I went to Madeline Island when I was little and I still remember riding the ferry over and the captain letting me look in the wheel house. I remember my parents telling me and my sister that the water was too cold to swim in but we did get to feed the ducks. We fed them Cheetos, actually, and one of the ducks bit my sister’s finger. It’s funny the things we remember from our ...
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SUMMER BUCKET LIST // BUILD A KID BIKE WASH
Oh, Minnesota...thank you for finally gracing us with summer. This past weekend we decided we were going to build our kid wash/bike wash. We made a family trip to Home Depot and grabbed all the PVC pipe and fittings plus some purple cement-like stuff that apparently seals it all together. We headed home and the boys went down for the night. I went to work out and by the time I got back, Brandon ...
WHO’S READY FOR SOME PINSPIRATION
I know you're all already signed up for The Happy Family Movement's Summer Bucket List Challenge (SBLC), right? If not, you still have time to head on over and sign-up! Need some more convincing? Check out our 2013 summer bucket list! If you've done the SBLC in the past, you may notice some exciting changes for this year. This year there is a brand spankin' new SBLC Facebook Community. Here you ...
RAISING EMPOWERED CHILDREN
This is not going to be the most feel-good post. It's not the most feel-good topic. However, I feel like it's a topic that I need to address and it's a topic that needs to be talked about, openly and honestly, no matter how uncomfortable it is for us. So, for today, for just this one post with a more serious tone, hang with me and maybe you'll read something that you could be helpful to ...
SUMMER BUCKET LIST // 2013
Welcome to the new readers from The Happy Family Movement! I’m thrilled to have you here. We made a bucket list last summer and it rocked our summer. My kids have been waiting all winter to start working on this year’s list. I (Jennifer) have two boys; Corbin is 5 and Hudson is 3 ½. I am very lucky to do what I love which is teaching kiddos that don’t have all the odds in their favor. I ...
SUPERHERO PARTY // TNT PINATA
Last year we had "make and break a piñata" on our bucket list. It didn't go quite as planned. We did make and break a piñata so we did accomplish that adventure on our bucket list. However, I thought I'd make this beautiful piñata with scallops like one I saw somewhere on the web. It was a disaster. An ugly disaster. When I started thinking about activities for Corbin's Superhero Party ...