The Best of 2010
I started Frugal Fun for Boys in August of 2010, and since that time, I have had 5,300 visitors from 80 different countries! This post on cleaning boy bathrooms has received the most number of page...
View ArticleFruit of the Spirit Bible Study
At the beginning of January, my boys and I began studying the fruit of the Spirit. They have memorized Galatians 5:22-23, and we are learning about one “fruit” each day. Comparing the results of a...
View ArticleOwen in the Cheerios
Part of having a toddler is training them not to get into food in the pantry. Aidan and Gresham both went through a phase of helping themselves to cereal, crackers, etc. It seemed like such an...
View ArticleReflux Update: In Which Mom Has a Change of Heart
December ended up being a big month for changes in reflux treatments! It’s a looooooonnnng story, so I’m going to try to be concise so that I can get on to the part that is most important… We took...
View ArticleBeing a One-Year-Old
Owen is definitely winning on number of pictures taken just for the fun of it lately! He is so cute I could eat him up… He loves beds – he loves to be in his brothers’ bunk beds or in Mom and Dad’s...
View ArticleWhat Boys Do with Their Sunday School Papers
They make them into paper hats… Or swords… We’ve had swords before. And treasure maps drawn on the backs of the Sunday School papers. Every now and then, someone will actually color in the picture!...
View ArticleI am the third child.
I am the third child. My oldest brother did not own markers at age 20 months. When the middle brother was 20 months old, he drew with the oldest brother’s markers while Mommy held him in her lap and...
View ArticleHomemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Today we did a last-minute cooking/baking day! I have never done very much freezer cooking, but I think I’ll have to do it more often! Cooking ahead is definitely more efficient! In about 4 1/2...
View ArticleReflux Update: Feeding Self with Silverware, and a Speech Eval.
Owen not trying his homemade chocolate pudding… dairy free – made with avocados! It didn’t turn out very well, but we’ll post the recipe once we get it right! It’s been a while since our last reflux...
View ArticleJust For Fun – Our Cavachon Puppy
I was editing this picture to send to our breeder, and I decided it was too cute not to post! Tucker is now 9 months old! He is a mix of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Bichon Frise. He has...
View ArticleLiving Water
Lately we have been reading through the New Testament during our morning Bible Time. We are using the Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos, which is an excellent resource for elementary aged kids....
View ArticleDay Out with Thomas the Tank Engine
We are enjoying some spring events this weekend! Yesterday, we went to the Grapevine Vintage Railroad to see Thomas the Tank Engine. A Day out with Thomas (a yearly event) is a preschool boys’...
View ArticleA Spring Day at the Farm
Today, we spent the morning at an historic local farm! Twice a year, Nash Farm hosts a day of hay wagon rides, pony rides, farming, gardening, goat milking, and historical trades and crafts. I think...
View ArticleEaster Sunday
This picture was our best attempt to get everyone standing still for an Easter morning photo! Owen is holding pieces of bark mulch that he kept grabbing out of the flower bed, Gresham is holding a...
View ArticleReflux Update: We are OFF our meds!
Owen is OFF of his reflux medicine! (Axid) Hooray! We went to see Owen’s GI doctor in late February, and he wanted us to try tapering Owen off of his medicine again. Our first trial was in December,...
View ArticleMore Love
Almost 8 years ago, the Lord blessed us with Aidan – a bundle of energy and personality (as you can see by the large scab on his elbow…). He was an easy baby, but made up for it by being a...
View ArticleSeasons
Owen David on his 2nd Day of Life… It’s fun to look at pictures of newborns when I’m feeling yucky! I have hit the 9 week mark on this pregnancy, and this time around has been a doozy! I think that...
View ArticleDealing with Sibling Conflict: Tattling
So, I haven’t been blogging much lately! Morning sickness has been getting the best of me lately, and not much interesting is going on at our house, unless you count sibling fighting, which has been...
View ArticleHow to do a Boy’s Haircut with Clippers
UPDATE: This post has been updated and improved – click below to view the new post with a better tutorial video! How to do a Boy’s Haircut with Clippers Over the past 10 years that we have been...
View ArticleChore Charts for Kids
Now that I’ve made it through 2 months of morning sickness, it’s time to take back control of the children and the house! Actually, there were some areas that needed improvement even before I was...
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