My son loves to build and create using blocks of all sorts and he is pretty good at it. While there are some academic areas that give him much difficulty, he never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and ingenuity as a builder and designer. I recently started to feel that the various blocks he had […]
Flag Retirement Ceremony or My Son Burned the Flag
Last weekend my son’s Cub Scout pack participated in a flag retirement ceremony conducted by the local Boy Scout troop. About 20 or so worn-out flags and banners were retired. It was a very interesting and solemn ceremony. I wanted to share it with my readers but when I went to snap the first photo my […]
5 Most Popular Posts of 2011
It has been just over 9 months since Celebrating Family was born. During that time there have been over 150 posts and almost 3000 comments. As 2011 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and see what the most popular posts of the year were. It also gives you, the reader, a chance […]
Bird Watching: A Family Adventure
I love birds. In fact, birds are my favorite animal. They are so varied in plumage and song and have so much freedom in flight. Some people are surprised to hear that we actually have quite a few birds in the desert where I live. We have hawks, owls, quail, doves, roadrunners, sparrows, woodpeckers, and more. The problem is that most of […]
Gingerbread House Fun and Tips
Every year we build a gingerbread house. We usually do it the day after Thanksgiving, but we had to wait a week or so this year. The reason for the delay? We could only find pre-assembled houses instead of the kits we usually buy. I searched many stores until I found a gingerbread house kit […]
Easy Thanksgiving Place Card Holders
I am so excited that Thanksgiving is almost here. Hopefully you are planning to spend some quality time celebrating your family and giving thanks for your blessings. I wanted to share these fun place card holders my children and I made. These are an easy and fun craft that a child could do independently. They […]
Why Your Kids Should Do Chores
There is something about this picture that gets me thinking about Tom Sawyer painting that fence. Okay, so this is a boy – my son to be exact – painting a wall and not a fence. Regardless, I do love this picture because it shows my son doing something he loves to do; working and doing productive tasks around our house. Based […]
10 Mother-Daughter Date Ideas for the Holiday Season
I love spending one-on-one time with my daughter. Because she is my second born, I do not get as much alone time with her as I did with my son who was an only child for 4 years. Add that fact with the busyness of the holiday season and it can be very challenging to have one-on-one time at all. […]
Christmas Giving Opportunity: Operation Christmas Child
I am delighted to share my absolute favorite Christmas giving opportunity with you. Operation Christmas Child is a program in which people just like you assemble shoe boxes filled with gifts for children who may not get anything else for Christmas. This program brings joy, gifts, and the gospel message to children all over the world. My children get a […]
Fall or Halloween Craft: Paper Bag Trees
My children made paper bag trees on a recent visit to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. This is a fun and easy craft that children of varied ages can make. The trees turn out awesome even though this is such an easy craft. These trees are easy to customize and can either be scary Halloween trees or pretty fall trees. Younger children need […]
Chocolate Covered Strawberries – So Easy!
I recently served chocolate covered strawberries at a gathering at my home and they were (of course) a big hit, especially with the children. Most people tend to think of these treats as something reserved for romantic holidays and couple time, but why restrict yourself to that when you can eat these tasty treats more often? I think that many people may think chocolate covered strawberries are difficult to make and quite a hassle. That is far […]
Eight Reasons I Love Fall in the Arizona Desert
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking successive autumns.” -George Eliot This is the time of year that I start to remember why I still live in Arizona and why so many continue to move here. The scorching heat of the Arizona summer seems to be disappearing […]
