Dear Tommy, Today you are 3 years old. It’s been a while since I wrote one of these letters on the blog. But this past week I looked back at the letters I wrote Maggie and Alex on their 3rd birthdays and couldn’t believe some of the things I would have forgotten if not for writing it down. Or the… Read More
Printable Book Plate for Baby’s First Library (& the Release of Good Day, Good Night)
Disclosure: We are celebrating a new book release from the creator of Goodnight Moon, thanks to our sponsor HarperCollins. As always, all opinions are our own. Last fall, a group of my friends got together to throw me the sweetest baby shower for Avery. We celebrated the soon to be arrival of our fourth child with delicious food, a giant supply of… Read More
Apple Pie Playdough
The big brothers are back in school and we have been settling back into a new routine of the school year. I have had to readjust our schedule to enjoying life with two kids from 8-3 before the big after school rush of homework, sports, and dinnertime. Abby attends half-day preschool, but I am enjoying spending time with her at… Read More
Easy DIY Madeline Costume
Madeline has always been one of my favorite books. I was so excited to read it to my girls for the first time when they were tiny. Since then, we’ve read them non stop over the years and last year made a special visit to Bemelman’s Bar in New York City for the Madeline Tea. This Halloween, Alex chose to… Read More
Holiday Mini Sessions with Classic Kids Photography
Fall is my favorite time of year for photos of the kids. Everyone still has their summer glow, the scenery outside is beautiful and before you know it, you’ll be ordering holiday photo cards. I always seek out a photo session for the kids in the fall. It’s the one time of year I always do it and it takes… Read More
10 Books for Toddler Boys
Today I’m sharing our favorite books for toddler boys. What’s that they say “the days are long and the years are short”? It seems like just yesterday I had two toddler girls in the house all day. There were some very long days, but looking back, the days were filled with two giggling little girls that wore princess costumes all… Read More
Our Playroom Tour
No
Summer Sensory Soup
We are excited to share a wonderful guest post today from fellow blogger, Clare. She is sharing a fun summer activity idea for kids of all ages called Summer Sensory Soup. Read below for more details! One of my favourite summer activities for toddlers is creating a Summer Sensory Soup. This activity is so quick and easy to put… Read More
DIY Lion Guard Footprint Craft for Kids
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Disney Junior. If there’s one kids’ show that all my kids can agree on, it’s The Lion Guard. The Lion Guard series, featured on Disney Junior, is based off of one of our family’s favorite movies: The Lion King. The kids have watched this movie over and over… Read More
50 Free Summer Activities for Kids
Our kids get out of school in less than a week! I’m looking forward to no schedules and plenty of time for the kids to run wild in the back yard. While we don’t do “activities” everyday and they spend a lot more time just playing on their own, it’s fun to have some activities to either do with them… Read More