Summer is here!

It’s never a dull moment in a house full of 6 people. Summer so far has been no exception. I had an 8th grader graduate from middle school this year and he is an awesome football player so he is off to football camp for high school while also finishing up his flag football season

Father’s Day Ideas

Fathers Day will be here soon. If you’re looking for a cute craft for your kids to do for their father this year, I found this adorable pop and turn card idea on YouTube. I used it to make my mother a card this year (You’re never too old to make and handmade card) but

Happy Boys Day!🎏

Why does the first week of May have so many little holidays to celebrate? For many in the U.S. and Mexico, Cinco De Mayo. Many just celebrate this day by drinking Margaritas and Tequila and enjoying some Mexican food. I do love Mexican food but with 4 kids all going to practices and games this

May The Fourth

It’s May the 4th and for those of you Star Wars nerds…….it is the day you get to wear your Star Wars gear and binge watch all of the movies……if you have that kind of time…….there are a lot of movies! My kids love the Star Wars movies as much as I do so I

Tanghulu

I first learned about Tanghulu when my daughter took a Chinese language lesson through VIPKID’s sister company Lingo Bus. It was one of her first vocabulary words. I wasn’t quite sure what it was exactly except that it was a sweet, red treat eaten off a stick and that vendors sell it from little food

Birthday Dog

Among all the kids birthdays, we also celebrated our dogs first birthday at the beginning of March. I thought it would be pretty cute to make him a little cake and I also made him a cute Shamrock bandana since he’s a lucky March born dog. I was going to buy him a dog cake

St. Patty’s Day fun!

I know I’m cutting it down to the wire here but man had it been a whirl wind of celebrations since Thanksgiving! I’ve been doing St. Patrick’s Day themed things all week too in hopes of getting it all done in time for a blog post. It’s also my husbands birthday around this time so

Mini Mighty Reading Club

Through all the craziness of this pandemic plus having another baby in the middle of it all, VIPKID has been the one job that has been able to withstand all the change and remain a constant way for me to make money, and why shouldn’t it be? It is done from the comfort of my

Lunar New Year 2021

If you didn’t already know, I am a VIPKID teacher and teach English to children in China via the internet. This works out great since I can work from home or really anywhere that has a strong internet connection. I also have always been fascinated with Chinese culture and am actually part Chinese so I

Valentine’s Day Fun

I can not believe it’s February 1st already! How is time rolling along so quickly?! February is a month with a lot to celebrate in our home so I will be posting a lot this month as I put together ideas for birthdays, Valentine’s Day and the Lunar New Year! Today’s post will focus on