Head for the Hills: Hill City!

A small town with a LOT to do – that’s what you get when you visit Hill City in the heart of the Black Hills of South Dakota! Our main reason for visiting Hill City was this… The 1880 Train is one of the main draws to Hill City. We had reservations...

Head for the Hills: Just for the Kids {Top Ten Tuesday}

The Black Hills of South Dakota offer an array of activities for people of every age, but since we were taking the two little guys along, that was obviously our focus! Because of those short little legs – and even shorter attention spans – we did not...

Not An Invitation

I’m a big baby. I came to that realization today after a rough morning of temper tantrums {them, not me}, disobedience and being late for lunch with our pastor’s wife, where the rude behavior from my boys continued. Stellar morning, for sure. Do you know...

Head for the Hills: Getting There and Back

A trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota is not just about what you do when you get there. It’s also about some fun stops as you drive there and back! After getting to South Dakota, we hopped on I-90 to head west to the Hills, and that is where the fun begins!...

New Series: Head for the Hills!

When my friend Laura sent her save-the-date for her wedding, I was THRILLED to see it would be taking place in the Black Hills of South Dakota. We have been waiting for an opportunity to take the boys on their first trip there and this was it! It had been 11+ years...

Saturday Seeds: Psalm 46:1-2

Welcome to Saturday Seeds ~ memorizing one Bible verse a week in 2011 with Seeds Family Worship! Well, this post has been late for several weeks and then I finally got the time to put the video together and my iMovie kept freezing up! {waves the white flag} So,...

A little feedback from you, please?!

Well, hello friends! We’re coming up on our three-year blog birthday this August and would love a little feedback from our fantabulous readers to make this site even better for YOU! Please spare a few minutes to fill out this short survey?! Thanks so much! Click...
Friday Fun: Paper Bag Vest Tutorial

Friday Fun: Paper Bag Vest Tutorial

As my son would say, this is “EASY PEASY!” The boys are always wanting to play dress-up, and the paper bag vest is a simple way to make a “costume” for many of the roles they dream up! Big J is obsessed with being a tiger right now, so that was...

Inspiration Workshop: Handmade

I may have mentioned in the past how much I adore Gussy. And even more so after I met her at Relevant. And I just love the way she has connected and promoted the handmade community online. I don’t have a real handmade business or anything, but I do enjoy being...

What I Wore Wednesday

Wow. Can’t believe I haven’t posted since last Thursday! Nice to see everyone again! It has been a whirlwind week traveling and we are glad to be home! All next week I will be blogging our trip and sharing tips for traveling the Black Hills of South Dakota...