Tag: family

Adventures in Historical York: Vikings, a Castle, and Wizard Golf

England, travel
Medieval York

With only a few days in England, I chose York for several reasons: We were staying at Goodramgate Apartments, which we enjoyed. That meant we were on our own for breakfast though. By the time we all took our turns in the bathroom, Wheldrakes was finished serving breakfast and we had to order from the lunch menu. It was was around 10:30am. We never could match our vacation eating clock to the normal schedule of an English person! The boys […]

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Stonehenge & the Night We May Never Forget

England, travel
Stonehenge

On our third day in England, we enjoyed one last free breakfast at the Doubletree in Chelsea, picked up a rental car, and drove from London to the famous Stonehenge. Stonehenge is only an hour and sixteen to thirty minutes from Heathrow Airport (where we got our rental car). This turned out to be a fairly relaxing day for me personally. My feet were rejoicing for sure! All of the difficulties fell on Alan, as he’s the one who had […]

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The Best Part of London: Touring The Tower of London

4 kids, travel
The Tower of London

Our second day in London was by far my favorite! It was still in the middle of a sweaty heat wave and all, but it didn’t matter. Touring the ancient Tower of London was literally a dream come true for me.

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London Day 1: Buckingham Palace and Finding Gluten Free Pizza!

England, travel
London Day 1: From DC to Buckingham Palace with jetlag and gluten free pizza

London, baby! This year my husband, Alan, starts a fancy new job that we expect will keep him busier than he has been for the last couple of years. Therefore, we decided to give our family an all-out overseas vacation. This was the boys’ first time overseas, so we figured a United Kingdom trip would break them in the most gently to international travel. After all, everyone speaks English there. Ha. London day #1 Day one took us from the […]

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Over 35 Years of Miramar Beach

beach, Florida, travel, vacation
Miramar Beach

This year our family’s over thirty years of vacationing at the grandparents’ condo in Miramar Beach comes to an end. When I got engaged to my husband Alan in 2002, I took my very first trip to Miramar Beach. Alan’s mom, who we call Nonna now, took me to her parents’ condo. We walked on the beach, ate out, went shopping, and had a great time. Nonna’s dad was a contractor. He built these condos in the 1970s. How cool […]

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Tips for Talking to an Anxious Teenager

parenting, parenting teenagers
best tips for talking to your anxious teenager

Today I have a mental health expert here to help us with talking to our teenagers when they are anxious. I am certainly no expert in this field. I don’t know about you, but I have three teenagers and need all the help I can get. Whether your teenager identifies as “anxious” or not, chances are they will have times where they absolutely are anxious. I think it’s unavoidable. Our mental health expert is here to provide us with tips […]

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6 Important Considerations for Homeschooling

faith, home school, homeschool
what to conside when deciding to homeschool your kids

Today I have a guest post for you on the topic of important considerations for your homeschooling decision. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, as we have homeschooled at our house several different years, in a couple of different ways. There was so much that went into this decision. Our expert today is here to share with us what we should think about when we are making this important decision. Going to school is […]

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Expert Guest Post: Red Flags in Your Teen’s Behavior to Be Aware of

parenting, parenting teenagers

Today I have a guest writer from the Arrow House counseling center to talk to us about troubling signs to watch out for when parenting teenagers. Specifically, they are giving us the common signs of substance abuse, as well as a few parenting tips. I was eager to hear from our experts on this issue since I know most of my readers are in a similar phase of life as I am. Our kids are getting older, and we are […]

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We Toured Liberty University & This is What We Learned.

4 kids, college, parenting

I recently took my two teenage sons to tour Liberty University. This was so exciting and felt like such a big deal to me. It was my first college tour as the mom instead of as the nervous/excited high school kid. I still felt nervous/excited to be on a college tour, but now it is for the futures of my sons rather than for myself. Those late high school and college years are such a hopeful time, full of seemingly […]

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Let’s Start May with a Sprinkle of Joy: Announcing the Giveaway Winner!

giveaways, stay-at-home mom

I want to start May off with a sprinkle of joy on the blog today. Let’s see who has won our Kids’ Summer Reading Giveaway! This winner will receive a copy of each of the three recently published books for their kids. Congratulations are in order to………. Linda Jackson!!! Hurray, Linda!! I hope your children will love these books. To read more about each of these 3 books, see my full review here. ***Disclaimer: When you purchase through Amazon links […]

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