What’s the best LED lantern for kids and all around emergency lantern? In this video, I show how our kids have been using the best LED flashlight lantern for the price. Along with the battery operated lanterns, they use our PowerX AA/AAA battery charger daily. Check out the LED Lanterns on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2RIYUYI **** Item List and Resources **** …
10 Reasons We Homeschool
Homeschooling on the Homestead Collaboration Hey Y’all, we were asked by The Texas Boys to join their collaboration on why we homeschool and why homeschooling is good / right for our family. Check out the full homeschooling playlist here to see why The Texas Boys and other homesteaders homeschool their kids. There are so many reasons we chose to homeschool …
Nature’s Little Squeeze Pouch Review
Have You Considered Reusable Baby Food Pouches? Hey, Y’all, today I’m going to show you one of my new favorite baby food items. It’s the WeeSprout Double Zipper Reusable Food Pouch. Specifically, I’m going to be reviewing the 3.4 fl oz version. I’ve been using these reusable baby food pouches for a few weeks now and absolutely love them. I’ve …
We Are Home From The Hospital!
The Hospital? What? If you saw our last video (Poor Little Dude), you know that our middle child (we call him Dude) was hospitalized due to pneumonia which aggravated his asthma. The bad news is that we do this once or twice every year. The good news is that we are now home and he is doing much better and …
Do You Wanna Build A Snowman?!
Fun Snowman Craft for Kids! Well Folks, this week, we finally had a winter here in East Texas! It actually snowed several inches and yes, we built a snowman to celebrate! I know what you are thinking and we did follow that activity with watching Frozen while drinking vegan hot cocoa! Buddy and I also made a craft snowman to …
Feeding EDEN: A Must Read If Your Family Has Food Allergies
My mom found a book that changed my life! After reeding Feeding EDEN, I realized I was not alone in my struggle with living everyday trying to keep my boys from eating something that could kill them or put them in the hospital. My goal every second of everyday is keeping my boys safe. Before I had my boys, I …
“O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree” Craft
Fun and inexpensive christmas tree craft using paint chips As we entered this holiday season, I wanted Buddy to enjoy hanging Christmas ornaments on our Christmas tree! To do this I thought what better way than to have him make his own ornament and most of the supplies were free! We went to our local Lowe’s and I let him pick …
My Favorite Thanksgiving Yet
After polishing off the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, I want to tell you about our Thanksgiving. We had initially planned to go up north to visit Jenn’s side of the family. Unfortunately, our boys got sick and we opted to forgo the 17 hour car ride due to the circumstances. We were really looking forward to visiting with family …
Little Dude’s Life-Threatening Allergies
We not only have 1 child with life-threatening allergies, but two. Buddy, our oldest, is deathly allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and a few minor things which cause hives such as cats and tomato plants (not the tomatoes themselves, just the plants). We have also discovered that Little Dude who is 1 is also deathly allergic to many foods and …
Halloween: Jack-o-Lantern Activity for All Ages
You may have already seen my post It’s Pumpkin Time! A Fun Pumpkin Craft for Young Children, but since it’s the week of Halloween, I figured I’d post another easy pumpkin activity. If you’re looking for a way to entertain your child and keeps them engaged, this is right for you! Buddy worked on switching the faces for at least 30 …