Alyssa Dawson

The Best Picture Books For Summer

Summertime is for traditions. It’s for celebrating time together and enjoying the great outdoors. We love spending our summers at the beach and playing in the woods. My favorite part of all is watching the girls laugh and giggle. I love hearing them remember all the things we’ve done, telling us their favorite parts and what they want to do next time. These are the times I live for. Here are some of our favorite books for summer and we hope you find some that you love too. The links on this post are affiliate… Read More

Kid Craft: Mini-Paper Fan

We are starting a new summer series and hope you will all join us each Wednesday for a new easy kid craft. This week we are making fun mini paper fans that you can put right in your pocket -perfect for these hot summer days. Paper fans are a pretty simple craft, and I have listed all the things you need to create them below. Things You’ll Need Glue Stick Popsicle Sticks Hair Elastics 3 Pieces of 5×8 in Paper Crayons to color Glue Gun Instructions Let your kids create colorful artwork on each 5×8… Read More

New Puppy Essentials

So you have a new puppy huh!? Congratulations! Puppies are so fun to have around, but they can also be a lot of work. When we first got Goldie there were a few learning curves that came our way. Now, about 6 months in we’ve really got the hang of this whole puppy business -or at least we think so. One of the biggest questions that we had when we first got our puppy was “What does a puppy need?”. Well, I’m here to answer that question and share all the things that we used,… Read More

The Best Picture Books for Spring

I’ve been meaning to share our favorite Spring books for some time now because Spring happens early in Arizona. (Which is why you’ll see some Easter books on our shelf as well.) I love having fun season books for the girls to read and help get them excited about each season or holiday. And it’s fun to have the same books to read through each year. Some of these books we purchased, but a lot were given to us -which is so awesome! So, if you’re looking to save money and don’t have a budget… Read More

Easter Activity Workbook

Happy Easter week. I hope you are enjoying this much needed time with your family, and I hope that you are staying safe. I wanted to send a huge thank you to all of you who are working as an essential worker -where ever you are. We are so grateful for all you do for us and for the countless hours you spend away from your family on our behalf. THANK YOU! Here is our weekly workbook, coming out a few days early so you can enjoy it during this Easter week. Feel free to… Read More