New to our FUN and EDUCATIONAL Easter egg hunt that teaches kids important sight words? Be sure to catch this post to get started with your child on sight words “go”, “to”, “the”, “look”, “at”, and “in”. Realistically it will probably take you about 7 or 8 days to learn to these 6 sight words. At that point we’d love for you to join us as… Read more →
Author: Alli and Eric
Eggstra Eggstra, Read all About it!
Exactly one year ago I spent these two weeks leading up to Easter introducing and practicing sight words, also known as “high frequency words” with KC that I used to write clues for our annual egg hunt that led to her basket on Easter morning. What a fun way to acquire some basic sight words and use them in the context of… Read more →
The Sweetest Language
Guess who is talking??!! Baby RD! Well…making noise anyway over and beyond the crying, whimpering, and grunts he came out doing. I guess the correct term is cooing, but it is the first stage to talking and has to be one of the most precious sounds in the world. It often starts while changing a diaper or even when… Read more →
Why Men Should Like Stitch Fix + Giveaway
My wife, Alli, has been a fan and subscriber to Stitch Fix for over two years now. When she originally signed up she was on a waiting list the company was so new. I’m sure most of our female readers know about Stitch Fix, but for those who might not, and especially for the guys, Stitch Fix is a subscription… Read more →
SPRING FORWARD – FUN FACTS AND TIPS
Is there a Doctor in the House?
Unfortunately, it has not been a very healthy Life as Us couple of weeks. Last week one morning KC’s left eye started to look a little red. By mid day it was beginning to ooze not-so-wonderful yuckiness and by evening her whole eye was starting to swell. Alli had texted me a pic earlier in the day and we… Read more →
My Wind Game.
As a boy growing up on a farm in Northeast Colorado I used to have to find creative ways to entertain myself. With acres to roam nature was often my playmate. Whether it was exploring the mostly dry creek bed, catching tadpoles in ponds, or making mazes in the wheat fields the elements rarely kept me from being outside. Today… Read more →
Something New in Our Pockets!
No doubt. We are a techie family. And the main staple of our tech life is our iPhones. Like most, our smartphones are used daily as a communication device, media player, internet browser, navigation tool, and, who can forget, camera. Our lives are more documented now than ever. Where we are, what we are doing, who we are with, where… Read more →
DIY Guest Basket
Wednesday the 14th was my official due date. We head into the unknown this week of whether baby RD would join our family on his own or wait to be induced on Saturday. So naturally I’m feeling a little anxious with the remaining busy work days and nights ahead and simply hope that I can get to the hospital safely and… Read more →
Four Funerals and a Baby
Here’s the score for this week so far. Four Funerals. One Baby. Eric will have to miss going to the final OB appointment with Alli tomorrow because things are so busy at work. Doctor told us last week that if baby boy didn’t come on his own by the end of this week she would, most likely, induce Saturday. So,… Read more →