativity scene using a punch out book that I…
Advent Week Two in Review
Posted in Christian Life, Family, and Holidays
Advent Reading: We continued our reading of Jotham’s Journey. The reading this week had lots of surprises and excitement. We look forward to our nightly readings and can’t wait to see what happens next. This week’s focus was on God being in control even when it doesn’t seem like it. School: Munchkin continued with her Names of Jesus study. This week, she learned about: Wonderful Counselor Prince of Peace Bread of Life Lamb of God Savior Home: We worked on several handmade Christmas and birthday gifts. Munchkin is working on a sewing project by herself that will be a gift. …
Decorating with Less: Master Bedroom
Posted in Family, and Homemaking
One of the crazy things with being in the military is that you never know what type/size of house you will be in next. What works at one house won’t necessarily work at the next house. You end up with various decorations, pictures, curtains, and what not that worked in the old house but didn’t work in the new. You’re always looking for inexpensive ways to make your house look like your home. We’re still working on making our house look like home. I had purchased some wall saying decals at the dollar store about a month ago. One of…
Foto Friday Challenge: Eyes
Posted in Family, and Photography
I’m not good at eyes when I am trying to take specific pictures of the eyes. It’s one of those things that I happen to capture a good shot when I’m not trying. Anyway, here is my attempt at this week’s challenge. For more Foto Friday Challenge, head on over to Renaissance.