Travel, Treats, Tips, & Traditions
Did you notice Santa footprints by your fireplace last year? If you didn’t, maybe you should check this year! We could not believe our luck when we saw Santa footprints…
OK, so there are plenty of sites out there with really fancy Elf on the Shelf ideas. This isn’t one of those posts! I’m kinda all about minimal effort, but…
This is the story of our son’s Star Wars, Angry Birds, and LEGO Birthday Party. It was epic. It was perhaps one too many themes for some, but it was…
So, our littlest recently turned three. We had hoped we would be out of diapers by this point. We knew we might not be completely potty trained, but we were…
So my kids are are going into 3rd grade, 2nd grade, and preschool. I am no back to school newbie, but this was the first year that we actually feel…
This past weekend we celebrated our Little Miss C turning Three with a Winnie The Pooh Themed Birthday Party! If you are planning a Winnie the Pooh themed birthday party…
“Sometimes,” Said Pooh, “the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” ~ A. A. Milne Oh sweet Little Miss C, who told you that you could turn…
Our littlest just turned three – so of course we had to make one more trip to The Happiest Place on Earth just a few days before her birthday when…
MALEFICENT opens in theaters today! The number one question people keep asking me when they heard we saw a pre screening is “Is MALEFICENT too scary for little kids?” I…
One more lovely story to share for Foster Care Awareness Month! This comes from my friend Betty who adopted sweet newborn baby Lucas. Little Lucas had a rough start but…
I am thrilled to have another adoptive family share their story in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month! The mom telling this story is a dear friend, I know her…
May is Foster Care Awareness Month. To celebrate I asked readers to share their Foster to adoption stories. Our family is formed through adoption, but we only really have two…
It’s always interesting to me the reaction our family gets over the years when strangers realize we are an adoptive family. With one adopted from Russia through Inter Country…
I am so in love with the Give A Book, Get a Book program recently launched by Disney Junior! I learned all about Give a Book Get a Book at…
Disneynature’s BEARS is a wonderful family friendly movie that is opening on April 18, 2014. Our entire family truly enjoyed this Rated G movie! BEARS follows a family of bears…
Over the years we have made quite a few dinners or lunches for new families! When a mom comes home with a new baby or a family adopts a sibling…
In our never ending quest to keep our kids young as long as possible we snapped this picture of the Easter Bunny in our backyard last year! One of the…
Our oldest really lucked out this year! Our blog was super lucky to be chosen to host a #DisneySide party!! #DisneySide is an awesome campaign that encourages fans to show…
So my big kids are both seven years old, both are quite trusting, but both are very smart. So I know our Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc days are…
Last week I had a conference that just happened to be held at The Disneyland Resort. While the big kids had school during this week day conference, it worked well…