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Hey there!
I am Kate Bro... wife to Wes and mama to six amazing - and noisy - little blessings through birth + adoption. We homeschool, eat gluten free, and sometimes are crazy enough to tackle various household projects. We'd love for you to follow along!

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How do your kiddos feel about math!? It’s never

How do your kiddos feel about math!? It’s never been Audri’s favorite subject, but this week we were challenged to try @playosmo’s Math Wizard from their new Math Series!! Audri has been LOVING following the quests and adventures with this ap and activity box, and she’s learning new math skills as she plays! I love to see her so excited about it.
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This math series is design for grades 1-2 (ages 6-8.) You can join the challenge too by commenting “Eye Spy #osmomathwizard” on any @playosmo post between 10/20-1031. 5 winners will be chosen randomly and DM’d on 11/1 to win some fun exclusive swag! #OsmoSocialClub

This photo was inspired by the amazing @mccoyandco

This photo was inspired by the amazing @mccoyandco 🌻🍁 Check out her page for this adorable braid tutorial!

🍂 We have been absolutely loving all the changing colors this fall. The temps have been a bit chillier than normal here, but thankfully we don’t have many places to go anyways and I’ve already been enjoying our fireplace year! 🔥🥰

❄️ I won’t hide it, we’ve also taken advantage of many of the early Christmas decor sales and I’m ready to switch things over Nov 1 👌🏼. Such a different mindset than I’ve always had towards the appropriateness of holiday decor timing (🤣) but now I clearly no longer care.

🌲☃️ When do you normally pull out Christmas? Has it changed for you this year!?

Candy made them do it 🤷🏻‍♀️🍭 The co

Candy made them do it 🤷🏻‍♀️🍭 The countdown is on until Halloween here! I honestly don’t know if we’ll even make it outside to officially trick-or-treat, but you better believe we’ll make it a fun night either way!
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Thanks @crumbskidsclothing for these super fun tops!! They suit the kids’ personalities perfectly 🤣👏🏼

The last couple months of the year are always craz

The last couple months of the year are always crazy busy for us, and this year is no exception. Add to that the uncertainties of the election and pandemic and how people might react to any of the above... it could be so easy to let fear overwhelm us.
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Instead, I’m pushing myself to hold onto the calm peaceful moments, the people that I love, and a God who is in control no matter how much I can’t see what the game plan is. There are many important conversations that are good to be having right now, but I will not sit around letting fear and anger control me. It is my prayer that more people can start doing the same! #faithoverfear
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I hope everyone has an amazing weekend! I for one have a big ‘ol to-do list I’m hoping to knock out 😅👏🏼

Our homeschool year started off strong and full of

Our homeschool year started off strong and full of excitement. It’s easy to keep up with routines and schoolwork when it’s all fresh and new and inviting.
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Now, only 2 months in, and we’ve been going through a rough patch the past couple of weeks 😅 The weather is getting colder, so getting rid of energy outside hasn’t been happening as often. We still miss our co-op classes, gymnastics, and other breaks we used to have before the p@ndemic this year.
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I have a tendency to have an “all-or-nothing” mindset when measuring our success. Either we complete every item in my plan for the week, or I’m a complete failure 🤣 Perhaps a bit dramatic lol 🤷🏻‍♀️
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I know logically and from experience that not every week will ever look the same. Sometimes we get a lot more done than others. Sometimes some weeks make you wonder if anyone learned anything at all. And transitioning into colder weather and more time indoors always needs extra grace.
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I always have to remind myself to look at the big picture, to look at how far each kid has come, how well they’re doing overall, and not measure myself or them by the hard days. And I guess I’m hoping this will encourage anyone else who struggles with these doubts to do the same! 🍁🍂

Happy 6th Birthday to our sweet Zoey-bear! This gi

Happy 6th Birthday to our sweet Zoey-bear! This girl has the kindest heart and absolutely hates being the center of attention 🤣. Nevertheless, she’s still super excited for her birthday party, and I can’t wait to celebrate her! 🥳🎈🧁🎂

Hayden’s Roblox dreams have been coming true the

Hayden’s Roblox dreams have been coming true these past few weeks as she has been participating in @codeadvantage’s Roblox coding class! CodeAdvantage offers live online classes in topics like Roblox, Minecraft, Video Game Design, Robotics & more. Class sizes are kept small and the instructor is able to guide each student through the processes they are learning. It has been so fun to watch Hayden develop these skills!

Thank you @codeadvantage for letting us try one of your courses! ✨ You can use code katebrohaha20 for $20 off any class!

We have a cold front moving in this weekend, makin

We have a cold front moving in this weekend, making me extra glad we got in our pumpkin patch/apple orchard visits early this season! 🌬 Now it’s time to snuggle up inside and eat all the things 🥧🥘👏🏼

Do you have a favorite cool-weather activity? 🍎🧣🍂

There are many subjects that I feel equipped to te

There are many subjects that I feel equipped to teach my children, however there are others for which I’m very grateful to have outside resources! We just started the sweetest music program with @musicadventurebox and let me tell you, the kids are loving it so far! This program is a monthly subscription box that includes online lessons to help children develop musical skills and bring them joy. Miss Emilie is absolutely delightful and easily engaged my kiddos with her prerecorded lessons.

✨ Check out my stories to see a few clips from our first lesson!

✨ @musicadventurebox was kind enough to gift us an annual subscription, so we’ll be sharing lots of fun updates with our progress over the next several months! 😍

Anyone remember “Twitches” from back in the da

Anyone remember “Twitches” from back in the day!? (Twin witches 😅👏🏼) I don’t remember a whole lot about the movie, but obviously the title came to mind with these silly girls. Can we talk about how magnificently Harper is playing her role of “bad witch” hahaha!? Vivi is properly terrified 🤣. Harps kept repeating “magic magic make her purple” while we did this shoot... clearly it must have worked 🤷🏻‍♀️

#brohahastorybook #brohaha_window #twitches

Harper and Vivienne go together like peanut butter

Harper and Vivienne go together like peanut butter & jelly,

Like hot & cold or sunshine & rain,

Like cake & ice cream or hello & goodbye.

These sweet twinnies have a lot in common & plenty of differences, but I’m so glad they’ll always have each other! 😍

Thank you @lennylemons for sending them these adorable “Best Friends” jackets! They’re absolutely perfect 🥰

We kept ourselves plenty busy this weekend! We mad

We kept ourselves plenty busy this weekend! We made tons of spooky treats to share with family, got some serious cleaning done, and had a great time at the apple orchard. I’m exhausted, but so grateful for the sweet time together!! 🍎🍏🥧

One of the appeals of homeschooling for me has alw

One of the appeals of homeschooling for me has always been just getting to spend soo much time with my kiddos! It’s ironic though, the older they get, the more they soo like to sneak off to play or read. It’s a weird thing to have to be intentional about making sure I get quality time with kids I’m theoretically constantly around.

With Hayden in particular, even most of her school work is fairly independent. Sometimes I have to just ask her to come sit by me while she’s reading or help me 1-on-1 with a task so I can actually see her more.

I recently bought us one of those mother/daughter journals so we can write back & forth and learn more about each other from the little prompts. So far it’s been pretty fun! It’s certainly an adjustment to transition out of our intense baby/toddler years into dealing with the needs of “big kids” but I’m so grateful for the process! 🥰

Since we started having children, before we even k

Since we started having children, before we even knew for sure if we were going to homeschool, it has been a goal of mine to build a home library for our family. I know that public libraries are free(ish) and that there are plenty of apps with books – we still use both! But there’s just something so amazing about having all these stories and references right at home, right when we need or want them.

Today on the blog I’m sharing how we’ve been able to affordably build our home library over the years! 📚

I still had many of my own childhood books when we started our family which made for a great start to our collection. By the time we decided we were fully invested in homeschooling, my mom and aunt were phasing out of their homeschool journeys, so we got a ton of amazing books and resources from them as well. These two things alone probably still account for about half of what we have now!

✨ On the blog I’m breaking down how we’ve used the following resources to grow our home library without going broke:

Thrift Stores & Consignment Shops
Online Second-Hand
Library & School Inventory Sales
Traditional Retailers
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Swipe up in my stories to read! Do you have a home library? Any other tips I missed!? 📚

It’s hard not to be in love with October 🍁 In

It’s hard not to be in love with October 🍁 In spite of all the other uncertainties around us, the normalcy of the seasons changing is oddly calming and reassuring. I don’t know how the next few months will unfold, but I’m grateful my hope doesn’t lie in the results of an election but rather in the One who created us. If you have anything you’d like me to be praying for for you, let me know or send me a message... I think we could all use a little more encouragement and a lot less divisiveness ❤️

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