Silent Saturday

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Giveaway!

As promised, due to hitting 100 facebook friends for the blog (woo hoo), I will be doing another giveaway!

The only question is, what to giveaway?

To answer this question, I have set up a poll in the sidebar!

Just vote for your favorite option(s)!

I will post a giveaway for the most popular choice on Sunday, May 8th!

Thanks to all who participate!

P.S. Write-ins are also welcome!

Just leave a comment with your idea!

Determination

He is a determined young man.  He lovingly picks a handful of dandelions for "my mommy and my daddy" each day.

He carries them tightly in his hand, up hill

and down.

While hard at work digging, he faithfully holds on to the gifts he has gathered for those he loves best.

 He continues to keep a tight hold on them, while playing at the creek. 

For over an hour he never lets a flower drop.

Then the call for lunch rings out... and he drops them, seldom giving them a second thought. 

Until tomorrow, when the process begins anew.

And occasionally the flowers actually make it home to his mommy and daddy!

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool~ Easter Week

We only worked three days this week, taking a long weekend to enjoy celebrating the Ressurection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  So much was packed into these three days, so this post will be picture heavy!

Each day, we read The Easter Egg by one of our favorite authors, Jan Brett.

Our ArtTime included making an easter egg garland, coloring (with food coloring markers) premade egg-shaped cookies, and watercolor painting Easter eggs.

 

 

Two days, we dodged the rain, and had a wonderful, nature path Easter egg hunt!

 

But, despite all the fun Easter activities, the most excitement BY FAR was the hatching of our baby chicks!!!

Each week I joined several linky parties!  What a fun way to share and learn! 

The Children's Bookshelf,  Monday's Kid Corner, Hey Mom, Look What I Did!, Montessori Monday, Made by Little Hands, Homemade Mondays, Mama Moments Monday {Link Up}, The Gathering Spot,  Little Wonders' Days,  Mom's Monday Mingle,  Hip Homeschool Hop, Mom's Library,  Tuesday Tots, (tot school tuesday), The Tuesday Baby Link-Up, Keep Calm Craft On {crafting on}, Tuned in Tuesday, Teach Me Tuesday, TOO Cute Tuesday, Open Call Tuesday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Waldorf Wednesday, It's Playtime, We Made That Linky, What I Learned Wednesday, Super Link Party, Kids Co-Op,  Artsy Play Wednesday, Healthy 2Day Wednesday' Adorned From Above, Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways, Kids Crafts, Link and Learn, Thrifty Thursday,  Hearts for Home,  needle and thREAD, Made U Look, Tender Moments with Toddlers and Preschoolers,  Natural Living Link-Up, For the Kids Friday, Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday, Read. Explore. Learn., Creative Learning on Friday,  Preschool and Kindergarten Corner, Friday's Nature Table, Creative Friday, Friday Flair Link Party, Shine on Fridays, Friday Favs, Outdoor Play Party,  Do Something Crafty, Tot School Gathering Place,  Sharing Saturday, Share It Saturday, Country Kids, Link and Learn, sharing creative, ideas {all weekend}, Show and Share Saturday, The Sunday Showcase, The Preschool Prekinder Nook, Fun Sparks, The Sunday Parenting Party, Making Boys Men

And each week I co-host two such parties:  The All Year Round Blog Carnival and Eco-Kids Tuesday Link-Up!

These Are My People: The Hubs

The Hubs (AKA: My Love, Dada, Daddy, Papa, & Kyle White)~

I met Kyle the summer that I was 14 years old. We fell in love right away. After about six months of talking and becoming best friends, we started dating. By that spring, we were totally committed, in it forever (married in our hearts). He is the only boy I have ever kissed. We've had to overcome some really hard things together, but we are stronger because of it.

Having been aware of Kyle's living situation for several years, my parents pretty much adopted him when he turned 18 and he slept in my brothers' room. He finished his senior year in high school (with grades almost double what they were before he moved in with us) and we graduated that May. We both worked hard and saved money for our future house. On our shared birthday Jan 10, 2008, we got (officially) engaged. We (legally) married that summer (8/8/08,) on the beach, with only our family present. It was perfect. While still living with my parents, we bought and remodeled our home (a 1976, 24'x52' double wide) and moved in June 2009. Shortly after, we got pregnant with Bunny.

I have loved Kyle everyday for over six and a half years. He is an amazing man of God, a great husband, and a wonderful father to Bunny. We have grown up together and he has amazed me every step of the way. He is my best friend and one true love. We both decided along time ago that we would rather go without things, than go without each other. So, while there is more money to be made by working out of town, he chose to work a job where he can be home by 5:00 every evening.

Kyle is always doing something to help me, whether it is adding an outlet to our living room (he is a certified electrician), baking cupcakes for Bunny's birthday party, or just being there when I need him. He is quite the tinkerer and can fix almost anything. He likes to keep busy, so he finds productive things to do. We are now working on a little shop called Enchanted Childhood Playthings. It will be full of wonderful little toys and things for children to do.

Kyle is amazing. I love him.

An Enchanted Childhood~ Daycare: April 11-15

This past week, we were all about birds and nests and eggs!  We read Tweddle Dee Dee and then made a "Bird Nest Helper"  We used a metal suet cake holder and filled it with yarn, string, dried grass and hung it in a tree.  Birds are able to swoop down and pull out the items to help them in their nest building.

We spent some time water-color painting a nest picture as well as an egg development chart. We talked about our incubating eggs and what stage they were at in their growth.

Another great book we read was Wild Birds.  After reading it and IDing several birds, the children made handprint birds, choosing the bird they wanted to make.