Last week we worked on the letter H. Fitting for Halloween! Here’s what we did. The Letter H Charcter – Honest, Helpful Heaven – talked about it Halloween – decorate pumpkins, made a bat, work party, boo at the zoo, made cookies, work party Craft – we made Junior Asparagus and Laura (just for fun), we made …
Meal Plans Week of 10-30-11
Last couple days of October. Happy Halloween! And Happy Reformation Day! 🙂 We’ve been keeping busy with plenty of fall/Halloween activities. Last week we went to Boo at the Zoo at Potter Park Zoo, we visited my grandparents and we went to Justin’s work Halloween event (kids come and trick or treat in the office). …
What To Do With a Picky Eater – GAPS Eating/Chewing Issues Part 2
Earlier this week I posted some information about what could be the cause of a picky eater. Now I’d like to give some tips on what to do about it. I’ll start with what the GAPS book suggests. And also give some ideas that have worked for us. The main solution in the GAPS book is …
The Letter G
Last week we were pretty busy, so we didn’t do as many projects. But we still had fun. Here’s how it went. The Letter G Character – Giving, Gratitude – we talked a lot about what we are thankful for. And we went through Rebeca’s toy box and picked out a few things to give …
Meal Plans Week of 10-23-11
Wow, the last full week of October already! Hard to believe it’s almost Halloween. We’ll be heading into Thanksgiving and Christmas before we know it. We had a busy but fun week last week. We ended up going somewhere every day. We took a trip to Grassfield’s to check out their milking set up. And …
Is Your Child a Picky Eater Or Is There More To It? – GAPS Eating/Chewing Issues
I read and re-read parts of the GAPS book all the time. I catch things I missed before. I refresh my memory. But one thing that stood out the very first time I read it was the part that talked about GAPS children having eating/chewing/texture issues. And immediately I thought of my daughter. Although she’s …
GAPS Dairy Introduction
I cut dairy out of my diet after Abram was born because it seemed to impact his reflux (which has cleared up now) and tummy. But also because it is hard to digest and was causing me problems as well. I would like to try adding it back into my diet now. It is GAPS-legal…depending on …
Ghee
Ghee is the first dairy product introduced on GAPS and the mostly widely tolerated. It is clarified butter. Unlike butter it does not contain any whey, milk protein or lactose. Just milk fat. Up to this point I have never had ghee. I guess I thought it would be hard to make. Not sure why. Today …
The Letter F
We had a fun week with the letter F. Of course I had more ideas than we could actually do. Here’s what we did. The Letter F science/nature/craft – learn fun facts about fish, make a shimmery fish, play AB Seas game, make a fish shaped sandwich for lunch character – faith (believing) and forgiveness fun …
Meal Plans Week of 10-16-11
Last week was busy and crazy, but I made it. I spent a few days making and canning applesauce and pearsauce (even dealt with a whole 1/2 bushel of pears in one morning…before breakfast at 6am :P). I also went through 6 squash. Then I baked and cleaned and had guests over. It sure was …