Second star to the right and straight on ’til morning….. Today we are sharing one of our favorite DIY group costumes yet: Peter Peter Pan, Wendy, Michael and John. Peter Pan is one of our all time favorite stories, so the kids had a wonderful time helping me make these costumes and then playing Peter Pan in them all afternoon…. Read More
By: Kristen Mider of Cooking with Friends It’s beginning to feel like fall here. The leaves are starting to drop from the trees, the mornings are growing crisper, and the summer fruits and vegetables have given way to fall favorites. Corn, tomatoes, and peaches are being replaced by things like kale, beets, and apples. My kids love apples. They consume… Read More
By: Britt of Southern Mama Guide Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Minted and contains affiliate links. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own. The month of September always feels like a blur of craze to me every year, especially this year with a new kindergartener off to big school and a toddler off to pre school now…. Read More
Disclosure: We partnered with Primary.com for this post. All ideas, costume designs and opinions are my own. Ready for some travel inspired costumes for kids? We love to travel and love reading books about different cities. It’s a way we prepare for trips and a way we think of new places we’d like to see. This month we created costumes inspired… Read More
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sposie Booster Pads, the number one brand in diaper doublers. All opinions are entirely my own. Road Trips with babies and toddlers are never easy. Mainly because they’re pretty unpredictable. You can never really tell when they’ll sleep, cry, need a change of clothes, etc. With a baby… Read More
Here’s some exciting news for anyone local: there’s a brand new Disney Junior Play Zone at the Menlo Park Mall! We visited it last week and the kids had a blast. They didn’t want to leave. Here’s why I loved it too and we’ll definitely be heading back frequently: 1. It’s a great place to get out energy: Like most… Read More
This summer we tried out an awesome lightweight stroller for travel and everyday use: Summer Infant 3Dpac CS+ Compact Fold Stroller. We almost always travel with our double stroller. Even if the 2 littlest are not riding in it, it’s a place to cart luggage or the big sisters who tend to hop in when they see an empty seat. When… Read More
Thank you BJ’s Wholesale Club for sponsoring this post. Doing an errand with a little one is not easy. Doing multiple errands is even harder because it’s a lot of in and out of the car seat, shopping carts, checkout lines, etc. Now add in multiple little ones to multiple errands and the craziness piles up. One “Mom Hack” I… Read More
By: Andrea Westervelt Hello, I’m Andrea. Wife and Mother of 4 and frequent farmers market shopper. A few years ago, my husband and I got more serious about paying attention to how and where our food was grown. This quickly led to a love of farmers markets. The easiest place to shop when you are looking for locally, responsibly grown… Read More
I love the food in Italy. Honestly, even after 30 days of eating meals in Italy both at restaurants and cooking, I didn’t get sick of the food. The restaurants are wonderful and more family friendly (in my opinion). I enjoyed cooking meals there too. Grocery stores are small and friendly. There are tiny markets with amazing produce. And… the… Read More