Candy Corn and kids part 2-4

Have you tried the new flavors, yet? Candy Corn Taste Test, part 2

Have you tried all the new flavors yet? Since our last taste test, we found a few more candy corn varieties which, of course, necessitated another round of taste tests! Not that anyone around here was complaining. In the first candy corn taste test, we tried Pumpkin Spice, Carmel, and Indian Corn flavors, comparing them to the traditional Autumn Mix of candy corns and pumpkins. ...

How a shoelace can help children stay reverent at church

Do you ever find yourself on Sunday morning, sitting on a church bench with squirmy kids, wishing that you had something religious-themed to occupy their busy hands? With five children I have experienced that feeling many, many times. So this past week I decided to re-create an item that I remember from my childhood: a laminated photo of the Savior with sewing holes around the ...

First jeans-1

First pair of jeans

Our baby reached many milestones over the summer. She now has teeth. Lots of them.  And a beautiful smile. Her baby babble has started to sound a little bit more like actual words as she tries to mimic what we say. She has been crawling like a pro. Lately she has been standing up to walk along the furniture. And . . . she wore ...