I love making themed pancakes for my kids. We’ve done Mickey Mouse pancakes, Santa pancakes, reindeer pancakes and my kids have even asked me to make sword pancakes (let’s just say they didn’t look exactly like swords but my kids loved them). With Easter around the corner I wanted to try my hand again at…
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We are getting ready to potty train my third son. He is almost two and a half and is showing all the signs of being ready. I pulled out a list of all the things I need to have and am ready to go shopping . If you are wondering what you need to potty…
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Have you ever heard a song that takes you back to a past memory? Just a few words and you are transported to another time in your life? Some songs have a way of doing that to me. Hearing No Doubt always sends me to my teen years, sitting by a pool, basking in the…
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Is the housing market crazy by you too? Even with it being a seller’s market, I have two friends that just made home purchases. I could not be more excited for them. Buying a home is a big deal and I wanted them to know how happy I was for them. I put together this…
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Do you ever wish you could go back to your new mama self and whisper some words of advice to her. I know for a fact that if I could do it all over again, I would have been more gentle and forgiving on myself. I decided to write her a letter filled with the…
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Top of the morning to you! We love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in our house and I especially like surprising my kids. Here are my favorite St. Patrick’s Day ideas that will make your kids feel so LUCKY! 1. Magic Leprechaun Rocks A few years ago, I made these Magic Leprechaun Rock for my son…
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I will be the first to admit that my children are the worst eaters. Yes, I tried, but something happened after they turned one. It could have been that first Gold Fish Cracker, but once they tasted snack food, all the work I had done with Baby Led Weaning went right out the window. Well,…
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I don’t know about you, but when I sit down to play a board game with my kids, I have visions of us laughing and enjoying our time together. But the reality is that usually my oldest son ends up cheating or my middle son starts crying that he didn’t win. Don’t get me wrong,…
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One of the best things to do before you start potty training your child, is to read them books about it. We are going to start potty training my youngest son in a month and I pulled out our favorite books to help prepare him for when the big day comes. Potty training can be…
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My sister and I used to throw the best Valentine’s Day tea parties for our girl friends. We’d pull out my grandmother’s dishes and tea cups, make tiny sandwiches and scones and put on our cutest party dresses. That was back in our 20s before I had kids. Now, I am busy helping my second…
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