Summer. Warm weather, relaxing by the pool with a book, sipping a nice cool drink. Sounds delightful, right? But we all know summer with a few kids underfoot isn’t always relaxing (unless, of course, you’ve planned a relaxing kid-free vacation)! But even though I might not be reading in a hammock, summer is still by…
Category: around the house
home decor, furniture, reusable shopping bags, luggage, reusable water bottles, pillows & bedding
handmade fun from munchkin lane for your little one
Looking for fun unique items made by a mom, that can be found on Etsy? I have the perfect place for you to check out. Handmade items for your little munchkin is what every little one needs. Scrolling through Instagram, as I always do because it my favorite social media platform, I found Munchkin Lane. …
5 tips for successful road trips with kids
A few years back I decided that even though summer is the busy season at my husband’s job and vacations with all of us are not feasible, I was going to make sure my kids enjoyed some of the experiences only available during the summer months . “Mommy Road Trips” were born and now with…
give mom the gift of aromatherapy this mother’s day :: giveaway
Essential Oils….mention those two simple words and those around you will either high-five you (and dish on all their favorite ways to use them), roll their eyes (ugh, another fad!), or look at you like you just spoke some ancient language that no one understands. At least those are the three reactions I have gotten over…
escapeejays :: escape-proof pajamas :: review + giveaway
My kids do a lot of crazy things in their bed at night. My favorite is when I find them with one arm out of their pajamas. How does that even happen? My least favorite is when they would take off their diaper. Thankfully that didn’t happen often, but once was enough! Escapeejays are escape…
tips to keep allergens away :: honeywell air purifier
Spring is finally here, and it’s been so nice to get outside and work in the yard and let my son just run around doing what he loves! I love the change of seasons, and I am enjoying hearing the birds out and watching all the brown turn to green! A few of our flowers…
wrap your baby close with snuggy baby + a giveaway #wearallbabies
When, the fact that I was pregnant set in and started realizing the things I would need and what I wanted to do, I started planning. From that moment I knew there were two things I knew I wanted to do again, cloth diapering and baby wearing. Now, finding the right carrier for YOU, is the…
tell me what you’ve seen on YOUR baby monitor + giveaway {#ATTBabyMonitor}
All right, let’s dish. What’s the BEST thing you have witnessed, via your baby monitor, that your child or children were doing? Was it bad or good? Gross or adorable? I have heard SOOOOO many horror stories from my friends of their children being caught doing disgusting things with their diapers. And…I’ll leave it at…
on the go snacks from welch’s :: fruit ‘n yogurt snacks
As the temperatures become less frigid I tend to bring my kids out more and more. As odd as it may seem, being as how I’m a lifelong midwesterner, I just can’t stand the cold. When Spring finally arrives I begin the process of cramming a year’s worth of outings and fun into our lives…
be free from spring allergies with airfree
I never knew how lucky I was until I wasn’t. Let me explain… For thirty years I never experienced allergies. I breezed through those Spring and Fall seasons without so much as a care that pollen was swirling in the air around me. Then I had babies. It’s the craziest thing but, somewhere in all…
we will #MixUpAMoment to celebrate 1st place at this weekend’s dance competition #ad
This weekend was a busy one. We had a dance competition with Legacy Dance for my 10 and 6 year old daughters. It was a long one, but a very fun one. My girls learned, watched, studied and had a wonderful time! Out of the 9 dances that they did, combined, they received three 1st places,…
starting solid foods with earth’s best
I can’t believe that our little baby girl will be starting to eat solids in the next few weeks! It seems like we were just bringing her home from the hospital a few weeks ago. I thought time flew by with our first, but it seems to have gone even faster with our second. I think…











