You know the line in the song, A Beautiful Mess, by Jason Mraz that goes ... "And what a beautiful mess this is"? You know those those people that tell you that you should enjoy the beautiful messes that your kids create because, soon, they won't be there to create those … [Read more...]
Want to Save More Money? Evaluate These 5 Expenses
We are excited to feature a sponsored post about saving money. Saving money can be a pain, but the outcome is well worth the effort. However, you don’t have to be an expert financial planner to slash your expenses and balance your budget. All you need to do is figure out where … [Read more...]
Spring in Washington, D.C.
This coming a few weeks later than I had planned but we took the train to Washington, D.C. with the kids one day during their Spring Break. They now have less than three weeks of school left. ACK!! We managed to get up there when the cherry blossoms were in bloom. If you live … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Meal Planning + Printable
Have you started planning your Thanksgiving meal yet? The past few years, we have all headed to my sister's house to have a pot luck style Thanksgiving dinner. We plan out who is bringing what so we don't end up with two green bean casseroles and no rolls! We also try to make … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Kids Books
This post contains affiliate links. Are you ready for Thanksgiving? We love the family time we get around Thanksgiving. I always take a few days off work. This year we are even taking a mini-trip. We love to remind the kids why we celebrate Thanksgiving and we have found books … [Read more...]
Triple Play for Building Healthy Habits
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Boys & Girls Club of America. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. The Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA) is celebrating 10 years of its signature healthy … [Read more...]
Poppy’s Day Off
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias When we adopted our senior dog, Poppy, a few months ago, my sister-in-law joked that our house would be his retirement home. He spent years in … [Read more...]
Water Circus Delights Kids and Adults Alike
Many thanks to Cirque Italia for making this review possible. We received passes to the show to facilitate this review. When most people think of circuses, visions of elephants, lion tamers, clowns, and high wire acts immediately pop into your head. Over the past couple of … [Read more...]
Celebrating World Play-Doh Day
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Hasbro. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Are you ready to celebrate World Play-Doh Day on September 16th with Hasbro? … [Read more...]
School started … a week ago.
This post is late because we have several posts to catch up from the last week but it all started here. This picture is before the ER visit and emergency surgery for Sophie. It is before Matthew coming home with his first football helmet. It is before Grace's 9th birthday. It is … [Read more...]
Making Tracks with Disney Pixar Cars
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DisneyPixarCarsToGo #CollectiveBias This summer has been a busy one and our kids are just about ready for school to start back up again. Before they throw on those … [Read more...]
Are you ready for Shaun the Sheep Movie?
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Lionsgate. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Did you know that Shaun the Sheep is headed to the big screen on Wednesday, August 5th?! This movie is geared towards kids … [Read more...]
Are We Really Drinking in the Calories?
Thanks to The Motherhood for making this conversation possible. #DPSBalance Last week, I was asked to attend a webinar hosted by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS). I always go into these kinds of things pretty skeptical. I expect to hear about how great the company is and … [Read more...]
Teaching Savings to Our Kids
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #iamprotective #CollectiveBias A couple of years ago, we decided that we needed a solid plan to teach our kids how to deal with finances. It's really never too early to get … [Read more...]
Imagine Spring with OshKosh B’Gosh
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for OshKoshB’Gosh. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #ImagineSpring We love adding OshKosh clothes to the kids' drawers and closets. They loved their long sleeved t-shirts … [Read more...]
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