Our Mommy and Me Day began at Build-A-Bear Workshop at Grapevine Mills Mall in Grapevine, Texas. It is our tradition to get away overnight every two years beginning when my children turn 8. It is a great time together with just one child and also a serves as a get away to talk about growing… [continue reading]
Edible Putty Recipe
If there is one thing my kids love to do it’s create in the kitchen. Oh well ok they love to do all kinds of things, but fun in the kitchen is way up high on the list! Grace my nine year old asked me if she could cook with Bobby my four year old. … [continue reading]
Introducing GOOD THiNS Snacks!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons and GOODTHiNS. The opinions and text are all mine. Real ingredients like wheat, potato, and rice, no artificial flavors or colors, no cholesterol, no high fructose corn syrup. Am I speaking your language? If you are looking for a better way to snack,… [continue reading]
Kids say the funniest things…
Funny kids’ quotes–I just love them. I purposed a long time ago to write down the funny things my kids say so that I’d be able to retell them when they are older, but truth be told I’ve been slacking. My youngest, that boy, pretty much everything that comes out of his mouth could be… [continue reading]
It’s all in the sauce…
It was about a week and a half before Christmas and we were to be leaving shortly for my niece’s wedding. A few of us had absolutely nothing appropriate to wear to a wedding. Normally I avoid shopping anywhere with all five kids let alone mall shopping, but there was nothing to be done but… [continue reading]
LeapFrog Epic
As a LeapFrog mom Ambassador, I receive products, promotional items, and educational material to use and share as I see fit. However, any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience. We have been having an”Epic” time with our new LeapFrog Epic. It has come in handy so many times. Sometimes my four… [continue reading]
Scout’s Build & Discover Tool Set
As a LeapFrog mom Ambassador, I receive products, promotional items, and educational material to use and share as I see fit. However, any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience. Bobby is having so much fun with his new Scout’s Build and Discover Tool Set! There’s just something about a little… [continue reading]
BrickUniverse LEGO Convention
Thanks so much to BrickUniverse for hosting our family for a day of fun building. All opinions are my own. The kids were super excited to head back to the Irving Convention Center to explore BrickUniverse. There was so much to see. Master builders really put on a display for us to behold. From LEGO… [continue reading]
It’s Shoebox Time! National Collection Week is November 16–23
I was so excited that the kid’s school and our church both partnered with Operation Christmas Child this year. I know some of you guys are OCC Shoebox rock stars and you had you boxes packed ages ago. You are inspiring! But for some of the rest of us good intentions led to November when… [continue reading]
A Chuck E Cheese Birthday Party
Thanks so much to Chuck E Cheese for hosting Bobby’s 4th Birthday Party. All opinions are my own. Bobby’s birthday falls over the Thanksgiving weekend. If you remember last year, we were so busy that I kept putting off celebrating his party until (gasp) months later. This year, thanks to Chuck E Cheese, we were… [continue reading]