Gathered thoughts

Fall Bucket List 🍁

Make time for some of your favorite Fall activities 🍁.What’s the first thing you’re checkingoff your fall bucket list this year? 🍂

American Girl Doll, Money Saving, Party ideas

Afternoon Fall Tea Party 🍁

Fall Teaparty 🍁.We had the sweetest fall tea party recently and ofcourse had to include @americangirldolls . Check out the little tea sets and napkins that coordinate .. so cute! It was fun planning the details and working within a budget . I was able to keep it super affordable without compromising the theme of… Continue reading Afternoon Fall Tea Party 🍁

homeschooling

Pumpkin Sight Word Hide & Seek

Pumpkin Sight Word Hide and Seek Game -Creative Teaching

Gathered thoughts

First Day of Autumn 🍂

Happy first day of Autumn

cascade mountains, Goals, hiking, pnw, travel

Colchuck Lake ~Gateway to the Enchantments ~Hiking in the Cascade Mountains

Colchuck Lake~Gateway to the Enchantments~Hiking the in the Cascade Mountains~Leavenworth,Wa

Goals, hiking

Mystery of the Climb

What does climbing mean to you? .For me…There is something about each step I take on the way to the summit. There is a release of everything in my mental to do list or all the things in my life that are demanding my attention . Instead , my mind is filled with awe in… Continue reading Mystery of the Climb

Book, reading, Review

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah ~ Book Review

Are you ready to read a book you can’t put down? Kristin Hannah The Nightingale is it!.This historical fiction follows two very different sisters throughout their lives. Both sisters navigate their worlds very differently as they grapple with WW2 and the Nazi occupation of France and as they soon learn they are stronger than they… Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah ~ Book Review

coffee, family adventures, hiking, Review, travel

Espresso Chalet

Espresso Chalet has one of the best views of Mount Index . It was the perfect stop to grab coffee after hiking Wallace Falls & Heybrook Lookout. Both hikes are within a few miles of each other with the Espresso Chalet between them. Look for the Bigfoot and you will know you are there. We… Continue reading Espresso Chalet

Book, Book Club, faith, reading, Review

Once A Queen ~ Book Review

Our March Book Club pick was Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur..Once a Queen is a fairytale fantasy that weaves real life family dynamics with magic portals , secret gatherings and magic woven tapestries. You meet 14 year Evie as she travels to England to meet a grandmother she has never met before who lives… Continue reading Once A Queen ~ Book Review