by Amy LeForge | Nov 23, 2010 | Family Builder
The younger boys have been enjoying their birthday gifts of Etch-a-Sketch. It quickly turned into a pretty fun (and easy) art project last week. Read all about it in my weekly post at GNMParents (now ForeverParenting.com) titled Graph Paper Pictures. Here’s an...
by Amy LeForge | Oct 11, 2010 | Family Builder
(editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from Alisa Gilbert. Please comment make her feel welcome!) Traveling with kids can be a challenge, to say the least. But it’s a great opportunity for families to bond and for parents to show children the wonders of the...
by Amy LeForge | Feb 10, 2010 | Family Builder
We’re in the middle of a winter storm warning here at Earnest Parenting. I think I’ll take the opportunity to have a snow day (right after I work with the older boys on the research papers they’ve been avoiding for too long). There are enough cameras...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 28, 2010 | Family Builder
Last year at this time the boys and I went skiing for the very first time ever in our whole lives. Our neighbors’ private school was having a field trip and invited us to join. It was a fantastic trip! The only downside was the 12 months of begging to go again....
by Amy LeForge | May 11, 2009 | Family Builder
Hubby and the boys blessed me with some gorgeous flowers for Mother’s Day. Love them! They came via FedEx, so I had to unpack them and get them all arranged. This was fun – I’m easily amused. One of the directions was to peel two or three petals off...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 13, 2009 | Family Builder
With the weather so cold lately, I’ve been trying to find activities that keep boys busy and not bored while we’re staying inside more. So! We decided to try and make treats for birds. You can see our first attempt at treats over at GNMParents (now...