Camping.. In the desert..

A week ago I had the bright idea to pack up my family and head out for a weekend camping trip. Not really knowing where to go I found a state website with camping grounds information and we ended up going to the Bruneau Dunes in Idaho. I was prepared for the dirt.. I’m okay [...]

Tips For Traveling With Babies and Toddlers

We received some really great tips from our readers on how to travel with babies and toddlers in our Marriott Makes Traveling with Tots Easy contest and I want to share some of these helpful tips with you.
Our winner was Tiffany of The Dudley Family, who said, “I have quite a bit of experience traveling [...]

Shine On Now With the American Girl Charity Campaign!

  As the mother of a big-hearted little girl I know that girls are capable of doing some really great things at home, in their communities and even around the world. It’s because of this that I’m so excited to be a Parent Partner for American Girl and share with you this amazing new program they’ve just launched.

 This [...]

Bust Summer Time Boredom With These 11 Budget-Friendly Tips!

 My kids always look forward to Summer time. They enjoy the long break from school and being able to enjoy time outdoors and the extra sleep they get in the mornings. But eventually the excitement of summer wears off and with all the extra down time in the day us moms eventually start to hear “I’m [...]

My Thoughts on Motherhood

   I begin my day every day at 6:30 a.m. if not earlier. I never get vacation days and I certainly don’t get sick days. I clean vomit (unless my husband is around and then I make him), snot, and other disgusting things I never imagined myself coming close to. I often go to the store clothed [...]

A Letter To My Potty Training Three Year Old

Dear Monkey,
I must say that I’m really sorry you became allergic to diapers and developed the worst contact dermatitis rash I’ve ever seen in my life. I think you must have the world’s worst luck. Seriously, WHO becomes allergic to diapers?! In spite of everything, you’re doing an amazing job using the potty like [...]

Our Zatarain’s Mardi Gras House Party

A little over a week ago my family got to host a Zatarain’s House Party. We were originally supposed to be a part of Zatarain’s February 16th effort to set the record for the nation’s largest Mardi Gras house party but  we had to reschedule due to my entire family coming down with strep throat [...]

Our Homeschooling Journey: Week 2 Update

Last week we finally got a better taste of homeschooling and what it’s really like. I really do have to take this one day at a time because if I think about what the week entails I get really overwhelmed with it all. We are in the process of taking unit assessments to see where [...]

Why I’m Choosing To Homeschool My Daughter

If you lived in our home you’d have heard the many conversations that my husband and I have had over the past few years. If you follow me on twitter you may have seen my tweets over the past week about how soon we’ll be starting to homeschool our daughter. This wasn’t something that we’ve [...]

Potty Training? WIN a Boon Potty Bench and 2 books; The Princess Potty & The Pirate Potty!

I’ve been gradually getting my son used to using a potty chair. I’ve been patient.. but those diapers are getting spendy and they’ve got to go! When I return next week from my trip to Nashville, TN for Blissdom I’ll be buckling down and toilet training my son. I’ve tried everything; charts, stickers, candy, the [...]

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