Field Trips

There’s something that my Houseful of Littles love about the zoo, and it’s pretty darned contagious. Very few things excite them as much as Brookfield Zoo, so much so, that …

On the completion of her fifth year of life the ladybug and I trekked to a blogger event at Morton Arboretum in nearby Lisle, Illinois to learn why they are …

It’s time for congratulations! Brookfield Zoo is debuting their newest member today! A 3-month-old snow leopard cub born at Brookfield Zoo on June 13 made his public debut for zoo guests today. …

If you haven’t noticed, earlier this year, I stepped foot into the role of an Illinois Farm Families Field Mom (say that three times fast) so that I could get …

I’ve officially gotten around to posting about some of our homeschooling adventures. One of the questions that I hear most is, “How are you able to homeschool when you are …

A few weeks ago, the ladybug and I, plus our neighbor and her daughter were able to check out the Chicago Children’s Theatre and Red Moon production of The Elephant …