The heavy rain drops are beating on our windows. The water is falling from the sky by the buckets, leaving us little to no chance of hitting the playground today. I am at home with all four kids. One is growing more restless than the other, it slowly spreads throughout the house like the plague. The View Post
Smart Photo Storage Solutions for Families
We are sitting on the couch, as we do every evening. My husband is next to me and my old pal, the laptop is perched on my legs. There is nothing unusual about this setting or the evening, it is business as usual for us. I open my laptop… nothing. I close my laptop, open it again… nothing. A black View Post
Lessons from a Farm Tractor
This week was peppered with long to-do lists, some frustration, LEGO covered floors and not a lot of progress. It was simply one of those weeks where I ran around in the hamster wheel and got nothing accomplished. I could have beaten myself up over it, or… I could say “to heck with it all… it’s time View Post
Brick or Treat at LEGOLAND Florida! A Bricktacular Time!
LEGOLAND Florida Resort has stepped up their festivities for Halloween this year. I have all the details of their "Brick or Treat" fall fun, in addition to pictures that truly speak for themselves. Don't miss this year's Brick or Treat at LEGOLAND Florida resort - you are guaranteed a bricktacular View Post
Join Me In Saving Up To 90% Off Mom Essentials
(This post is sponsored by PatPat, a fun shopping app offering savings up to 90% off mom essentials. The opinions are mine, all mine!) Soccer season is kicking off here in our corner of the world. With two soccer players in the family we have training and games 5-6 times a week. Just thinking of View Post
Halloween With LEGO Minifigures
I have over the past few months had a lot of fun with LEGO Minifigures! I may or may not carry them in my purse, just in case a photo opportunity should present itself. The latest series of LEGO Minifigure blind bags, series # 14 is Halloween-themed and SO much fun! Thank you, LEGO for sending me a View Post
Through Knowledge Comes Power: Sex Education for Young Kids
"Through Knowledge Comes Power: Sex Education for Young Kids" a guest post by Bel Messer. Now we aren’t speaking about puberty or adolescence here. I am simply suggesting that we educate our young kids from 5 years in an age appropriate fashion. Believe it or not, "how babies are made" is a common View Post
Happiness is This Mother’s Elevator Pitch
Elevators intrigue me. In the corporate world we are encouraged to have an “elevator pitch”, a quick blurb that you can spout off to a complete stranger in the time the elevator takes you from the lobby to your designated floor. Your elevator pitch should convey to said stranger what it is you View Post
Our Kids Will NOT Have to Go Commando, Thanks to Amazon!
This weekend I was picking out the kids' "first day" outfits, when all of a sudden it hit me: "UNDERWEAR!"! I forgot to buy the kids new, fresh, crisp, clean underwear! Of course new underwear isn't on the supply list provided by the school, but I always use "back to school" shopping as an excuse to View Post
LEGO Makers Get Real! #RealLEGOFan
One of the things I love about LEGO is its versatility. The possibilities are truly endless, only limited by the builder’s imagination and creativity. LEGO recently challenged a group of LEGO Makers to build something cool, unusual yet functional with LEGO bricks. Watch the results as the LEGO View Post
LEGOLAND Florida Hotel Discount!
By now you have seen the colorful pictures from the grand opening of the LEGOLAND Hotel at LEGOLAND Florida Resort. The decorated rooms and the themes carried throughout the entire property. The attention to detail is impeccable. A stay for a night (or more) is on every LEGO-loving child’s wish View Post
DUPLO Flash Cards (Free Printables)
LEGO recently sent us this adorable DUPLO set for Jansen. I am not quite sure who was more excited, me or him… We both saw endless opportunities for hours of fun. Of course we played with the tractor and we built towers, cars and houses. However, DUPLO sets are much more than building blocks. I saw View Post
Smart Bottoms Cloth Diaper Review
Jonah and I recently had the opportunity to try the Smart Bottoms’ Organic, one size all-in-one (AIO). We were provided a diaper for the Smart Bottoms cloth diaper review, but the opinions are our own, especially Jonah’s. First some baby stats, for comparison’s sake. Jonah in all his glory is a View Post
Tips for School Photo Success with Faultless Premium Starch
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Faultless/Bon Ami Company for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. School pictures! Don’t we all love the overpriced photographs of our kids’ awkward smiles in wrinkled shirts, standing in front of backdrops left over from an old Olan Mills View Post