Our house is filled with music lovers of all types. I grew up playing the piano and frequently would sit down and play to work through my thoughts. I love that my boys have favorite songs to sing over and over again, and I enjoy learning to play them on the piano. Learning A New…
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Printable Birthday Cake Banner
FREE PRINTABLE BIRTHDAY CAKE BANNER Birthday parties can be over the top, or simple fun gatherings. No matter what your party style is, it’s the thought that counts but something little can make a thoughtful touch. My boys seem to think that a birthday means decorations. We don’t go over the top, just some dollar…
Family Fun Birthday Party For Grandma
Celebrate! It was my moms birthday recently and I wanted to do something beyond our usual dinner and ice cream family celebrations. Not that those aren’t awesome, and I love simple parties, but after some crappy family events she needed a true party. She had a birthday cake fit for a Princess. Crown included. Ice…
Netflix Happy Birthday On Demand
When it comes time to celebrate a birthday do you secretly cringe at the pressure to have the pinterest perfect party? I know I struggle with the battle between making it special and magical vs stressing yourself out over all the planning. But guess what? The kids are pretty excited with cake and ice-cream. They…
Bath Toys With Good Design
What Makes Good Design When I was in design school there was an introduction to design class that taught us about the basic principles and elements of design. These elements can be applied to any interior, but also to products, graphics, signage, and all things in life. Good design in products (in my humble opinion)…
Tough Conversations With Netflix – One Day At A Time
The Tough Conversations Are your kids starting to watch more grown up shows? In our house I was shocked when my 8 year old actually paid attention to what I was watching, and started asking questions and looking for explanations. Its fun to have natural learning moments with my kids, but I also want to…
Beautiful Advent Calendars for 2016
I love advent calendars as a countdown to Christmas. It’s just a fun thing to look forward to every day, for both me and my boys. The kids really like getting a treat, but I enjoy that there is something visual for them to see just how close we are getting. Since they have no…
The EEVA Test With IVF #EEVACAN
As a member of the women who struggle to get pregnant club, you know, the fellow women in the waiting room, I have to admit I am still surprised how common infertility is. Last weekend I spent the afternoon in my neighbors backyard while our boys ran through the sprinkler and ran up and down…