Minding My Peas

Klaus: Age 3, Interviewed

April 12, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Klaus turned 3 years old on Sunday. He is rambunctious and active, by turns rough-n-tumble and sweet. He’s gentle and caring with Eva, imaginative and competitive with Sophia. We love seeing all the different facets of his personality developing, and most of all we love HIM. We’re so thankful that…

Happy Homemaker Monday ~ 3.6.2017

March 6, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 1 Comment

Good Evening to you! It’s late, but I’m linking up with Diary of a Stay At Home Mom for Homemaker Monday today! Be sure to hop on over to her blog and see what her Monday looked like! The Weather ~ Cloudy here, but fairly warm and windy. Eva’s…

Cindy-Lou Who, Christopher Robin, and Heidi

March 1, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Since books are such a big part of our lives, sometimes I find myself trying to compare my children to literary characters–my own little real life Buzzfeed quiz. And every once in a while I strike gold and find an analogy that is p.e.r.f.e.c.t. It all started yesterday with Eva’s…

Happy 1st Birthday, Eva!

February 26, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Sweet Eva Lorraine is one today. I’ve been in a state of shock all week basically, coming to terms with the fact that my third baby is well on her way out of babyhood and into toddlerness. But, I’m not going to wax poetic about her baby days again (see…

Almost One

February 20, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 1 Comment

Lately I’m mindful of every quiet moment that ticks by with this sleeping babe-child in my arms. Partly because I realize more every day how fleeting these baby years are. Partly because it is the most calming, reflective thing, to just sit and rock. My sweet Eva is almost one:…

Weekly Wrap Up ~ 2/18/2017

February 18, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

This week we’ve still been fighting off our last round of colds. Every day has gotten a little bit better, but we’re all at different stages in the cold, so it feels like we’ve been in it for longer than we actually have. The weather has been warm, but we’ve…

Blitz to a Clean(Ish) House

February 16, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Blitzkrieg or “lightening war” is a term first used by the Germans in 1935 to describe a series of powerful, but brief, attacks meant to thoroughly discombobulate the enemy while surrounding them, and ultimately bring a swift victory. I’ve come to use this term to describe the way I approach house cleaning.…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget #10

February 8, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Another Wednesday, another shopping trip, another quest for groceries on a budget. This time with three kids in tow. My total cost was $100.34 which peeved me for two reasons. 1st) because I had one more $1 off coupon that I could have used if I had taken two…

Homemaker Monday 2.6.2017

February 6, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Happy Monday! Our week is off to a good start and I’m starting the blogweek by linking up to Diary of a Stay At Home Mom for Homemaker Monday. We’re working our way back into somewhat normal routines this week, as we readjust to my Superman being gone to work…

5 Tips for Early Reading At Home

February 3, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Over the past few months, Sophiapea has blossomed into a bookworm. We’ll sit down and read a few lessons out of the McGuffey Primer, and when she starts to get tired of that we put it away. Then she moves on to the library books. I sit beside her in…