Super Bowl 2020 Commercial Bingo

HEY GUYS! This super bowl commercial bingo has been a big hit at our house, please enjoy these 15 pages for you to use at your own Super Bowl Party! This is a great way to keep the kids engaged during a game that they could honestly care less about – HA!  I used this

Big Sister Gift Bag

When we were expecting our son, I knew I wanted to do something special for our daughter since I knew we were going to be separated for a little bit while my husband and I were both in the hospital following my c-section. I put together a little gift bag and gave it to my

Genetic Testing: Nuchal Translucency and False Positives

So I’ve been debating for a while whether or not to write this post but the more and more I thought about it, the more and more I figured it’s better to share in hope that I can provide information or insight that can help someone else out there? I am absolutely convinced that the

Three Words: Gooey. Butter. Cake.

My husband is from St. Louis and before I met him I didn’t even know this stuff existed. For almost 30 years I was truly missing something amazing! Don’t get me wrong, this stuff is terrible for you. Like really, really bad…. When you see the sheer amount of powdered sugar needed for this recipe

A New Bike! & Rediscovering a Lost Love

I had a bike. A really, really, really old bike. Like embarrassingly old! Like junior high old…. In my defense it was a pretty sweet Schwinn, they even gave me a whole $25 for it as a trade in. The same amount as an old, old, old Burley bike trailer that we got for free

Cheap Entertainment for a Toddler; BEANS!!!

In my constant search for entertainment for the toddler I’ve tried EVERYTHING! And I am in complete and utter shock of the things that stick and are the most fun to the kiddo. For instance junk mail, I hate it but she thinks it’s soooo much fun. Shoes; not only the cutest thing to hear

10 Tips for a Toddler Easter Basket

First off, I must admit, I am no expert as this is the first Easter I’ve put together a basket for my daughter….last year I decided my daughter was too little to get into it – we’d just go to my parent’s house and enjoy dinner and the day together! Yay!!! Sounded great! …..Until I

How to Protect Other Laundry from…DARK JEANS!!! (THE HORROR!!!)

Okay so this may be a refresher for some people out there but I NEVER knew these existed until recently, however; I have to share my latest miracle product…. (……..Drum roll please…….!) Shout Color Catchers!!!! Alright so this may possibly be the dorkiest post I’ve ever made (although that’s debatable…haha). BUT these things are truly

20 Free Minutes? Yes Please!

Lately I’ve been completely dumbfounded by the pile of toys going untouched in our home. Like many other parents – I stocked up on everything I could think of…educational toys, musical toys, toys that spin, stacking toys, blocks, stuffed animals, etc. etc. – you get the idea. Tons and tons of different things to stimulate

Taking Back Our Closet!

Okay so by my own admission, I will admit that our daughter has an obscene amount of clothing! Like kind of out of control. In my defense, everything is so flipping cute!!! This weekend I decided to tackle the massive amount of clothing that had “accumulated” in her closet… Just so happens that she has