Learning is a lifelong process. While the classroom is important, so are life experiences to really understand how learning applies to life. We are always looking for ways for our children to learn outside the classroom as well as compassion for others. For our vacation to Hawaii, one of the best opportunities we discovered was Dolphin Quest. They generously invited us to come experience … [Read more...]
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more information.All is fair in love and war… or is it? About a year ago I made some decisions to start changing how I view life to not pass up any opportunities that came my way {even if it scares me}. Today I used a boogie board for the first time in an amazingly picturesque beach in Hawaii. The first two t imes went well and then a large wave took me out. I was angry and done. I stormed to the shore and … [Read more...]
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more information.I am not sure when the obsession began… or how the expectations became so high… but my obsession with pumpkin patches is strong! When brother bear was SIX MONTHS OLD I was over the top excited to take him to a pumpkin patch. We loaded our new little family in the car and invited my parents along for the ride {a choice they will soon regret!}. I googled every pumpkin patch in the region … [Read more...]
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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy for more information.Fall is here! At first you may think everything pumpkin spice, leaves changing and pumpkins, but what about apples? Every year I say that we will go apple picking and every year I seem to forget that it is fall until October and miss picking season. This year I made sure to make it happen in September! (So proud of myself! It only took 5 years to make it happen!) Here in Colorado, the town … [Read more...]
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