Alternative Game Night

Are you tired of the same old board games?  We've got a simple yet fun family game where your kids can actually developed their language skills.  Try the simple game of charades or pictionary but use Connecting Nouns, Verbs, or Adjectives.  Modify charades by having the person on deck ask the audience to try to correctly spell, pluralize, or change the tense of the word.  Learning can really be this easy and fun!

Our Salute to Motherhood!

What does it mean to be a mom? In our eyes it's so much more then a title. It's a twenty-four hour a day and 365 days of the year endeavour. As they say in the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert "Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit." However, any mom can tell you the joy the commitment brings is worth every minute. Being a mom means....

• Beginning the journey of motherhood by donating yourself for 9 months and preparing endlessly for your precious cargo to arrive by eating the right foods, reading the right books, researching all the baby necessities, and loving every minute of it.
• Documenting each milestone from feeding schedules to noting the size, shape, and color of their little poo to capturing of all the important moments
• Comforting them through the up and downs, falls and scrapes, tantrums and fears, and every new experience.
• Enduring sleepless nights to console them whether they are hungry, sick, or scared from the latest nightmare.
• Cleaning up EVERYTHING! Potty accidents, snot, ear wax, toe jam, pus, blood, mud, milk, food, play dough....you name it, the list goes on and on.
• Teaching them so many of life's lessons including potty training, table manners, please and thank yous, respecting others, practicing sight words and math facts, how to tie their shoes, swim, throw, catch, hit and kick a ball, ride a bike, face their fears, make new friends, deal with conflict and disappointment, and have self confidence.
• Snuggling up for hours of talking, listening, and reading together.
• Attending or volunteering for recitals, games, practices, teas, play dates, and meetings....much like the postal service, moms are there no matter rain, sleet, or gloom of night.
• Organizing the schedules for the home, family, playmates, after school activities, carpools, doctor's appointments, vacations (You know you do ALL the packing!), babysitters, date nights (yeah right!), hair cuts, and parties all year long.
• Laughing at the silly things they say and do or hiding a smile when you know you really shoudn't laugh and learning to laugh at yourself as you learn along the way.
• Preparing everything from snacks, classroom treats, breakfast, lunch, and dinner to their day to day needs....finding library books, choosing appropriate outfits based on their activities, loading and unloading the backpack, ensuring homework is completed, correct, and headed back to school.
• Giving an unlimited supply of love, hugs, wet kisses, and support each and every day.

Just like a mother's job is endless, so is this list! We salute all mothers everywhere and wish you a Happy Mother's Day!!!