Conversation with the 5 year old… Abbi: Mom, what time will Bri be here? Me: 9:30. Abbi: When will it be nine thirty? Me: Well, go look at the clock and tell me what numbers you see.

If you’re a family that thrives on a schedule, then you’re probably starting to panic a little with the looming un-scheduled Summer ahead of you. Well, panic no more! There are a ton of weekly activities happening throughout the Summer and most are FREE! Here’s a list of some weekly Summer activities happening right here [...]

It’s no secret. I really don’t enjoy sitting in doctor offices. I don’t enjoy even dealing with 90% of the medical community. But, when you’ve got kids, it’s inevitable. And it seems that, lately, we’ve been in and out of doctor appointments, getting all of our back-to-school check-ups taken care of. Here are a few [...]

Congrats Staci Wykes! You’re the winner of the Cars 2 prize pack! I can’t believe that almost exactly five years ago we were sitting in a theater in Alaska watching Cars with our (then) 6 month old Abbi! Since then we’ve watched that movie countless times and continue to love it each and every time! [...]

On Tuesday night we had the privilege of attending the opening night performance of Shrek The Musical presented by Broadway Grand Rapids. It. Was. Amazing! My girls were pretty big fans of Shrek (or “Drek” as Zoe likes to call him) to begin with so I was hoping they would enjoy seeing him live on [...]

Thank you to Béaba for providing me with a Bib’expresso to review free of charge. To order your own Bib’expresso or one of many Béaba products, visit www.beabausa.com. This past weekend we took our maiden voyage in our new camper and we could not have asked for a better experience! The weather was perfect, the [...]

Our family loves theater — live theater, movie theaters…love it all! And Summer is a great time to especially check out live theater because there are a ton of productions catering to families and kids during the summer!  And, with releases like Cars 2, Winnie The Pooh, and The Smurfs hitting the big screen in [...]

It’s Thursday. We are leaving for our weekend camping trip and I have a ton to get done. And, of course, my kids want to be big helpers, which translates into them following me around asking, “Mom, are you ready yet? Can we go yet? When can we go? How long will it take to [...]

On any given day I will have a dozen or two ideas running through my head. Specific ideas. Ideas on how to promote a company. And not just any company, a specific company. Actually it’s usually a few companies. And I can’t shut them off! So, what is one to do? I guess I could [...]