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Friday Favorites: Born Free Training Cups

Friday Favorites: Born Free Training Cups

A few moms have asked me lately how I got Maggie & Alex off of bottles. So I figured this week I would highlight my “magic” sippy cup & share how I kicked the bottles. When Maggie was about 6 months old I noticed that the sippy cups in Babies R Us said some were for “4month+. I panicked! Like… Read More

Toddler Activities

Toddler Activities

It’s hard to occupy a toddler. It’s even harder to occupy them with something you think is educational or constructive. When Alex naps I always like to attempt to do an activity just for Maggie – things we don’t do when I am chasing both her & her super fast crawling sister. Here is a list of some of our… Read More

DIY Hair Bow Organization

DIY Hair Bow Organization

If you have little girls, then you might be drowning in hair bows. Hopefully this week’s post will help you out. I had a few attempts at organizing & storeing bows in Maggie’s room. I had 2  problems with keeping them in a drawer or box: I could never find any of them when getting her dressed & Maggie could… Read More

Tidbits and Meet and Tweet!

Tidbits and Meet and Tweet!

Hope everyone got some sleep last night—somehow my internal clock still woke me up at the normal time despite going to bed later.  But the boys are still sleeping so I’m savoring a few extra quiet moments before the chaos begins! To answer my question from yesterday, Andrew ( my 18 month old) was TERRIFIED of the fireworks.  We did… Read More

Happy Fourth Of July! And a SURPRISE giveaway:)

Happy Fourth Of July! And a SURPRISE giveaway:)

We have our winners: Katie Terpstra & Alyson McMahon. Please email us so we can get your ad set up! Thanks everyone for entering. Visit the Sponsor section of the blog if you are still interested in becoming a sponsor of The Chirping Moms.  Happy Fourth of July!!!!   Both of our families are off to run in the local… Read More

Two Summer Favorites

Two Summer Favorites

My Aunt P has some wonderful recipes. Some of my favorites are her summer recipes. When her kids were growing up, they had a pool, which always meant lots of pool parties & bbqs. Now she has a beach house, which means even more bbqs! So, as long as I can remember, Aunt P has been entertaining outside. Below are… Read More

This Week’s Giveaway: Books!

This Week’s Giveaway: Books!

We have our winners: Jennifer Ruff & Jennifer Loupe! Please email us your address so we can send your books. Thank you Kimberly Volz for this giveaway. Happy reading everyone! This week’s giveaway is all about books about animals! Don’t worry we are only giving away books and just talking about animals—nobody will be receiving a surprise pet in the… Read More

Friday Favorites (And a special treat!)

Friday Favorites (And a special treat!)

We have some winners! Jodi, Kat & Happiness is…. Please email thechirpingmoms@gmail.com with your address so I can mail some adorable headbands! A new favorite in our house is Kenzie’s Creations. The shop owner, Sam, is a friend of a friend. Sam has a daughter the same age as Alex. Having a little girl inspired her to start making headbands… Read More

For the Kids Thursday: Toddler Tunes

For the Kids Thursday: Toddler Tunes

I don’t know how I didn’t hear about this until last week, but have you heard about Spotify?  It’s amazing, really?!  You can download it for free and search a HUGE list of songs and play them.  No more spending money at iTunes…here comes Spotify:) You can search and hear any song that you want.  It’s like searching a massive… Read More

Tuscan Italian Pasta Salad

Tuscan Italian Pasta Salad

I love when mistakes turn out to be a fantastic surprise!  The other weekend, we invited some friends over for a late afternoon BBQ.  Of course, in my last minute style, I raced to Trader Joe’s that morning after church to grab the necessary ingredients for an Italian pasta salad.  I have never tried the Tuscan Italian salad dressing, but… Read More