Time For Summer!

Today was our last day of school for the year!  We had tons of fun this year.  We used Adventures in My Father's World and I think it was a great balance between book work and fun work.  There was a lot of stuff that we could all do together, and even the little ones who aren't technically in school yet had fun with it.  It is really nice to have a break from scheduled work, though and just have a fun summer.  Here's a few pictures from our last week.

Peanut loves using the shape sorter.

She also loves to find any stray markers that have been left out by the other kids.

Lovebug loves hands on stuff and really enjoyed hanging some "laundry" on a line.

Playing with geoboards

And with all the nice weather we've had lately, we've spent a lot of time outside reading, playing, and of course, helping dad on the farm.

We planted our garden and the kids are learning about caring for it.  Sweetie has been so amazed at how the seeds start to grow so fast!

We've found lots of helpful insects in our gardening time too.

I can't wait until all those blossoms turn into fresh strawberries!

I realized after I loaded my pictures, that I didn't get any of Buddy!  Don't worry, he was always around helping and having fun with us too. 
Even though we aren't doing any scheduled school work this summer, I know my kids will be getting a great education about gardening and many other fun subjects we find to explore!

Blessings,

Bringing Up Girls {Review}

A while back I had the chance to review Raising Real Men to learn more about raising my boys.  When I received the chance to review Bringin Up Girls by Dr. James Dobson, I thought it was great that I could learn more about raising my girls also! 
Dr. Dobson begins by explaining the differences between boys and girls backed by research and examples.  I thought this was a great place to start since much of today's culture tries to tell us they really aren't that different.  He goes on to tell of the importance of both a mother and father in a little girl's life.  Daughters need different things from each parent to feel secure in her life.  Dr. Dobson also discusses some of the challenges our daughters will face as they grow, such as peer pressure, bullies, adolescence, media/technology, and much more.  He gives great advice on how we can guide our daughters through different phases of their life and how to help them make wise decisions based on Biblical standards.
Bringing Up Girls is another great book that I will keep around so I can refer to it again and I highly recommend it!

I received this book for free for review from Tyndale Publishers.



Blessings,

Wahl Deep Tissue Massager {Review}

Last week I received an early mother's day present!  Only it wasn't from my family, it was from the great people at Wahl.  They sent me a Deep Tissue Massager for review.  I was so excited to get this because I love massages (who doesn't?) and couldn't wait to try it out!  As much as I love to get a massage from my hubby, it's not always as easy for me to give him a good one in return due to carpel tunnel in my hands.  I thought the Wahl massager would be the perfect way to give my hardworking hubby a good massage for once and we weren't disappointed! 

The Deep Tissue Massager comes with four interchangeable attachments: deep muscle, four finger flex, accupoint, and raised bump.  My favorite is the deep muscle one, but they are all useful for different areas of your back or different aches and pains you are working on.  It also has a variable speed feature to adjust the intensity, which was nice because the higher speed was a little too harsh around areas like my shoulder blades and spine, but worked great for getting at areas that usually need a little more work to feel relaxed. It is powered with a cord so you don't need to worry about getting new batteries all the time and the cord is nice and long too, so you won't need to be in an uncomfortable spot just to be next to an outlet. It is very easy to use and my kids have been having a blast giving massages to each other and me.

 If you happened to be short on helpers, the long handle is another great feature that makes it easy to even use on yourself!  I used to be a pet groomer and have used the Wahl brand clippers, so I know that Wahl makes quality products and I have no doubt this massager will last us a long time!

You can purchase this or any of Wahl's other massagers on their website or you can nominate someone to win their giveaway contest.  Wahl is having a contest going on over on their Facebook page right now in honor of Mother's Day. Running through May 13, those who like Wahl Home on Facebook can nominate a mom to win a mom relief package from Wahl, whether it’s your mom, grandmother, wife, daughter, a friend or yourself. To enter the Mom Relief Initiative, simply post a comment on their wall explaining why the mom on your list deserves relief—maybe they’re a single mom who does it all, a working mom who never takes a break, a grandmother who’s always been there…every mom has a story and every story matters. Entries will be judged on their uniqueness and sincerity and the winners will be selected once the contest wraps up on May 13. Stories MUST be submitted before then in order to be considered. So go nominate your favorite mom today!

This is a MamaBuzz Review.  I received this massager from Wahl for free for this review.  All opinions are my own.

Blessings,