It's time for another Fill Me In Friday and today I'm talking about BK's lunches. I absolutely love making cute themed lunches for Braylen. Sometimes, I get some grief about the cutesy lunches, but y'all I promise it doesn't take too much extra time. I say that and many times get the side eye. But, this is also coming from a former kindergarten teacher. I love cute and sometimes over the top ideas, I love to make simple things fun and special, I'm all about the magic and excitement. And I won't always be able to do this for my children, so I'm going to enjoy it while I can. Today, I'm going to share everything with you, from where I keep everything to a few lunch box ideas. I … [Read more...]
Fill Me In Friday… Hair Routine, Tips and Tricks
I'm here with another round of Fill Me In Friday, and today I'm talking about my hair routine and a few tips and tricks I have. I posted about this a year or so ago and not much has changed. I chopped my hair off when I was pregnant with Braylen and it was a bit traumatic for me. Traumatic in a way that seems absolutely silly and ridiculous now, but at the time I was pregnant and hormonal and I wanted my long hair back. Since then, I've only trimmed it when I get it colored every 6-8 weeks. My hair (and nails) grow really fast. I do take a multi-vitamin (Flinstone's gummies), but I don't take anything specifically for hair and nails. Also, my hair is naturally dark, I'm so used to it … [Read more...]
Fill Me In Friday… Teaching Braylen
Each Friday, I'm going to be answering some of your questions from the post I did earlier and giving you a little more insight into how we do things around here. One of the most common questions that came from that posts was about teaching Braylen. Braylen has a really good memory, and she picks up on things really quickly. I saw that she was learning her alphabet and numbers using the Melissa and Doug puzzles early on and then using that knowledge and recognizing them elsewhere. She would point out letters at the grocery store or numbers on a road sign. As a teacher, I'm always just waiting for that moment when I can unlock a little potential and turn things into a teachable moment, I … [Read more...]