Multiplication is hard, and Trent is not a fan of it..at all.  So this summer be bought books with multiplication stories.   We played games on www.multiplication.com  .  A great site for kids. Did flash cards. We had multiplication problems on the bathroom mirrors. Did worksheets. …

We did it!  We successfully completed the first day of school.  When asked how their first day was here are the wonderful responses we got. Aliya said "Good! I like everything.  I played outside and there were more then two girls in my class."  Aliya was very worried that she would be put in a class wi…

Tomorrow the kids go to school.  Our backpacks are filled with supplies and our clothes are lied out for morning.  Over the last few weeks we did everything I could think of to make the end of summer great. We are ready.  I am so excited for them.  Excited for the friends, teachers and experiences they will have.  I h…

 School begins this week and the weather has already started to cool down.  It is a fact that summer is coming to an end even if we are not ready to let it go.  I am always amazed at how fast this season goes.  Nate and I decided that we wanted to do something to celebrate the last night of summer for our fami…

There are days when I think being a kid seems so easy.  All they really have to do is hang out and play right...but lately I have been reminded how hard it can be to be a kid.  Learning how to read and write and multiplication and division facts have been filling my children's days and it is not easy.  It is not e…