Filed under: Barefoot Books, Holidays | Tags: Barefoot Books, Childrens' Books, Holidays, Storytime, Valentine's Day
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to shop Barefoot Books.
Forget the candy! Show some love to your little bookworm with the gift of a book. Nothing beats a storytime with your little one curled up on your lap, and Valentine’s Day provides a special opportunity to do just that. Here are our Valentine’s Day book recommendations from Barefoot Books.
Imagine yourself in a variety of situations along with the boy and girl in this simple rhyming text. As they play an imaginary game of opposites and contrasts, the children explore valleys and hills, light and dark, and hot and cold, but find that in the end, it's best when "You're you, and I'm me." Ages 1-4. LARGE BOARD BOOK $11.99.
Cherish the special bond between parent and child with this beautiful, anonymously written poem. Through the exchanges between a little girl and her adoptive parent, this poignant selection celebrates love and family. For all ages. HARDCOVER $16.99.
Awake with Sleeping Beauty in the faraway land of fairy tales. The twelve classic stories in this exquisite book are teeming with magic, wonder, action and drama, as new life is breathed into some of the world's favorite tales. Ages 5-11. HARDCOVER $23.99.
In this multicultural version of the traditional song, children from cultures all over the world clap their hands, stomp their feet, pat their heads, and much more.Book with enhanced CD edition includes an animated video with audio singalong sung by Susan Reed! Ages 3-7. PAPERBACK WITH ENHANCED CD $9.99.
Share a traditional tale and provide a stepping stone into the land of art and story. The seven folk tales in this colorful collection are well known and well loved, and each imparts an important lesson using humor, action, adventure and classic characters. Ages 3-7. PAPERBACK WITH STORY CD $15.99.
Climb to the top of Lonesome Mountain to meet a very special boy named Rink — every full moon, he grows flowers all over his body. This heartwarming story celebrates difference and friendship, as Rink meets a girl with her own secret, and they discover ways to help each other. Ages 4-10. HARDCOVER $16.99.
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Filed under: The Buffington Southern Experience | Tags: Donuts, Explorium Of Lexington, Lexington Kentucky, Monkey Joe's, Old Chicago, Pizza, Spalding's Bakery
Now that we’ve settled back into our normal routines and the chaotic move is behind us, we’ve started to explore Lexington. We are finding it very convenient that we have so many shops, restaurants and family-friendly places to visit within just minutes of our home. Here are a few of our “likes” so far.
We visited here for dinner last Thursday, and all of us really enjoyed it. The pizza was very fresh, not overdone and the service was of course very southern. Rydan enjoyed his own kid-sized pizza topped with sauage and devoured the entire thing. Lily loved her pizza so much that she refused to part with it, and continued nibbling on it in the car.
Even though Pennsylvania has Monkey Joe’s, there wasn’t a location convenient to our home, so this was our first time visiting in Lexington. What a fun time! We stopped by Monkey Joe’s after our pizza dinner. Rydan immediately took off and began jumping around on the oversized inflatable bounce obstacle courses and play centers. Lily loved going down the slide on Mommy’s lap, as well as having such a big open floor to run around and play. As we were getting ready to leave, Rydan said “I wanna come back here tomorrow. This place is awesome.” We may need to look into the frequent visitor plan.
This sweet-smelling shop is filled with people just as sweet. Recommended by one of our Pennsylvania friends, it reminded me of my frequent visits with my mom to Mitchell’s Bakery when I was a little girl. Hopeful that Spalding’s would give me the same opportunity to now take my own kids for a tasty baked donut, Lily and I paid a visit on Friday morning. We were warmly greeted by a kind man behind the counter who filled a bag for us with a half dozen donuts – two glazed, two apple fritters and two creme-filled. Just before leaving, a very sweet elderly lady stopped us and began talking to Lily. When I told her that this was our first visit to Spalding’s, she immediately invited us back to thekitchen and introduced us to some of the bakers, which included her granddaughter and baby grandson, who was relaxed in his carrier. ”He likes to watch the mixer,” she told us, as the little guy gazed up at us with big blue eyes. Once again, I felt overwhelmed with such genuine kindness from people who really seem to care about making me feel welcome. As for the donuts themselves, they were a big hit at home.
Enjoying their Spalding's donuts.
This was our Saturday morning activity, conveniently located just 15 minutes from our home. Filled with all sorts of fun, hands-on educational activities for kids, Rydan and Lily had a great time exploring all of the discovery zones. It was perfect for Rydan’s creative mind and offered Lily an engaging enviroment where she could do what she does best… be curious. Located in the heart of Downtown Lexington, this gave us an opportunity to check out things to see and do on future weekends.
So as you can see, we’ve been busy! Expect more posts like this one coming soon as we continue to explore our new town. You’ll notice that I’ve added a new catagory on the bottom right entitled “The Buffington Southern Experience” (inspired by the “Holland Creason West Coast Experience”). Here you’ll find all of our posts about Lexington.
Also provided by my best friend on the West Coast is a quote that really puts our relocation to Kentucky into perspective. I think about this statement daily, because it motivates me to keep climbing that staircase and exploring everything that comes along with each step.
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Filed under: Things To Do/Places To See | Tags: Christmas, Family Activity, Gingerbread House, Winter
It’s our first gingerbread house in Lexington! Once again, Santa left a ”candy house,” as Rydan calls them, underneath our tree on Christmas morning. This is one of the first things we do together as a family at the beginning of every year. It’s a fun project after the Christmas chaos has passed, and it doesn’t require any batteries!
Lily's favorite part was sticking her finger into the icing, and then into Daddy's mouth.
Okay, so it may not be the best-looking one we’ve ever made, thanks to our little Miss Lily, but we laughed more making this one than any others we’ve done in the past.
