Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
The Printable Father's Day Cards He Will Love Is it me, or does Father’s Day always sneak up on you too? After the crazy year we’ve had of COVID and pandemic life, the dads in our lives definitely deserve their own day, as we mothers had our special time in the spotlight. Over the years, our View Post
How to Make the Most Awesome LEGO Wreath I am wide awake while everyone around me is happily snoring. My mind is racing a million miles an hour. I have a love/ hate relationship with my brain when this happens. There is an idea brewing in my head and it just won’t stop nagging me. I MUST CREATE! I View Post
The summer is drawing to an end. Get the most out of the last few days with these fun end of summer family bucket list ideas. Summer Family Bucket List Summer is coming to an end. There are only so many days left of clear skies, warm sunshine, and high temperatures before school takes over again View Post
Fun ways to get your summer hygge on Nothing makes my heart sing more than when the kids embrace the values I so desperately try to instill in them. It’s now summer in the Pacific North West, which means everyone comes out of hibernation, dusts off the cobwebs and embraces nature. Yesterday one of View Post
How to prepare your kid for their first summer camp I won’t ever forget the first time I dropped my kids off at summer camp. Jordan and Jacob walked excitedly down the road, dragging their packed lunch boxes like they were brief cases filled with important documents. Jordan was so small, especially View Post
The perfect man cave gifts for Father's Day (and beyond) Thank you Fathead for sponsoring this post. Fathead is the source for officially licensed, life-size vinyl wall graphics and more. Choose team or entertainment favorites, or create your very own Custom Creation. When You Need Man View Post
12 Ways to Have Unbeatable Fun with Bubbles: You know what’s awesome about bubbles? Everything! I mean really, we arm the children with soap and water and say "have fun!" And they do!? It’s a total win-win situation for everyone. We are talking about some good clean (literally) fun that View Post
Outdoors Gross Motor Ideas School is out for summer! And it’s time to throw the screens in the trash and kick the kids outside, enjoy the outdoors and get moving! We know that gross motor skills are important for muscle and strength development. We know they are crucial to building confidence and View Post
LEGO Road Trip Activities I teamed up with LEGO® to bring you these fun LEGO road trip activities. All the opinions stated are 100% mine. Jordan looks at me with his piercing blue eyes. “May I please go to bed?” Wait… WHAT? He smiles that cheesy grin he’s known for…. “Yes, please come View Post
(Thank you to Woodpeckers® for sponsoring this post in return for my honest opinion about their products. All opinions stated are 100% mine.) I heard a quiet mumbling coming from the other room. Jansen had been playing by himself for quite some time - so long that a quick check-in was warranted. View Post
Father's Day, birthdays and Christmas are all great causes of gift-giving stress. I never quite know what to get my husband who either has everything, or if he needs something, he buys it himself. Then one fine day, several years ago (four years actually) I decided to put the kids to good use. I had View Post
The late afternoon sun is beating down on my face. I am soaking up the warmth, taking in the sounds all around me. The kids are playing nicely (not quietly) in the backyard, while I am relaxing after a full day of memory-making fun. This is my first summer as a stay-at-home mom. The magnitude of View Post
“But Mama, you cannot have a dinosaur from the Jurassic period living with one from the Cretaceous period - It just can’t be done!” His forehead was wrinkled and his eyes expressed sadness and confusion. Jacob (9) threw his hands in the air with an exasperated sigh. I was about to commit the View Post
Handprint art & footprint art ideas for every season! His two chubby hands grab my face. I feel his sticky palms on my cheeks. The unmistakable smell of peanut butter sandwich, sweaty little boy and Play Doh lingers in the air. The tip of his nose meets the tip of mine. We look into each View Post