'Tis the season for all things back to school. I'm seeing LOTS of new homeschoolers around here (hello, COVID) and getting lots of questions about our homeschool curriculum. That's so great! We have tried a lot of different homeschool curriculum over the years. This will be our tenth year homeschooling, so you can imagine all the curriculum we've gone through. When we first began homeschooling, I was all for the boxed kits where everything comes shipped to you in a box and you don't have ...
6 Places to Camp – Within 3 Hours of Nashville
Camping is one of our favorite ways to vacation as a family. We have some favorite places to camp and recently, I was asked if I would compile a list of our favorite campgrounds (within a short driving distance of Nashville, TN) for another family, and I wanted to share it with each of you as well. Townsend / Great Smokies KOA - this was the first campground we camped at as a family and what a special (and beautiful) place it is! All the river campsites are great - however, our favorites are ...
Make a Splash at Gaylord Opryland SoundWaves
It's no secret that we love Gaylord Opryland SoundWaves. We try to get there as often as we can. While we normally aren't waterpark or water attraction people, we do LOVE SoundWaves! The last few months have been interesting, to say the least, so a little staycation was in order when we heard that Gaylord Opryland was re-opening its door after being closed for three months due to COVID-19. If you've never been to Gaylord Opryland or SoundWaves, you may want to check out the What to Know ...
16 Day Family Road Trip: Nashville to Jackson, Wyoming
Our kids have always been good travelers - whether it's on a plane or in a car. When COVID-19 hit, we had to cancel a few camping trips and were pretty much stuck at home for a couple of months. After month two, we were ready to get out and needed a family road trip, if for nothing else than a change of scenery. My husband has a flexible schedule and right now was a great time for him to pick up and leave. We decided on a road trip out west from our home in Nashville, TN. We went back and ...
The Garden Loft – Chicken Coop Review
We decided (after several years of going back and forth) to get chickens this Spring. What better time to start this project than when we all are at home during a pandemic, right? Picking out the chicks (all 16 of them) was so easy, but what's next? There are SO many chicken coops online to choose from (between Pinterest, Instagram, and Google), how do you decide which one is the right fit for you? We thumbed through hundreds of blog posts and reviews on Pinterest. We even bought several ...
Dye Easter Eggs with Shaving Cream & Food Coloring
Decorate Easter eggs differently this year by using shaving cream and food coloring. If you're like me, you get tired of the same kits you can buy in the stores. This year, we're trying out a few different ways to dye Easter eggs. First, we'll be using shaving cream and food coloring. This fun twist makes a perfect medium for swirly creativity. Supplies Needed: Eggs (you can use hard boiled or the store bought plastic eggs similar to what we picked up at Walmart for super cheap and you ...