4th of July – Oak + Oats

Creating Art with Kids: Homeschool Summer Fun

July 1, 2025

Many people ask me if we still homeschool in the summer. The short answer is yes. The longer answer includes a lot of camps, adventures, pool days, hikes, projects, and...

4th of July, Colorado Springs

Red, White, & Bluey

July 4, 2024

Happy 4th of July! My family and I set out to our favorite place to celebrate America’s birthday! Rock Ledge Ranch throws a Family Fourth celebration every year and it...

4th of July

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

July 4, 2023

I’m still missing the 4th of Julys we spent in Kansas with fireworks and pretty sparkler photos, but I’m loving our Colorado celebrations with our ever growing family. I think...

4th of July, Art Projects, Homeschool

4th of July Crafts for Preschoolers (or Older!)

July 1, 2023

I started writing the title of this post “4th of July Crafts for Toddlers” but then it hit me, the girls are not toddlers anymore – they are preschoolers! My...

4th of July, Books, Homeschool

Our Independence Day Booklist

June 26, 2023

We went a little all out for 4th of July this year and have a fun Independence Day Booklist to share with you! It may be that Thorin finally started...

4th of July

Independence Day

July 4, 2022

We have gone to Kansas for the 4th of July the last couple years. And I’ll tell you, those are some of my favorite Independence Days to date (2020 &...

4th of July, Travel

Celebrating the Fourth

July 13, 2021

Last year we went to farmland Kansas for the 4th of July and we liked it so much, we did it again! We braved the mosquitos, the humidity, and the...

4th of July, Friends, Travel

Happy 4th of July!

July 14, 2020

Every summer we go to Kansas. Why in the summer? I have no idea. It is always SO.DANG.HOT! Really it is because the Mays come to Colorado around Christmas so...

4th of July, Family, Friends

Our 4th of July

July 10, 2017

You know what is fun? Friendship. And color coordination. After a pretty crazy week I finally got all the 4th of July photos off my camera and onto my computer....