Monthly Archives: September, 2016
Haircuts, cooking, homemade lotion, and kombucha tea!
We started the day off, yesterday, with a cooking craft. We used mini Halloween cookie cutters to make festive sweet potato fries. We sprinkled brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice on them and put them in the oven for 5 minutes… So delicious!! Then… the boys’ wild hair was tamed! They look so handsome! I …
I made our wooden Knife-Throwing Target
I did it! I made my first carpentry project! Despite only having a picture and a dream to go on… It’s sturdy It’s made out of repurposed wood I did it by myself 😊 Eddie helped me with the final details… Now, I just need to order some knives from Amazon so we can practice …
Knife throwing and soap making!
We drove an hour and a half for a field trip… And it was worth every mile! (Even with two of my kids getting carsick! 😷) We went to the historical Bolduc House in Saint Genevieve, Missouri! The house dates back to the 1700’s when the area was settled by the French! (Wouldn’t you know- …
A Toadally Awesome Night Run 🐸
I went for a night run this evening during my son’s baseball game… And it was fabulous! This was my first time EVER to run at night and I LOVED it! 😍 Cool night air, full moon, noisy insects, and lots of hopping toads! I tried to catch one, but they are tricky little fellows! 👟👟👟👟👟👟👟👟👟👟 …
Making animal habitats at the beach
We were at a lake beach this last weekend with friends 😊 and it was so wonderful to see the kids swim and play in the wild together! 🏖 The neatest thing to watch, though, was the kids making animal habitats for the wildlife they found! Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a beach in …
Horse back riding 🐴
We went horseback riding this past weekend and it was such an experience! Riding a horse is definitely about communicating with an animal and having a mutual respect! Eli and Andre had a guided walk since they are under 10 years old. They grinned the entire time!! Simone, Eddie, Josh and I got to trail …
Becoming a Wild Family 