Target has become the stay-at-home-mom after drop-off past time. As I entered Target one morning, heading to the Starbucks inside the store to get my morning jolt, I ran into my class-mom BFF. She's the class mom I reconnected with last year after having a ten-year hiatus from our friendship when life took us in two different directions. Here we were, waiting for our java and discussing our daughters and their class gossip when another mom walks ...
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The Doc is In! Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Doctor Bag #HolidayGiftGuide2015
My 3 year old has been telling us that she wants to be a doctor since last year. She's adamant- must have every doctor kit she sees, has to assess everyone's booboos, and walks around with a stethoscope everywhere she goes. She's a pro at her doctor appointments and anticipates the doctors' next moves with each tool he uses. It's only natural that she gravitates towards shows like Doc McStuffins that center around the medical field. Doc is ...
Little Tikes Cook n Store Kitchen Is Full of Surprises! #HolidayGiftGuide2015
Every few months I do a toy cleanup where I toss broken toys, donate barely played-with toys, and scrub down the playroom. I find that after doing a toy room overhaul, my girls have a newfound love for their play area and spend more time discovering things they were too inundated to see when all their toys were scattered. This latest toy cleanup involved getting rid of some heavily used, bigger toys like their old Little Tikes kitchen. I bought ...
Sick again? Keep them comfortable with these top items
Tis the season for colds, viruses, and whatever else comes through that door! I'm not excited about my kids getting sick, especially now that I have two in school and an infant at home. For a few weeks now my little guy can't shake the after effects from the girls having bronchitis. He's miserable, they are miserable, and my husband and I are in full survival mode with limited sleep. It's not fun. Our only saving grace at the end of the day is ...
Get Your Hands on The Latest Toy Story (That Time Forgot!)
My family is really into the Toy Story movies. We watched Toy Story 3 first, and quickly got hooked. The next day we had a family movie marathon where we watch the first two Toy Story movies. We've loved the Toy Story short, and when we heard that a new Toy Story was coming out soon, we just had to see that one too! My kids love the adventures, I love the positive messages that can be found in the movies about team work and ...
For That Hard to Shop for Beauty in Your Life, Check Out #PixiBeauty
There are some people this holiday season that are hard to shop for. I've been told many times myself that I'm hard to shop for because when I see something I have to have I get it. It's gotten to the point where I mention something- like last week when I said I needed a roasting pan- my husband says, "ooh I can get you one for Christmas!" No. Don't buy me a roasting pan. Or a vacuum. Or anything that screams out "chores." If you want to keep ...
Potty Training? Stock up On Charmin at @SamsClub! #CharminAtSamsClub
Potty training was a bit more challenging the second time as compared to the first. I thought I was equipped with the skills to potty train my second child after being so successful with my first- who was potty trained within three days. My second was potty trained over the course of a year. I know that seems like a long time, but we had a few major setbacks and then just gave up at some point. At 12 months, my second daughter was showing all ...
A Time Out for Mommy (or Daddy) at @MassageEnvy #BecauseMoment #ad #IC
It's been a crazy week. Everything seems to have hit at the same time and it has been very overwhelming. I find myself on the verge of crawling into a ball under the covers at the same time I know I just have to push through, check things off my list, and move forward. I use to look forward to the weekend when I knew we didn't have a schedule, but with so much going on in my personal life, this isn't the case at all. Everyday is met with a list ...