real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
I am not much of a baker. I rarely make cookies and I have never attempted muffins or any sort of cake. But oh, how I love to make this super simple chocolate chip banana bread. My 6 year-old daughter loves to help me cook and I first discovered this recipe when she was around…
“Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay There is just something beautiful about this horse enduring the cold, harsh winter. He turns an otherwise bleak surroundings into a majestic and stately sight. He takes the hard circumstances of winter and turns…
Before I started sewing, I’d hear people say, “If you can sew a straight line, you can sew this.” And they’d hold up what seemed like an incredibly intricately sewn item and smile. I’d ooh and aah over their creation and think, “If only I could sew a straight line…” But now that I’ve been…
We are a big movie family. I really enjoy sitting down with my girls and watching a fun movie together. I love the together-ness as well as the laughter. One that I’m really looking forward to watching with my girls is Free Birds. It’s in some theaters, currently playing now, but it is coming to…
My daughter hates socks. She LOVES shoes. She especially loves them if they are not hers. She loves her daddy’s leather work shoes, her brother’s snow boots, and her big sister’s sneakers. But try to sneak a pair of socks on that girl and she will have them off in 5 seconds flat. It’s quite…
Any parent with more than one child will attest to the fact that what works for one does not always work for the next. It’s amazing how children in the same family can be so very different! Sure, you become more confident in your parenting abilities with each child, but kids like to keep you…
Quick lunches. Fast snacks. On the go dinners. Those terms have some people thinking drive through or the frozen food section. Which usually means nothing but junk on the food label. Most of you know me as quite a stickler on ingredient labels. So you know if I am doing a review on a food…
No matter the weather, my family and I are always on the run. Adding a newborn to the mix will change that up only slightly for a few months. Then we will be right back at it. That being said, we need to have products in our life that make our life easy! Baby K’Tan…
It’s cool to be green. Didn’t you know that? This is why we wash our clothes with Rockin’ Green Soap. Rockin’ Green is made for families that care about taking care of themselves and the Earth. All their products are: Biodegradable Recyclable Packaging No Phosphates Gluten and Vegan Friendly No SLS or Parabens No Optical…
**I was not compensated to share this awesome-ness with you all – just doing so because I want one of YOU to win!!** With it being the “new year”, I am totally pumped to be able to share this fabulous group giveaway that I’m taking part in, sponsored by Joovy. Joovy, as you know, is…
Being born and raised in Michigan my husband and I have a lot of Michigan pride. You might think where you live is pretty great, but we can point out where we live on our hand! Plus, we have cool things like the Mighty Mac, the Upper Peninsula (more commonly known to us Michiganders as…
Living in a winter wonderland? No problem because Keen has got your back! We are ready for any snow or rain that comes our way because we got the Loveland Boot for my daughter and couldn’t be any happier. Waterproof and winter ready, the Loveland Boot WP features a waterproof, breathable membrane and 200g…