Mary and I took our kids to one of the bigger town centers a couple weeks ago for a trick-or-treat event. As we went from shop to shop, hauling our brood, all we could think was “Damn, that’s cute. I wanna go shopping…”.
So it’s a nice little departure to think about things I would want for the holiday. And to be honest, it’s taking a lot of will power not to just buy all these for myself right now.
Welcome to our Child(ish) Reads Gift Guide!
A new installment from last year, this guide features our top kids’ books by age that are perfect for gifting.
Like we said last year, a good list for gift giving is:
1. Something they want
2. Something they need
3. Something they wear
4. Something they read
As of 10/23/22: 191 Hours, 50 minutes
Monthly average: 26 Hours, 15 minutes
My family started our #1000hoursoutside challenge at the end of April. At the time, our girls were just out of pre-school for the summer.
Six months later, we are in Pre-K at our bigger elementary school with set start and dismissal times. Our weekly hours took a huge cut because TBH, there are only so many hours in a day. Which brings me to a close reading of what this challenge actually entails.
Continue readingI would say that we’re basic witches when it comes to Fall, but we just really like Halloween. Unfortunately, it’s also when we are the busiest. So here is a recap of our September/October loves so far.
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So in case you haven’t noticed, this blog is run by two Millennial moms and we lean into it hard. For this Child(ish) Read, I chose this book because I wanted to learn more about Millennial thinking and sociology; specifically about the reasons we are the way we are and how this directly affects how we parent.
But You’re Still So Young: How Thirtysomethings Are Redefining Adulthood
by Kayleen Schaefer
