Welcome to Family Joy Blog Link Up Party #31! I took Ava to her first ballet class today and she absolutely loved it. She just radiated joy the whole time and reflected on it all day. Â We signed up for a fall series of classes and she can’t wait for them to begin. Â My first Continue reading
P is for Play: Backyard Bug Hunt This post contains affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. As summer starts to wind down, we are doing our best to get as much outside time in as possible. One of our latest activities has been to have backyard bug hunts.  This is truly one of the easiest activities ever Continue reading
R is for Recipes: Easy Mocha Pound Cake This post contains affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. Don’t you just love a good recipe that it is easy to make and impressive to serve? Tasty treats that are semi-homemade? This recipe is just that and is another one that comes from my mom’s recipe archives.  It Continue reading
Welcome to Family Joy Blog Link Up Party #30! Two years ago we welcomed our youngest daughter Madeleine into our family. Â She is a sweet, smart, silly little diva who is full of personality. I can’t imagine our family without her. These two years have flown by – I can’t believe my baby is turning Continue reading
C is for Crafts: Watermelon Suncatchers This post contains affiliate links; find my full disclosure here. My kids love a good creative project so I am always thinking about how to reuse and re-purpose things into craft activities.  I also was inspired by all the empty strawberry containers we were accumulating earlier this summer and I could not bear to Continue reading
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