it’s mother’s day here in the U.S. so much has changed in my life since i celebrated mother’s day for the first time actually being a mother myself. if you’d like to check out my first mother’s day click here. and i’ve got a little surprise for you… i got you flowers! Keep in touch with …
buying mommy ice cream
the other night, i thought that Bear might get a kick out of running to our local ice cream shop to get some ice cream. the kids meals always have free ice cream tickets on the side. so, when this came up, Bear said, “Momma, i’m gonna buy your ice cream!” once we got there, Bear handed …
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heart wall
i saw this heart wall at Toddler Approved around Valentine’s Day and thought it’d be so cute with all pictures. turns out i was right because shortly after that i found this: from Decor Pad so i decided to create my own hEaRT waLL in our bedroom so i could see some of my favorite pictures every day …
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why i don’t have a post today
i don’t have a post today because i’m hanging out in the dirt with my cute lil’ man. see you tomorrow lovelies! Keep in touch with Crayon Freckles on Facebook to get daily post previews and hear about other great activities! You can also follow Crayon Freckles on Pinterest and Twitter. Check out Why Does My Teen?, which …
No Kid Hungry
Hunger Hits Home airs on the Food Network tonight, April 14th, at 8:00 ET/7:00 CT. this documentary takes a look at 3 families days of living in hunger. see a preview below: join me in watching it to support the Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. a while back, there were several nights that …
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Make It Your Own…in honor of Susan Nieber
The blogging world lost an amazing woman today. Susan Nieber from Toddler Planet passed away today after a 5 year battle with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Susan gracefully documented her journey online and inspired thousands of women with her words of strength. Through her, Team WhyMommy was founded to create support for Susan and to empower women across …
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you know you spend a lot of time around children when….
the idea for this post popped into my head the other day when i used a random rhyming phrase. [i can’t remember what it was for the life of me]. why did it make me giggle? only because the words rhymed and it sounded silly. that’s how i know i spend alot of time around …
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i’m over at raising 4 princesses
hey all! i just wanted to let you know that i’ve got a challenge for parents going on over at Raising 4 Princesses my wonderful friend maria holds this inspiring segment every week! stop over and see what my take the time to challenge is! Keep in touch with Crayon Freckles on Facebook to get daily …
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say what you mean
isn’t it funny how we often say one thing, but mean another. as in, we aren’t always as clear as we should be to get our true intent across. here’s a prime example: Bear was getting ready to play in his room with his dad. so i said, “please pick your toys up off of …
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teaching life skills: doing dishes
as i was eMpTYinG tHe diSHwaSHeR tonight, Bear came over and told me he was going to help me. it didn’t even take me a second to tell him yEs. but, later on, when i thought of that moment, i realized i had been given 2 cHoiCEs: 1. Tell him nO because I wanted to hurry up and …