Adventure is Out There

Posted on September 23, 2013 by fromthecommittedheart

After two weeks of packing, moving, unpacking and building things, we decided to take a break. We planned a Boy Family Adventure through Split Oak Forest Mitigation Park.

Alayna and Kayla brought their notepads to document all the interesting things they found along the trail.

We found this little guy hanging out on one of the info signs.

Josiah had a blast running free and playing in the dirt!

Our adventure took us 3.1 miles through one of Florida’s deep wooded forest. Thankfully it was cloudy, low humidity and a gentle wind kept blowing through the trees. We took many water breaks and were all able to complete the North Loop trail! I’m so proud of all our adventurers for not giving up!

Fall Bucket List 2013

Posted on September 6, 2013 by fromthecommittedheart

(Click on the words below and find recipes, craft ideas, and the location to fun fall activities)

FALL BUCKET LIST
1. Bring out the Fall Decorations
2. Make Leaf Art
3. Bob for Apples
4. Drink Hot Apple Cider
5. Go on a Hay-Ride
6. Visit a Pumpkin Patch
7. Find Our Way Through a Corn Maze
8. Make Popcorn from a Cob
9. Go on a Fall Picnic
10. Go to a Football Game
11. Carve a Pumpkin
12. Make Candy Apples
13. Take a Nature Walk with a Camera
14. Bake Leaf Cut-Out Cookies
15. Make lots of Pumpkin Crafts

In Their Own Time

Posted on September 1, 2013 by fromthecommittedheart

We had the book, Ruby in Her Own Time by Jonathan Emmett, passed down to us a couple of months ago. The previous owner told us it was one of her favorite books and we quickly learned why.

Do you have a late bloomer, one that takes longer than the others to understand things, one that drums to her own beat? Then you might just have a Ruby. In the story, Ruby is the last to hatch of her brothers and sisters. She also ends up taking longer than her siblings to eat and swim, but she eventually does everything her siblings do in her own time.

This book has been added to our top 10 books for young readers and I also recommend it for Mom’s out there wondering if she/he will ever get it? Don’t lose hope, they will, in their own time!