For many, Halloween is a fun time with family and friends and looked at as a time to get together and run around. The past few years I have noticed more and more of an addition to the costume game at Halloween time. PETS DRESSING UP! Have you participated? I’ve always thought it was super…
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disney on ice: frozen is coming to grand rapids + giveaway!
If you’ve followed this blog for a while now, you know that we love all things Disney in our house. We have saved up to visit Disney a few times now and my girls squeal with excitement almost every time something new with Disney is announced. So, when we heard that the FROZEN Disney on…
starting the new year off right + 5 easy dinners {#LingLingAsian #LL #ad}
This post was sponsored by Ling Ling, all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I don’t know about you, but when the new year hits, I feel like I need to organize and RE-organize all.the.things. I feel like I need to fix things that aren’t broken and try new things that I am…
‘the wizard of oz’ returns to theaters – one day remaining!
Remember watching this as a kid? I still love this and now you can bring your kids to see it in theaters too! I meant to share this with you sooner, but better late than never. Here in Michigan we are having MAJOR snow happening. But, if you are here in the mitten and are…
scary, spooky and simply precious options from chasing fireflies, this and every year to come!
Halloween is almost here. Is your family costume ready? Or are you like so many other people at this time of year, wishing you had more hours in the day and had costumes already figured out for your family? Well, no fear. I am here for YOU! As in years past, I love to share…
wishful thoughts to my girls + an awesome book recommendation {#mywishforyou}
This post is sponsored by Scholastic. As I sit here typing, I’m thinking on my life. I know, starting off profound here with this post. Ha! So, really/not really, but I am thinking. It’s the first time I have all my kids in school for a portion of the day. My “baby” is now a…
my favorite things (+ some great tips) about our local farmers markets {#farmersmarketsmi #fridayfoodsafety}
The Farmers Market. A favorite thing to do for so many families this time of year! Not much compares to packing the kids up Saturday morning and heading to our local Farmers Market to grab some delicious items. We are pretty lucky that during the week where we live we have multiple Farmers Markets to…
a go-to summer dress from aventura, worn three ways!
I love dresses that you can wear to many occasions. That helps with my end goal of thinning out my closet to the items that I LOVE. Over the years I have gradually created a closet that is overwhelming. After having four babies, my weight and size has fluctuated a LOT. Now that I am…
4 active mom essentials for summer
I don’t know about you, but I am on the go all the time keeping up with my girls’ schedule this summer. If we aren’t going to a camp, we are headed to the beach or a pool. We definitely get the most out of the extra sunlight hours during the summer. I pretty much…
build a bear FEATURE :: pay your age for ANY fur-tastic friend {july 12th only}
I saw a fantastic deal this morning when I was scrolling Facebook before I got out of bed. I mean, come on…we all do it. AmIRight? That’s when I catch up on all.the.things. going on in the last 24 hours. Also, that’s when I am delaying the inevitable…getting out of bed. Alas…. We went through…
step through summer in style with art + eden :: giveaway
When summer rolls around, out come the colorful clothes and all the accessories available to my little one. My little girl just loves topic out her clothes each day and accessorize. Some days she nails it, other days she is walking around town and most are probably wondering why I allowed her to leave the…
4 fun summer food ideas that kids will love – i promise!
“I received this product for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links.” When summer strikes, a little bit of fear overcomes me as I know that I am now responsible for these four kids, 24/7, and all…











