This is one of our favorite traditions. Every year around the first day of summer break, I swap out the backpacks and surprise them with some summer celebration mudroom decor! Out with the books and lunch boxes and in with some fresh (and inexpensive) summer toys. It’s always a surprise when I’m going to set […]

Normally when school is finally out for summer, my attitude towards routines, schedules and learning goals is SEE YA LATER!!! I usually look forward to a relaxed vibe with nothing on our calendar except chilling and resting and doing whatever we want (it feels like MY summer break too, because we do part-time homeschool, ha! […]

Every year at the end of school, we have a tradition in our family where I swap out the kids’ backpacks, school supplies and coats in our hallway drop zone [HERE] for summer essentials! It’s such a fun way to mark the fact that we all survived another school year, and the girls love the […]

It seems keeping my four little girls in clothes that actually fit their constantly growing bodies is a part-time job. Just about the minute I get everyone settled with shoes for all occasions, jeans that still reach the ankle (and when they don’t anymore, can we call them capris for a bit…?), and all the […]