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Amy from Occupation: Mommy
Join me as I explore what it means to embrace motherhood as a calling. Let's grow together to be the best mommies we can by sharing our experiences. Get ideas for fun activities and crafts to do with your little ones, celebrate the big events and the everyday moments, and learn along with my four kids and me.
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Category Archives: Learning
Tape Measuring Fun
Yesterday I was busy in Sydney and Georgia’s room, rearranging the furniture. Sydney and Joel were enthralled with the tape measure: the way it springs back into place, the interesting numbers, just the fact that I was “playing” with it. … Continue reading
Practicing music lessons
One thing I love about our girls’ school district is that kids get the opportunity to start instrumental music lessons in third grade. Georgia is excited to start next year, and Audrey is in her third year of playing the … Continue reading
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A visit to Crystal Cave
A couple of weekends ago, we took our kids on a fall drive through beautiful Pennsylvania countryside to Crystal Cave. Audrey and Georgia are always up for an adventure, so they were excited. And Joel just likes to be with … Continue reading
Color Mixing Activity
I teach science at Sydney’s preschool once a month, which is a fun way to get to know her little friends and be involved in her school. This month, we talked about colors which is great at this time of … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. with Kids: National Building Museum
This is Part 2 of a series on Washington, D.C. with kids. We also visited the National American History Museum. Any place that combines wide open spaces, lots of toys, and zillions of Legos is bound to be a big … Continue reading
Washington, D.C. with kids: American History Museum
There’s the Washington Monument! This summer, we were able to take two weekend trips to Washington, D.C. My brother lives about an hour from the city, and the Phillies were playing the Nationals both weekend, so it was a great … Continue reading
Summer Reading Round-up
Before I had kids, one of the things I was most looking forward to was reading with them. I have always loved to read, and spent many a summer day sprawled across my bed with a stack of books. I … Continue reading
My (school year) nemesis
There are two main things I struggle with during the school year. The first is packing lunches. I hate packing lunches because Audrey won’t eat sandwiches. Her other problem is that she gets tired of things after eating them just … Continue reading
