A Quick Way to Connect with Your Kids Each Morning

Father and son holding hands walking to school
Brent and Grant walking to school in Oklahoma City a few years ago.

I’m always looking for ways I can connect with my kids, especially the older one who is at school most of the day. A few years ago we started this little routine and it has been very meaningful to all of us.

As we’re driving our kids to school or walking them into the school we ask them a question that requires a response. To keep it easy and so we can remember, the questions are tied to days of the week. If you do this you could make up whatever questions you want. The point is to have a little connection and hear something positive from your child as you leave them at school.

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10-26-2018 | 4

Houses of Park City, Utah

Exterior street view of house in Park City, Utah - Dark brown with white trim and little girl twirling in front with a pink dress on.

Several months ago we took a trip to Park City, Utah with Brent’s family. It was my first time and I fell in love with the posh ski town. Growing up we traveled to Colorado for skiing but I had never been to Utah. Going during the summer gave the mountains a whole different feel. Riding the chairlifts with only dirt and grass below you is quite a different experience than seeing the thick soft blanket of white snow. Somehow the snow makes me feel a little safer, more cushion you know? (more…)

10-18-2018 | 2

Our Fall Traditions: Simple yet Meaningful

a box full of medium sized orange pumpkins

The air has cooled and the leaves are beginning to fall. Football season is in full force and I’ve unpacked our jackets. It is so nice to see the changing of seasons. A new start, a fresh wind of possibilities before us.

I love decoring for fall, drinking apple cider, and spotting pumpkins. Some of the best parts of fall or any season are the traditions that we create in our homes.

Early on in my mom life, I realized if we wanted to create traditions I was the one who needed to do the work to make them happen. I guess before I relied on my mom, aunts, and grandmothers to make the holidays special. Since I was now a mom it was my job to make the holidays special for my own kids. I’m not saying my husband doesn’t play a part in all this, but I’m the one that drives it. He has his own areas of responsibilities in our home, the holidays are an area I tend to lead in.

White mantle with a few pumpkins, books, a plant and a quote board.

How we Celebrate Fall

We try to keep things as simple and cost-effective as possible. One of the first things I do is buy this candle. It is fairly inexpensive and smells just like fall should smell, a mix of pumpkin pie, strong cinnamon, and some other magical smells that will forever remind me of autumn.

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10-12-2018 | 6

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