Supporting Your Kids During Standardized Tests

Supporting Your Kids During Standardized Tests

Oh, boy – it’s standardized testing time. Is it for your kids, too? Our school puts a big emphasis on standardized tests, but they also do so much to ensure kids are prepared for them. While it’s a big deal, my kids have felt pretty calm and relaxed...
Think About Their Eyes!

Think About Their Eyes!

This post was sponsored by Think About Your Eyes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All thoughts and opinions are completely my own. I remember our oldest son mentioning a few times here and there that he couldn’t see a clock that was far...
Ending the School Year Strong!

Ending the School Year Strong!

We did it! We made it through our first non-homeschooling year of school for the boys! It was an incredibly successful year of transition for us – not perfect by any means, but full of great learning experiences for education and life. Friends were made. Conflicts...
3 Ways to Motivate Your Kids for Monday Morning!

3 Ways to Motivate Your Kids for Monday Morning!

The older our kids get, the harder it is to get them up and moving in the morning. Our three-year-old will still often bound out of bed, all smiles, well before any of us are ready wake up. The nine and seven-year-old? Not so much. The alarm goes off, I go in to make...
Back to School with OshKosh B’Gosh!

Back to School with OshKosh B’Gosh!

I participated in a Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for OshKosh B’Gosh. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. You may recall how my boys fell in love with OshKosh B’Gosh clothes this summer. They seriously love...
First Day of School 2015!

First Day of School 2015!

We did it! We made it through the first day of school outside of our home! If you ask the boys how it went, you will hear the same thing from both of them: AWESOME. Getting ready in the morning went pretty well. Actually getting to school was a little hairy since I...