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DIY Halloween Costumes: A Lion Tamer and Lion

October 3, 2017

Next up in our DIY sibling costumes …. a DIY Lion Tamer and Lion costume! I love creating costumes for siblings and families. My crew doesn’t end up going along with it all the time but these are my favorite costumes to create. I’ve always wanted to do a whole circus theme and this year I am getting closer with… Read More

DIY Costume: The Tooth Fairy

October 3, 2017

My kids tend to change their minds a couple hundred times before Halloween. That or they “just can’t decide” what to be. That’s where we were at hen Alex came up with the idea to be The Tooth Fairy for Halloween. Last year, we were kind of getting down to the wire: we had visited the Halloween store a few… Read More

DIY Costumes: Mario and Luigi

October 2, 2017

This Halloween season I have been thinking of fun costumes for siblings and families to dress up in. We have a few in store this week and I’m kicking it off with DIY Mario and Luigi costumes. People have been dressing as this awesome duo since I was a kid. The costumes are easy and can work for toddlers, kids… Read More

DIY Halloween Costumes: K9 Unit Police Officer

October 2, 2017

This week is all about DIY costumes on the blog. We’ll be sharing new ideas all week long. At the bottom of the post, there are links to more costumes you can make. All of these costumes are NO SEW and in expensive to make. Today’s costume is a DIY K9 Unit Police Officer. This was Maggie’s costume last year… Read More

Family Friendly Places in New York: Hudson Valley and Catskills

September 28, 2017

Last week I took the kids to New York. We visit New York City all the time but have never ventured to New York State with the kids. When I was young, we used to visit the Catskill Game Farm and I have such fun memories of the area. The kids had a break from school and I decided to… Read More

Zipping Around Town In the Zapp

September 26, 2017

It’s been a long time since I was able to push a single stroller. It feels like the double stroller is part of our family, never left at home. Two things have changed this month allowing me to cruise around town with a single stroller: Tommy started school 2 days a week and Tommy decided that makes him a “big… Read More

Eight Months Old:)

September 25, 2017

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Rocking In Our School Shoes with Stride Rite

September 22, 2017

“I’m rocking in my school shoes, I’m rocking in my school shoes, I’m rocking in my school shoes.” Just like Pete the Cat, it’s that time of year where we stroll down the street & head off for our first day of school. Today, I wanted to share about our back to school sneaker picks this year & a fun… Read More

Hidden Lunchbox Notes with Welch’s Fruit Rolls

September 22, 2017

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Welch’s® Fruit Snacks. I am being compensated for this post. All comments and opinions are my own. I’m going to admit something right now. I am not a creative lunch packer. I am the mom who often is making their kids help pack their lunch boxes & am scrambling at the last minute to get… Read More

Tips for School Picture Day

September 20, 2017

We all survived the first day pf school photos: busting out letter boards and making fun paper signs… Next up: school picture day. School picture day was my favorite growing up because it was one of the few days in elementary school that I didn’t have to wear a uniform. I take a lot of photos of my kids on… Read More