Dinner time FUN with The Pasta Shoppe
*This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Pasta Shoppe. Product was provided in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts, opinion, and photo’s are my own* Dinner Time Fun Getting my kids to eat sometimes is like pulling teeth – something we’re becoming quite familiar with lately as well. One kid might like it, […]
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Mario Birthday for a Girl
This past weekend we celebrated Princess V’s 7th birthday. Themes for the day had constantly been changing throughout the past month, so when I realized we were in the week of her party, I needed to get a set theme. I wasn’t too surprised when she asked for a Mario Party. We recently bought Mario […]
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Sweet and Sour Chicken Nuggets #FoodieFriday
What a crazy week it has been! School and homework are in full swing here. My poor kindergartner loves going to school, but she really struggles with the homework. Not because she can’t, but I believe she’s just exhausted by the end of the day, and the thought of writing the same letter over and […]
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School Pictures using PicMonkey
I love the tradition of taking “First Day of ___ Grade” photos with the kids. It’s something we can afford to do and keeps memories alive for years to come. Use this Picmonkey tutorial to make the best out of your photos! This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated when you click […]
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Family Photo Shoot
So about a month back, before we moved, but while in the process of changing careers, I asked an old friend from high school to take our family pictures. I was extremely pleased with what we got. Especially since after driving 2 hours for this shoot, I realized we had completely forgotten the clothes I […]
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Quick and Easy Pack Lunches
I can’t believe I’m going to have two kids in school this year! Where did the time go? Princess V is headed to first grade and Princess C to Kindergarten. With a first grader, it means I’ve got to think about school lunches now. I’m not big on getting school lunches – so for the […]
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Are your Kids Safe
I was thinking about the news this week. One particular national news I almost decided to share my thoughts on, but to be honest, the emotions I’ve seen around the Internet…I don’t want to go there here. There have been a couple smaller and local articles that have been pulling at me, though, and making […]
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Chocolate Strawberry Baked Oatmeal #FoodieFriday
Thanks for coming by Foodie Friday! Today my cohost Diane has a Kale Eggplant Stew you should check out! Ever struggle to feed your kids oatmeal? I know when I was a child I really did not like oatmeal. My mom always tried to make it appealing with fresh fruit, or cinnamon and […]
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Little Monster Behavior Chart
Part of being a parent is disciplining your children when they make wrong choices, or have bad behavior. It is also setting an example so they know how to behave and can easily choose right from wrong. We have been struggling with getting our kids to behave kindly, and well, just in general behave. I […]
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Disney Planes Coloring Pages
We are so excited for Disney’s new movie Planes! Every time we see a preview the Princesses start getting all excited, and shouting It’s Cars! It’s Cars! And then I try to explain to them that, no it’s like Cars, but it’s planes. They were made by the same people. To which my kids […]
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