Part of our PreK curriculum is a third-party resource that comes to teach students about safe touch, body parts, etc. We have always used … [Read more...]
XC recap
Emma joined the legendary Panther XC program this fall, running as a junior high athlete. Junior high races in Iowa are typically … [Read more...]
So How Was Your Day?
Most suppers, and many breakfasts, are shared together as our family of five around our table. After many years of modeling, Higdon has … [Read more...]
Doing Dishes
We recently bought a cabin along Lake Delhi, just 28 minutes from our driveway. While the cabin comes with many wonderful amenities, it … [Read more...]
Day 2 – Accio Magic
Because we stayed on resort, we were allowed into Harry Potter land one hour before the rest of the park opened. Emma was fairly easy to … [Read more...]
Day 1 – Lazy
We left CR around 9:30 AM CST and were checked into our room by 2:30 EST. We had a snack and changed for the pool. We took some laps … [Read more...]
Owl Post
Emma's birthday trip, like many young witches and wizards turning eleven on or before September 1, was to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and … [Read more...]
Eleven
Another birthday, another blizzard. If you asked Emma, anyhow, that is how she would view her history of birthdays in her … [Read more...]
You be the baby and I be the momma
One of Higdon's favorite games is you-be-the-baby-and-I-be-the-momma. Or with Aedan, you be the puppy and I be the mommy puppy. In his … [Read more...]
Duckies
On May 2, on the way home from Cousin Owen's First Communion, still dressed in church finery and minutes before closing, we pulled into … [Read more...]