Some days are hectic, and we can run through an entire day and not create anything in the art room. When that happens - usually after dinne...

Although we may not always have the answers to our children's inherent “but why” reactions - it’s an opportunity for all of us (the fami...

ahem... OK. Yesterday on The Art of Family an announcement was made. Today there would be an update to the blog that you have all grown to...

Recuperating from the holidays and Ava's birthday took me longer than I had anticipated. And that's only because I'm keeping mys...

Ava's birthday party ... oh my, where to begin? Turning 5 is one thing, and celebrating this milestone birthday is another. The theme wa...

Finally! Christmas morning - and the kids didn't know what to expect. With their one gift exchange last night - and how much they cheris...

We didn't make plans for Christmas eve - except to bake cookies. Lots of it. I've never baked cookies before from scratch - and thou...

More elving going on right before Christmas...including personalized tree ornaments filled with small buttons of candy, ice cream, princess ...

Celebrating the holidays for us began with teaching our kids about our traditions - and one that I am very fond of, is giving to our loved o...

It's not often that Ava asks for us to buy something she sees in a store {except for candy} so when she spotted this cardboard playhouse...

Last weekend my family visited my alma mater - only this time to watch my little sister cross the stage. It had been 11 years for me since ...

{ inspired by Soulemama }  A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordina...

Traditionally, I'm known to procrastinate about Christmas cards. So this year, we made a concerted effort to start early - Dec 2 to be e...

{ inspired by Soulemama }  A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary...

As the wintry decorations go up around the house, Ava is busy in her art room snipping away, and gluing cotton balls on everything. I was ou...