“Maaaaaaooooooom! So-and-so said a bad word!” How many times do you hear that around your house? I hear it several times a day. We try to teach our kids that there are certain words we just do not say and others that are questionable depending on how they are used. The family joke right now […]
Archives for March 2009
General Conference Packet April 2009
Genny from Color of the Sky in My World has updated the General Conference packet she designed and put together the last two General Conferences. Print them off to keep your kids busy during General Conference this weekend. Make sure to stop by her post here to tell her thank you! 2009 April Conference Packet […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 12 Pouting
Cookie was mad I was taking Truffle’s picture first. See more pouting at I Heart Faces. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
Homemade Seed Tapes
Is it spring yet where you live? It seems like spring here but we know that won’t last. Our little valley has an average frost date of June 15th – which means we can’t really plant our garden until June! We actually cheat a little because we use the Square Foot Gardening method. It’s easy […]
Resurrection Eggs Easter FHE
I posted our family’s version of the Resurrection Easter Eggs last year. This past FHE swap the Resurrection Eggs were included in the Easter lesson put together by Cambria M. (hi Cambria!). This is the lesson she put together with the version of the Resurrection Eggs that I like the best. If you wish to […]
Magic Chocolate Milkshakes
My favorite fast food restaurant is Wendy’s. Give me a Chocolate Frosty and their french fries and I’m one happy girl. Unfortunately the closest Wendy’s is about 200 miles away. 🙁 When I get a craving for a Frosty I make these Magic Chocolate Milkshakes – which means we make these at least two to […]
Next Wordfull Wednesday Topic for April 1
I quite enjoyed all the book recommendations from this last month’s Wordfull Wednesdays. I now have a long list of books to check out from the library. Hopefully that will keep me busy for a while. 😀 The winner of March’s Wordfull Wednesday is Note Worthy. The prize, appropriately, is this stenciled library tote from […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 11 No Flash
I can’t believe how grown up my oldest daughter, Bon Bon, is getting! Thirteen going on thirty. One of my favorite places to take my children’s portrait shots is in front of our red horse barn. I love the weathered wood background. Visit I ♥ Faces for more Kids No Flash entries. © 2007-2013 Chocolate […]
I ♥ Faces Adult: Week 11 No Flash
This photo of a father and his two grown daughters is very endearing. It was the first family shoot I had ever done and the only time of day the family could do it was at the worst time in the afternoon for light – 2 pm. Most of the pictures were taken in the […]
Finding Joy in the Journey
The lesson I taught in Relief Society (the women’s organization in our church) Sunday was based on Pres. Thomas S. Monson’s General Conference address from last October Finding Joy in the Journey. His talk could be broken down into three main sections or areas we should focus on to find joy in our journeys. Adapt […]
Bury Our Weapons…Show Our Kindnesses FHE
Objectives for this family home evening lesson: Learn the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehis in the Book of Mormon (Alma 23-24). Identify weaknesses we have that could be improved upon. Show the Lord we are willing to abandon them in exchange for His help. Practice showing kindness to family members. Download the file here if you […]
Skor Cake
Another deadly dessert. Bon Bon made this on Thursday it was gone in no time! Named after the Skor candy bar this choclate cake oozes caramel and toffee. Skor Cake 1 box chocolate cake mix1 small jar caramel topping1 can sweetened condensed milk1 8 oz. container Cool Whip1/2 – 3/4 cup toffee bits or crunched […]
My Very Hungry Caterpillar
Meet the Very Hungry Caterpillar…..at least that’s what Special Dark calls himself when he wears his pajamas. After eating one piece of chocolate cake he is still hungry! Today is The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 40th birthday! Make sure to read the book with your children. Visit Eric Carle’s website. And maybe, even do a fun […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Favorite Genre
As a little girl I loved sitting on my Avi’s (grandpa) lap listening to stories of when he was younger. The hardships his mother faced with grit and ingenuity while her husband was kept in one of Franco’s concentration camps fascinated me. Avi’s own escapades were adventurous and thrilling, though heartbreaking at times. When I […]
I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 10 Green
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day the theme this week is Green. There has to be green somewhere in the photo that is entered. Last summer while the sky was hazy from wildfires in California we spent the afternoons outside. I caught these two girls telling secrets to one another. The expressions on their faces […]