by Nicole Etolen | Jul 16, 2015 | Back to School, Kids & Family, Yummy
I am crying a little inside because I’m starting back to school posts in the middle of July, but I think I’m actually late! I’m also crying a little because I’m SO not ready for summer to end. Even though we still have about five weeks left, I...
by Emily O'Hara | Jul 14, 2015 | Kids & Family
With the beautiful weather we’ve had this summer my kids have had tons of playtime outdoors. They buzz around with their neighborhood friends or we take off for walks to explore and get a little exercise. My 4 year old takes her Globber 3 Wheel Scooter with her...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 8, 2015 | Back to School, For the Home, Kids & Family
I was a latchkey kid back in the late 1980s. Long before cell phones and Skype. I don’t even think they had old-school nanny cams back then! My mom worked in an office where everyone knew us, so if I had a problem, I was able to get in touch with her pretty...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 6, 2015 | Kids & Family
Summer learning should be all about fun. It is vacation, after all! While “summer slide” is the trending word of the decade and none of us want to be accused of letting our kids succumb to it, I strongly believe in giving my child the same type of...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 26, 2015 | Health & Beauty, Kids & Family
This post is brought to you by Blue Lizard. I received complimentary sun safety products in exchange for an honest review. You know how important it is to protect your skin this summer. I shouldn’t have to really drive that point home, right? Sunshine is pretty...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 24, 2015 | Kids & Family, Tech Time
This post is brought to you by SmartFeed. All opinions are my own. Ever wish you could stop filtering out all the bad stuff and start filtering IN the good news for your kids? With SmartFeed, that’s exactly what you do! I’ll be honest with you, I...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 24, 2015 | Kids & Family
Today’s post comes from Jennifer Taylor of Mom Tricks. She’s sharing advice on something that I have a super hard time with myself, getting picky kids to eat veggies! Enjoy! Does this dinnertime conversation sound familiar? “Please just try your carrots?”...
by Emily O'Hara | Jun 18, 2015 | Kids & Family
What do you get when you combine a zebra and a unicorn? A Zoonicorn, of course! Zoonicorns were created by Zoonicorn, LLC, a company out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their tagline is, “Enriching youth with life adventures.™” They aim to do this with their family of four...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 17, 2015 | Books, Kids & Family
Today I have a fantastic guest post from Tiffany Papageorge, author of My Yellow Balloon, about children and the fatherless Father’s Day. Before we get to that, a little background: Father’s Day was always a weird time for me. My dad was alive until...
by Amanda | May 25, 2015 | Kids & Family
In order to build unity and strengthen relationships, it’s important to form close bonds in a family. Healthy activities, such as diet and exercise, are a great way to show support for one another, participate in activities together, and promote the importance of...
