I recently read an article on a popular mommy blog that suggested two sentences to say to your misbehaving kid instead of yelling at them… And it was a total waste of my 5 minutes to read it. The two sentences were: “I can see that you want to do your personal best right now. …

Back to school for kids means back to school lunches for moms and dads! And that means you’re on the lookout for some healthy ideas… am I right? Today I’m excited to share a round up of protein snacks that will be a perfect addition to your child’s lunch. Not only are these items delicious, …

I have been so very excited to share this list of Audible recommendations with you! Because, for our family, this summer has been the summer of audiobooks. I’m loving them, my almost 2nd grader is loving them, my almost kindergartener is loving them, and even my toddler and baby seem amused. We listen to books, …

Isn’t it odd that in order to keep human life on this earth, we literally have to procreate, yet when a mother with a baby shows up to most places, all of a sudden she is a burden that people dread to be next to, for fear of her child inconveniencing them? This hidden double …

Summer will be over before we know it and I’ve crammed in so many activities for my kids already. Yet, they continue to complain about being bored! So what do we do when there’s only a few weeks left of summer before school starts? If your creativity is tapped out and you need some more …

I’m a big believer in the “it takes a village” mindset when it comes to raising my kids. In most parental circumstances, I realize I probably need help and I know there’s immense value in having the input of others outside of my husband and I, who can step in when needed. So I have …

Ready for my deep dark mom confession? I’m sending my child to kindergarten and he cannot yet tie his own shoes. Parenting crime? Perhaps, but I have taken steps to avoid my son asking his teacher 20 times a day to help him tie his tennis shoes – I bought Laceez! Laceez are elastic no …

Do you ever sample an amazing salad at the grocery store deli and then try to create the recipe at home? That’s exactly what I did with this chicken curry salad! I fell it love with it years ago at Whole Foods. But buying chicken salad by the pound wasn’t in my weekly budget so, …

Not that it’s been particularly cool where I live so far, but it’s about to get even hotter now that we’re heading into the dog days of summer. We’re also easing towards back-to-school time and fall activity practices are starting up (hello there, two-a-days—we see you!). With the warmer weather and the time our kids …

Did you know that National Ice Cream Month has been celebrated in the US since 1984? And that since that same year, we’ve been celebrating National Ice Cream Day on July 15? If you did, I hope you’ve been enjoying your celebrations! And if you didn’t, whoo boy, you have got a lot of making …

See this magic? Three siblings, happily playing together outside in the fresh air… FOR OVER AN HOUR! This is the magic of water beads. I love them. My kids love them. And even though we’ve had some bounce across the deck, my husband is loving them too. Magic Water Beads (yes, that’s what they’re technically …

You know how having kids means you end up watching the same movies over and over (and over and over)? Well, if I have to watch Disney and Pixar movies a million times, I’m going to start analyzing them and searching for little details I never noticed as a kid, to keep from going crazy. …