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Thanksgiving Style: Stella McCartney Kids

Thanksgiving Style: Stella McCartney Kids

I can’t believe Thanksgiving is only two weeks away! I’m finally putting away Halloween costumes &  now it’s time to plan some stylish fall outfits for Thanksgiving. I like finding outfits that coordinate for the girls for holidays. Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite holiday for picking out outfits: I love fall colors, sweaters & that they don’t have to… Read More

Turkey Frame Craft and Teaching Kids about “Giving”

Turkey Frame Craft and Teaching Kids about “Giving”

For more Thanksgiving inspiration,  please follow our Pinterest boards for our latest pins!     First, I want to share a fun Thanskgiving craft to do with your littles! Thanksgiving Turkey Frame Supplies Needed: Plain Wooden Frame; Brown Paint and Paintbrushes Feathers Google Eyes Glue Gun Foam Triangle Sticker Directions:   1.  Paint the frame brown. (We added a little glitter glue just… Read More

Where to Wednesday: A Peek Inside Our Suitcase

Where to Wednesday: A Peek Inside Our Suitcase

We are back from London! It was a wonderful trip & I’ll have plenty to share in weeks to come. First up is a peek inside our suitcase. A lot of people have asked what the weather was like, how we knew what to bring, etc. With Maggie looking forward to visiting palaces & royalty, I knew there was no… Read More

7 Ways to Moms to Sneak in Daily Exercise

7 Ways to Moms to Sneak in Daily Exercise

  Exercise.  Yes, we know.  It’s no easy thing to exercise when you are a mom.  The kids wake up before the sun rises.  There are dishes to be done.  Laundry to be washed.  Errands to run.  Work to be done.  Books to be read.  And so much more.  Most moms are so worn out by the end of the… Read More

A New App for Parents: Leapfrog Learning Path

A New App for Parents: Leapfrog Learning Path

Tonight, I wanted to share with you all one of my new finds this past week, the Leapfrog Learning Path app.  It’s a wonderful, new resource for parents and it’s FREE!  This app, developed by Leapfrog, takes the guess work out of figuring out what your child should know and be able to do. How does it work?  First, each… Read More

Friday Favorites: Joules Fashion Finds for Kids!

Friday Favorites: Joules Fashion Finds for Kids!

If you follow us on Twitter or Instagram, you may know that my fellow “Chirping Mom” is having a wonderful vacation in England right now.  Let’s just say that I am a little jealous right now… So today, I am bringing a little British love to my own house to share with you all today.  Today, we wanted to share about… Read More

An Easy Way to Have Fun With Your Kids: Kiwi Crate

An Easy Way to Have Fun With Your Kids: Kiwi Crate

You all know that Courtney and I love to do fun activities with our kids!  But we understand that it isn’t always easy to do these crafts.  You have to think of an idea.  You have to make a plan on when you are going to do the craft.  You have to head to the store and buy the materials… Read More

Preview of Yellow Friday, our Holiday Shopping Event!

Preview of Yellow Friday, our Holiday Shopping Event!

We are so excited that our second annual Yellow Friday holiday shopping event will be kicking off this month!  Yellow Friday is our version of “Black Friday”, a more cheerful and relaxed way to shop all in the comfort of your own home.  Also, our Yellow Friday event occurs the weekend BEFORE Black Friday so you can get your holiday… Read More

Fun With BENDASTIX {& Giveaway}

Fun With BENDASTIX {& Giveaway}

Yesterday, I posted about some fun arts & crafts sets that are mess free. Tonight I have another:  BENDASTIX.  These awesome kits come with soft construction pieces that let your kids design jewelry, robots, flowers, etc. They are very reasonable ($6.99- $19.99) & would make a great gift.  It says they are for ages 6 & up, but if you… Read More

Bath Time Favorites {& Giveaway}

Bath Time Favorites {& Giveaway}

When we had our bathroom renovated this summer, we got rid of our old bath toys. They were starting to get pretty grimy & had done their fair share of runs in the dishwasher for cleaning. When the bathroom was done, I was on the hunt for a few new toys for the bath. We enjoy the foam letters &… Read More