Elizabeth Peterson, Author at Minding My Peas

5 Books That Influence My Homeschool

June 7, 2017 Home Education Reading Life No Comments

Homeschool Books to Develop your Homeschool Vision If you are considering homeschooling, or wondering how it can possibly work, these are some of the homeschool books I have found most helpful. I’m not a veteran homeschooler by any means. (Unless you count being homeschooled myself from k-12 as something…) But…

Mothers Day Interviews

May 14, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Mothers day interviews with my kids are my favorite. It is such a treasure to know that in years to come I’ll be able to read over these and remember the silly little mannerisms and varying levels of knowledge that accompany each age. Honestly, it doesn’t have to be a…

Rainy Day Cookies

April 18, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Ever wake up to a rainy day and just think “Cookies!”? The only thing my kids love more than making cookies is eating them. Chocolate chip or peanut butter. Oatmeal or snickerdoodles. A good cookie can make a good morning great, and turn a bad day right side up Since…

Birthday Interview: Sophia, Age 5

April 12, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Sophia Louise, Age 5 Sophia is 5 years old today and we’re celebrating with a birthday interview! She is sunshine and smiles, bright eyes and precocious comments. She is the chatty to my quiet, and we just love her sweet personality more every day. She is a fierce, unstoppable reader,…

Klaus: Age 3, Interviewed

April 12, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Klaus turned 3 years old on Sunday. He is rambunctious and active, by turns rough-n-tumble and sweet. He’s gentle and caring with Eva, imaginative and competitive with Sophia. We love seeing all the different facets of his personality developing, and most of all we love HIM. We’re so thankful that…

Happy Homemaker Monday ~ 3.6.2017

March 6, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 1 Comment

Good Evening to you! It’s late, but I’m linking up with Diary of a Stay At Home Mom for Homemaker Monday today! Be sure to hop on over to her blog and see what her Monday looked like! The Weather ~ Cloudy here, but fairly warm and windy. Eva’s…

Cindy-Lou Who, Christopher Robin, and Heidi

March 1, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Since books are such a big part of our lives, sometimes I find myself trying to compare my children to literary characters–my own little real life Buzzfeed quiz. And every once in a while I strike gold and find an analogy that is p.e.r.f.e.c.t. It all started yesterday with Eva’s…

Happy 1st Birthday, Eva!

February 26, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

Sweet Eva Lorraine is one today. I’ve been in a state of shock all week basically, coming to terms with the fact that my third baby is well on her way out of babyhood and into toddlerness. But, I’m not going to wax poetic about her baby days again (see…

Almost One

February 20, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 1 Comment

Lately I’m mindful of every quiet moment that ticks by with this sleeping babe-child in my arms. Partly because I realize more every day how fleeting these baby years are. Partly because it is the most calming, reflective thing, to just sit and rock. My sweet Eva is almost one:…

Weekly Wrap Up ~ 2/18/2017

February 18, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments No Comments

This week we’ve still been fighting off our last round of colds. Every day has gotten a little bit better, but we’re all at different stages in the cold, so it feels like we’ve been in it for longer than we actually have. The weather has been warm, but we’ve…