Disclosure: Product provided for review. All opinions are my own. For the past two years my oldest daughter, now 8, has been telling me she wants to be a scientist when she grows up. Between having a great science teacher that fosters the desire to learn and having a grandmother who was a science teacher, my daughter loves the idea of exploring and researching. For her most recent birthday this past summer, she asked for a microscope so ...
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This Holiday Season, These Are A Few of my Favorite Things
This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com. Every holiday season I’m scrambling for gift ideas for my kids and looking for the hottest toy during the holiday season. This year is a little different. My husband, for the first time since we became parents, asked me what I wanted. I stumbled over my words as I didn’t know. What DID I want? I can imagine I’m hard to shop for because I generally purchase what I want or need at the time I think of ...
Super Easy Olive Tapenade and a Ninja® Intelli-Sense™ Kitchen System with Auto-Spiralizer™ Giveaway!
This post was created in partnership with Ninja® Intelli-Sense™ Kitchen System with Auto-Spiralizer™. I received complimentary products and compensation to facilitate my review, but all opinions within are my own. We have our annual Christmas party with our closest friends coming up. We started the tradition when we first got married, and our parties have evolved greatly in the past 10 years. What started off as getting friends together for a ...
Visiting A Mall Santa for the First Time
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by SantaHQ and HGTV. All opinions and experiences are my own. Nothing starts off the holiday season like a trip to the mall to see Santa himself! From the day after Thanksgiving right up to Christmas Eve, Santa can be found in many places. Finding the RIGHT Santa is not an easy mission, but I think we may have found where he's been hiding out! Yesterday we took a trip to Queens Center Mall with my ...
Our Adventure to the North Pole with Shimmer & Shine
Disclosure: Post sponsored by Mirum but all opinions are my own. Nothing brings two sisters together like a brand new toy that reminds them of themselves. My girls are typical sisters- best friends one moment and archnemesis the next. Their imaginative play is one of my favorite things to watch, as I know one day they will grow up and these moments will be a thing of the past. When Shimmer and Shine were first introduced to Nickelodeon, my ...
Teaching Kids About Giving vs. Receiving This Season with PJ Masks
Disclosure- Products provided as part of the PJ Masks Ambassador program. All opinions are my own. I think we've done a pretty good job teaching our kids to be thankful this holiday season. They've chosen an organization to donate toys to children in need this holiday season, and haven't complained once that they want these gifts for themselves. I'm so impressed and humbled by the actions of my two older children this holiday season, it warms ...
Come Home for the Holidays with T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods
This post was sponsored by T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. It's so easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. We rush into Thanksgiving and search for the hottest deals on Black Friday. We attend holiday parties with friends and family and can easily lose sight over the warmth the holiday brings. Each ...
An Edible Holiday Centerpiece
Disclosure: This post was brought to you by Edible Arrangements. Opinions are my own. I wish I had the skill and the eye for design to put together a beautiful holiday arrangement. My friends have the natural Pinterest gene that I lack, but I swoon over their beautiful designs and Instagram-worthy setups. While Thanksgiving is usually the holiday where I have our family over for dinner, the holiday snuck up on me and my mother in law took the ...