Handcrafted fun and fast ways to love your kids to bitty-bits!
The following is going to sound like one big sell for a certain product but I promise I bought this product on my own dime long before I started blogging, so this is strictly my personal opinion that has not been bought in any way, shape, or form. I just have to say—as I […]
Ah, the Poof Jar! Miracle of miracles. I must share it with you all! So simple. It’s a positive rewards system. Every time Bean does something good or helpful or kind, like sharing toys with his sister, picking up toys before I ask, or saying thank you for something before I remind him, he gets […]
We finally did it! We finally dyed some beans! I’ve been pinning ideas for dyed beans for at least a year now and we finally got around to it. Can’t believe I thought it’d be too hard. So easy! It helps that Bean himself is also old enough now that I know he won’t just […]
We know how to project. “Come here, come here, come here NOW!” We understand the importance of diction. “Suck.” “Excuse me? Oh, TRuck!” We know how to cry on cue. “And then he said, ‘I-wuv-oo’ for the first time!” “Awww!” We know how to take personal criticism. “Mommy, no sit on blanket.” We know how […]
Happy Memorial Day! Lest we forget why we had a three-day weekend, I want to start by saying thank you to all those who have served, are serving, but especially on this Memorial Day, a thank you to those who gave their lives for this country so that I might be free to raise my […]
I know the title seems like a stretch, but seriously, these are The World’s Best Cookie. Period. My family calls them Gorp Cookies but I’ve also heard them called Buffalo Chip Cookies and Ranger Cookies. First, mix up the ingredients. This is a really easy recipe where you just dump it into the mixer as […]
Happy Mother’s Day! To all you moms out there I want to offer some encouragement on this most special day. One of the reasons I’ve put off starting a “Mommy Blog” for so long—you know, all 2 years that I’ve been a parent 😉 —is because I didn’t want it to become something that stole […]
My sister-in-law just threw a Seusstastic birthday party for her wee one who just turned one! It was amazing what she accomplished with such simplicity and, yet, elegance! Let’s start with these fantastic photos she took just by putting balloons in the birthday girl’s crib! Isn’t she adorable?! Her highchair was decorated with a simple banner. […]
Have you been outside today? Going outside is proven to do the following: Produce smiling children Produce dirty, smiling children Produce dirty, smiling children who want to live outside forever and ever If you haven’t been outside yet today, please stop reading right now and GET OUTSIDE! I don’t care if it’s raining! That just means […]
