The wildly creative children’s book, “The BFG” by Roald Dahl, has been brought to life and is in theaters today, July 1st! The magical story of Sophie, the curious orphan, and her friendship with a big friendly giant is a wonderful story about friendship and imagination. This summer my seven year old daughter is reading … Read more
Each year I make a holiday advent calendar for my daughter. And each year I try to make the 24 gifts more meaningful. She loves counting down to Christmas Day with a gift each morning; I wanted to make sure the gifts were something fun and educational instead of something she will quickly forget about … Read more
#Sponsored Thank you Harper Collins Children’s Books for sponsoring this post. Join me as I participate in this month’s #ICanReadathon! My husband and I started reading children’s books aloud each night while I was pregnant with our now five year old daughter. The books we read throughout my pregnancy were some of our daughter’s first favorite … Read more
Having a preschool aged daughter and being a pre-k teacher means we have a large collection of children’s books in our home. My daughter is just starting to read and I love seeing her discover new favorites. We recently received a personalized childrens book from MarbleSpark that goes on a journey around the world to find all the … Read more
In anticipation of our visit to the Dana Point Fesitval of Whales we have been talking to my daughter about whales and other marine animals we might encounter during one of our many whale watching tours. She has a great interest in learning about whales and I’m looking forward to her first experience seeing whales and dolphins … Read more
A few years ago when we decided to build a new home, my husband and I took a lot of time to decide which builder offered options that were best for our family. We were very excited to be able to build an energy efficient home. Our home has many different features that help us … Read more