We wrapped up our reading of Another Celebrated Dancing Bear with tea and a spice cake with vanilla frosting from Tea & Cake with the Saints.  The girls helped make the cake and Levi liked watching it bake.  He even included the appropriate “mmmm” sounds 🙂  At dinner Jonah was in charge of giving Dad a […]
Crock-pot Stacked Enchiladas
Our Adoption Story
Our Adoption story was written by a good friend, Heather Schultz, for The Catholic Times in November 2009.  Note: we brought Anna and Levi home in December 2009.      The Dunlaps are just like any other family. Yes, Bob and Jennifer Dunlap have adopted all of their children, but the couple insists they have only […]
Adoption Books
Here is a list of adoption books I have found helpful:Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It  By Dr Ray GuarendiReal Parents, Real Children by van Gulden & Bartels-RabbAdoption ParentingToddler Adoption: The Weaver’s Craft by Mary Hopkins BestRaising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai MelinaAdopting the Hurt Child by Keck & KupeckyThe Connected Child by Karyn PurvisAttaching in Adoption by Deborah GraySimplicity Parenting by […]
2010 Reading List
I plan on updating this throughout the year…… The Bible  (always reading) 1) The Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith 2) Educating the Whole Hearted Child by Sally Clarkson (should have waited for the updated version due out this summer!) 3) Homeschooling with a Meek & Quiet Spirit  by Teri Maxwell~The main point of this book is that without a […]
The Hair!
I think the greatest challenge in parenting a black child, has been the hair.  The texture, style requirements, and general maintenance are just so different than what I am used to.  So since this summer I have been scouring the internet learning about hair care, products and styling tools.  This video has helped, as well as others […]
Monkey Bread – Recipe
My sister requested the Monkey Bread recipe.  Recipezaar (now Food.com) is my very favorite recipe site.  If you can’t find it here there is no such recipe!  I liked this recipe because I usually always have the Rhodes frozen bread dough on hand.  Jacob is our donut connoisseur and he likes the Monkey Bread better than donuts, that […]
FIAR Plans – week of Jan 25th
Last week we read Lentil, a special request from Jacob. Â It is a book we have read before and the kids have appreciated. Â We enjoyed it just as much the second time around. This week are going to focus on Another Celebrated Dancing Bear by Gladys Scheffrin-Falk. Â It is a charming book about a bear […]
