Author Archives: Franci

How We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Sharing a few simple things we do to celebrate St. Patrick’s day plus I’ll show a few items from my new Etsy shop

(more…)

Book Picks By 7-Year-Old Boys

Books that 7-year-old boy likes.

My boys both enjoy reading. When my oldest, Grant, was 7 years old he wrote out a list of his favorite books at the time. When our youngest, Dean, turned 7 recently we created a list of his current favorites. Find out what they picked…

(more…)

Our Kids Cook Dinner (One Night a Week)

Something we started this past summer was adding a cooking night to our boys’ schedule. By the way, they started this when they were 10 years old and 6 years old. Starting this new routine in the summer made it a bit easier since we had more time. More than 6 months later and they’re still cooking once a week. Yes, sometimes it feels like pulling teeth and I’m in the kitchen the whole time guiding and encouraging. Other times they really are able to bust out a great meal on their own! I’d love to share some things we’ve learned along the way.

(more…)