Stefan and I (and Lukka) were working hard on Saturday trimming the shrubbery, mowing the lawn, weeding the garden, and painting the porch. Here are two before and after pictures for you (if you look past that adorable baby in a hat, you'll see the chipped white (rails) and blue (flooring) paint. It looks great, hubs! Talk about some nice Curb Appeal.
To a nice, clean white and a muted sea green.
My children have recently become enthralled in the world of board games. I was never a board game player. Sure, I remember long summer hours (days? it seemed like it..) spent around a Monopoly board, but I was never one to suggest to get out the cards, or a game. As my children have grown and they are now able to do activities with me, I started noticing that they really took to puzzles (when done all together) and the one or two board games I happened to have kept in the storage room. They were always asking to play Candy Land and so I figured I should branch off a bit. Over the course of the last year, I have found GREAT games, even ones that I love to play alongside them. The amount of 'teaching' they have gotten through games is jaw-dropping. Counting, team-playing, math related patterning, are just some of the skills I've watched develop. I asked before Christmas on facebook what my friends and their own kids loved and I was thrilled with the response. We have found ov
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