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…
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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…
Follow Up: Natures Bounty Health Challenge
It has been 30 days since I started the Natures Bounty health challenge to make better choices to feel better inside and out. If you have been following me on social media, you will know I have made small choices from taking more steps to eating healthier snacks. When I started this challenge I also…
Easy Meal Plans Using Gatheredtable
Meal planning is the absolute last thing on my to do list each day. More times than not I am scrambling to think of something that I have all the ingredients for that my kids will also eat. Why do I do this to myself? I try crock pot meals every so often, but I…
Healthy Decisions And A 30 Day Challenge
This year I have set a personal goal to take care of my body and feel better physically. This isn’t a resolution (my resolution is to get my kids to school on time in the morning). I am sure everyone has these ideas and resolutions at the beginning of the year and quickly abandon them. …
The Ultimate Couch Fort
It all started when the Christmas decorations came out. I had two large boxes next to the sofa that the kids deemed their bunk beds. The loved laying on top of the boxes and eventually added blankets which began to stretch from the boxes to the sofa. It didn’t take long for the entire fort…
Meeting Milestones and #HappyMomMoments
There is something about having a brand new baby in the house that makes your older children suddenly seem like giants. We have always referred to our twins as “the babies” and it has become apparent that they are nowhere near being babies any more. With the newborn in the house we will need to…