This is a sponsored conversation from Mums the Word Network and The Stork OTC. All opinions are my own. My Story As a mother of three children, I hear a lot about how lucky I am to have my amazing family. I have conversations and small talks with friends and colleagues about my kids and how it must have been easy for me to conceive them because I’m a young mom. While you see this perfect little family on the outside there’s always a sheer privacy shade covering how each of my kids was born. ... Read More...
13 Things No One Tells You About Your Child’s First Year Of School
This week, I wanted to share with my fellow moms 13 Things No One Tells You About Your Child's First Year Of School. It's no secret us moms have a lot on our plates, but when the kids start school it's a whole different ball game. Whether you're a first-time mom or a seasoned pro I hope this post makes your life a tad bit easier to manage the day to day happenings of your school year or just to be aware of what to expect. You might also enjoy: 5 Of My Favorite Kid's Stores 5 Ways To ... Read More...
Back To School Favorites From Gymboree
Gymboree is one of our absolute favorite stores for kid's clothes. If a friend needed 'nicer' clothes other than jeans and tees, Gymboree would always be my #1 recommendation. I shop online and in store for the not so everyday stuff and quite a few times I've gotten a good deal for the everyday items as well. I've found colorful and dressier items at Gymboree for my toddler quite a few times too. I tend to match up my 2 girls when we have to go somewhere nice or they have to be in pictures ... Read More...
Our Family Album 2017
July was a month of celebrations. I celebrated another birthday, Mike and I celebrated another wedding anniversary, and well we celebrated life. To mark the occasion I asked for some family portraits because we haven't had any done since our youngest toddler was less than a year old, this was easier said than done. I thought that finding a good photographer would be the hardest part; it turns out as soon as I started to chat with Shelley from Shelley Beckman Photography I was hooked. We ... Read More...
10+ Road Trip Must Haves For Families
Hi everyone, we're at the end of July and my family just got back from a mini vacation to Wisconsin Dells. It was so much fun and truly great time we needed away from home a bit. It's a little over 3 hours drive for us to the Dells but road trips are not an unusual thing for us. Every year we take a trip to Toronto, Canada to visit my in-laws, that there is about a 15-hour drive. I want to point out that this can be a stressful time when traveling with family, kids especially. You can't really ... Read More...
How I Use Mixbook To Capture Our Kid’s Memories
In this post, I'll show you how I use Mixbook to capture our kid's memories. It's simply one of the best ways I've been able to preserve and share these memories as well. Other posts you might enjoy: 5 Exceptional Things Your Kids Can Do This Summer 5 Of My Favorite Kid's Stores What is Mixbook? Mixbook is a free online service for creating and sharing the world’s most customizable photo books, cards, and calendars. Mixbook’s intuitive online software allows you to quickly and ... Read More...
Experience Play At The New Minnesota Children’s Museum
Have you yet to experience play at the new Minnesota Children's Museum? If you haven't gone yet to the bigger, better, bolder Children's Museum, then you have got to put this on your summer bucket list. First, let me say that this is a partner post with the MN Children's Museum. Did I mention that I'm an Advocate for them? A proud one too, the new children's museum encourages play. They have ten new exhibits, more amenities, and so much more fun to be had. We had a sneak peak of the new ... Read More...
Motherhood Unfiltered with Malisa Lieser
About Malisa Malisa is a working mom of two young daughters (almost 4 and almost 2). She works in marketing by day and dabbles in many side projects in the evening, such as real food meal planning consulting, sewing and creating a new solution for parents looking for daycare. Malisa is passionate about real food meal planning, home-cooked meals, and natural living, but also enjoys a weekly donut and iced coffee always. Connect With ... Read More...
Living With Food Allergies – Saaraa’s Story
It is with great delight that I introduce my friend Saaraa. This is a special post: Living With Food Allergies - Saaraa's story. Saaraa isn't a blogger, she's a SAHM living in New York with her husband Neil and her 2 beautiful children Hannah 8, and Adam 3. Saaraa's daughter Hannah has severe food allergies, and I asked if she would share her day to day experiences and what it's like living with food allergies. This is Saaraa's story. Living With Food Allergies ... Read More...
5 apps to help you save money in 2017
I always hear about apps to help me save money, either from friends or ads on social media. I have to admit that I was a bit old school. After I quit my full-time job a few years ago, I did some couponing and found other ways to save money, but I have to tell you it's a job by itself. This was time-consuming and tedious neither of which I really wanted to spend my Sundays doing. If you do this regularly, I bow down to you because you're a better woman than me. (double high-five girly) Read my ... Read More...
February 2017 Favorite Finds
It's really hard for me to be talking about February's Favorite Finds already when I feel like we just celebrated the holidays. (yikes) It was only a month ago we put away our Christmas decorations. Anyway, believe it or not, we're there on the calendar. Click here to see my January 2017 Favorite Finds February is usually a busy month for us at home, one or two of my kids will always want to be involved with something at school. This year it's the Science project. In addition to Valentine's ... Read More...
