Halloween has come & gone and all is left are giant buckets of candy! There’s no way that even this mom can eat all the candy that we have. The kids had school off on Monday & Tuesday, so I decided to take some of that extra time to make some creative use of their Halloween candy. Below I am… Read More
Fall is here & we are excited to share some of our favorite fun fall activities for families. First, we hope you got a chance to see our Fall Bucket List that we featured yesterday! Click here to download the Fall Bucket List to print or right click on each individual image to open it in a new window. You… Read More
Summer is coming to an end & we are looking forward to a new school year to start soon! We have been soaking up afternoons at the pool, early morning bike rides, & picnic lunches at the park. But with school just around the corner, this former teacher is making sure that we sneak a little bit of time in… Read More
School starts in just a few weeks. Like most summers, I start out with high hopes of getting the kids to do school work frequently. Then, after about the first 2 weeks of summer, we quickly get into a routine of pool time and playing in the yard. My “school work in the summer” routine quickly loses steam. I decided… Read More
The kids are really interested in camping all of a sudden. With a few weeks left of summer vacation, I wasn’t quite prepared to take a 3 year old, 5 year old and baby camping, but I did come up with some fun ways to “camp” during the day in our backyard. Here are a few fun camping activities, books… Read More
We are excited to share some of our favorite Back to School posts that we have created all together in the Ultimate Back to School Round-Up! Read below for lots of fun ideas that will help you get back to school ready. Before you check out the posts, make sure to enter all of our current Back to School… Read More
Not only are we eager for a new school year, but we are also looking forward to a new season of fall sports! With all the different sports & activities for the kids, I needed a super easy way to keep their sports gear together and organized so we aren’t rushing around the house five minutes before we leave the… Read More
There’s a new backpack hanging in our mudroom & that can only mean one thing… Yes, it’s time for my third (and last child) to head off to preschool! This fall, Abby will be starting preschool. It only totals six hours a week, but it’s hard to believe that I will have all three kids in school and that… Read More
This is a big year for my four year old. My sweet middle child, Andrew. It’s his last year of preschool before he heads off to kindergarten. Since he is my second & I have already experienced this transition with my first child, I realize that this is a year to really treasure. This is the year that we really… Read More
For more holiday inspiration, please follow our Pinterest boards for our latest pins, including all our favorite holiday ideas! We have been sharing our gift guides this week & now it’s all about the boys today. Both of my boys have birthdays during the holiday season so I have compiled a bigger list than usual because we have both birthday and Christmas… Read More