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Family of 8 ↟ Life in the Midwest
Homeschool ↟ Homemaking ↟ GF Recipes
Motherhood ↟ Twins ↟ Adoption
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Happy 1st Day of Spring! We enjoyed a lazy Spring

Happy 1st Day of Spring! We enjoyed a lazy Spring Break around here last week… it was a bit too cold for our liking, but hoping it warms up soon lol.

I have some fresh flowers 💐 in the kitchen and am feeling ready to tackle these last couple of months before summer break! Wes and I have been mapping out some summer road trip plans, so it’s definitely exciting to have our big trip to look forward to!

#homedecor #freshflowers #homeschoolmom #homeschoolfamily #kitchendesign #kitchendecor #twinmom #largefamily #largefamilylife #largefamilymom #iowa #midwestliving

#AD | It is hard to believe that in just a few sho

#AD | It is hard to believe that in just a few short weeks, Easter will be upon us! Easter baskets can sometimes be a challenge, especially with so many varied interests among our kiddos. Thankfully @supermoosetoys has a variety of exciting options that are sure to please any kid!

Click the link in my stories to shop now!

#Shopkinsreallittles #spkreallittles #shopkins #reallittles #MooseToys #TreasureXDinoGold #TreasureX #Slime #reallittles #reallittlesmicrocrafts #LittleLivePets #SurpriseChick #GooJitZu, #HeroesOfGooJitZu,
#HGJZGlowShifters

Song: Jarico - Island Music #BackgroundMusicWithoutLimitations @NoCopyrightMusicForCreators

Happy #internationalwomensday from my beautiful gi

Happy #internationalwomensday from my beautiful girls and me! This is a busy week for us, so I’m extra grateful that we’re having Spring Break next week! My plans include super fun activities like cleaning and organizing our house 🤣👏🏼

I downloaded these free, editable sight-word cards

I downloaded these free, editable sight-word cards from @morningstogether (she has sooo many other amazing resources too!) I used the flower pot 🪴 and ladybug 🐞 designs (each set has the same words), as well as a floral pattern I found on google for the back, and printed everything on cardstock. I then laminated the paper, cut out the little cards, and used my corner rounder for the edges.

Because there were so many cards, once a word was flipped over we left it face-up until matches were found. The girls took turn flipping one card at a time, reading the word in the card, and looking to see if there was a match already flipped over. (Each sight word has a ladybug & flower pot card.)

Once they have the sight words memorized, I plan to break the cards down into smaller sets for the traditional “memory” style game where you flip the cards back over if no match is made.

I also used the scrap edges of the flower design to make counting sticks for use with the 1-12 flower pots.

#brohaha_homeschool #sightwords #learningthroughplay #learninggames #homeschoolmom #homeschooling

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I love Buff City Soap’s products and want to share them with one lucky follower! I have teamed up with my friends @buffcitysoap.cedarfalls to gift one of YOU their Feelin’ Lucky Collection box! Winner will be chosen March 20th!

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*Giveaway submissions close March 19th at 11:59pm. Winner will be chosen at random and contacted on March 20th and announced on Buff City Soap Cedar Falls Page. The winner must live in the Cedar Valley area to pick up their prize at Buff City Soap Cedar Falls. Must be 18 years or older with valid ID. Buff City Soap will never engage with OR acknowledge spam pages as entries for a giveaway. Buff City soap with NEVER ask for any payment information when awarding prizes for a giveaway via direct message. THERE IS ALWAYS A POTENTIAL FOR FRAUD WHEN USING SOCIAL MEDIA!!! PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE WITH ANY FAKE ACCOUNTS ASKING FOR YOUR PAYMENT INFO!*

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Letter tiles can be such a fun way to engage kids

Letter tiles can be such a fun way to engage kids with learning to sound out words and practice spelling! They’re great for

Hands-on Learning
Letter Visualization
Critical Thinking
Trial & Error
Spelling Practice
More Fun*

*This one is totally dependent on the kiddo. Most of mine LOVE getting to “play” with the letter tiles as part of school, but one of the kids despises them 🤣. We gladly use them for the kids that like them, and don’t force them for the child that doesn’t 🙌🏼

The coziest, and most fought-after spot in the hou

The coziest, and most fought-after spot in the house ✨

Happy birthday to my sweet William Wesley!! This b

Happy birthday to my sweet William Wesley!! This boy is 8 years old today, and he is extra excited because he *gets to* give a speech at school today 😏 We can’t wait to celebrate this cutie!

I want to start off by saying that I LOVE homescho

I want to start off by saying that I LOVE homeschooling! It has been a huge blessing in our family, and I know for many other families. But I also want to address a common mindset I’ve seen shared, that harshly criticizes anyone who chooses a different route for their children. The reason I love #homeschooling is because it usually allows for a better chance of adjusting schooling precisely to an individual child’s needs. (And of course I like being around my kids 😉)

However we have also found that some of our children are eager for additional experiences, educational opportunities, and social settings found in the traditional school setting, and letting them go that route has been such a big blessing as well!

I also acknowledge that not every family has the option to choose whatever they want for school, but I want to encourage families to not be afraid to explore the options they DO have and to not compare or judge other families for choosing a different route. 🖤

I am so excited to finally be sharing our process

I am so excited to finally be sharing our process for making over our fireplace! It’s only been three years since we moved into our home, and I really did love the shiplap that we originally installed, but we were having too many issues with it to leave it up. We completed this project in the fall, and I’ve finally taken the time to sit down and type out the process. I am so so happy with the results and love our new brick fireplace even more!

Link in stories/ “Our Home” highlight

Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s been a rainy, busy

Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s been a rainy, busy day for us, but I had to share a couple of my favorite throwback #glutenfreerecipes:

Heart-Shaped Cinnamon Roll Donuts

Super Soft Sugar Cookies

Links in stories!

Saturday mornings are for heart-shaped waffles 🧇🌷🫶🏼

#glutenfree #glutenfreebreakfast #valentinesbreakfast #homemade #homemaker #homeschoolmom #breakfast #valentinesideas

“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Cor 1

“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Cor 16:14

Harper and Vivienne are SIX!! 🎉 They were so ex

Harper and Vivienne are SIX!! 🎉 They were so excited to decorate cupcakes to bring to their homeschool partnership class/lunch today. Can’t wait to celebrate them more tonight!!

Are you team chocolate or team vanilla!?

Happy birthday to the most amazing husband I could

Happy birthday to the most amazing husband I could ever ask for. I love you Wesley!!

I am terrible at sharing project as we do them, bu

I am terrible at sharing project as we do them, but in the fall we made over our fireplace and I’m in love! I’ll share another video with all the steps we took at some point, but for now I’m just enjoying the finished product 😍

#homedecor #fireplace #brickfireplace #interiordesign #livingroomideas #cozyhomedecor

This week the State of Iowa passed the Students Fi

This week the State of Iowa passed the Students First Act, which allows families to set up Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) to help pay for tuition and other qualified expenses at an accredited Private School. We support Governor Reynold’s mission to give parent’s a choice in their child(ren)’s education while still maintaining support for public schools.

#schoolchoice #iowaschoolchoice #educationalsavingsaccount #ESA #iowa #studentsfirstact #homeschoolmom #educationalfreedom #homeschoolfamilylife #schoolchoiceweek

Happy 12th birthday to our sweet Hayden!! We love

Happy 12th birthday to our sweet Hayden!! We love you so much and are so proud of the young lady you’re becoming 🖤🖤🖤

These ALEX drawer units from IKEA have been lifesa

These ALEX drawer units from IKEA have been lifesaver when it comes to keeping our #homeschool materials organized and easily accessible. I’ve tried a variety of labels over the years, but we currently are using simple white write on labels. I’ve also stacked these units when they were in a different space, and they worked great with that configuration as well!

🗄️ Drawer units will be linked in my stories & saved to my “Homeschool” highlight

📚 Some of the supplies featured in the video:
@areasonfor Level B Science workbooks
@notgrasshistory Our Spangled Story (elementary US History)
@chalkfullofdesign chalkboards
@thegoodandthebeautiful Math & Language (we print ours at home and use FlexBinders for easy use)

My favorite part of winter is when everything is b

My favorite part of winter is when everything is blanketed in white 🌬️

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