In the Trenches-Potty Training 🚽

My youngest is 2 and a half and we're getting very close to that time in her life where she needs to learn how to use a toilet. I mean I guess she could wear pull ups a little longer but it will probably just make things easier to get into the trenches of training…

Back to School Routine

School is back in full swing. If you read my last post then you know how I feel about the new school year. Needless to say I'm a little bummed summer break is over 🙁 But on the up side schedules and routines are back in full force!! Yippee!!! I absolutely love being on a…

Good bye summer 👋🏻

I don't know about all of you but I am NOT looking forward to summer ending. Am I crazy for feeling this way? Most people would say yes, yes I am absolutely nuts for not wanting my kids to go back to school. But maybe some of you can relate. I have this strong feeling…

Summertime Fun Series-Kids Camps

HAPPY SATURDAY!!  Summer is flying by so fast!  I know I say this every year but, man, it feels especially fast this year.  Is anyone else trying to get the last bits of fun and summertime activities out of their system?  We definitely are doing all the things!! This week is all about summer camps…

Summertime Fun Series-Parks & Playgrounds

We are knee deep in summertime and it feels good!! Did I mention that summer is my favorite season? Well it is! We just got back from a much needed vacation in South Carolina and let me tell you it got me revved up and ready to tackle the rest of my summer with my…

Summertime Fun Series-cheap and easy outdoor play

Hello again! Thanks for coming back for the 2nd post of my Summertime Fun Series.  If you haven't read the first post yet you can find it here.  It's a pretty good one if you need some ideas of how to keep your kids accountable and keep your house tidy too (without doing all the…

Summertime Fun Series- Summer Chore Charts

Summer is well underway around here. I'm trying something new, a series of blog posts!!! Summer is my favorite season so I thought this would be the best time to start. Follow along on my Summertime Fun Series to get ideas on how to keep your kids active, entertained and keeping your mama brain (and…

Amazing Protein Packed Snack!

So I was stalking a friend's, Jill Buckley's, IG account the other day.  She always has super yummy and easy recipes for her little girls so I figured I'd give some of them a try.  I am, after all,  trying to get my kids to eat a little better this school year, so what could…

New School Means New Everything

We are back at it again.  School has officially begun! It always brings a sense of relief.  Relief of getting back into a routine, relief that my kids will get to see their friends everyday and relief that they are in a nurturing, educational environment.  Since our move I haven't felt that sense of relief…

Summertime Slump

Is it just me or is anyone else feeling a bit of a slump now that summer is halfway over?  Maybe it's because I have yet to take a vacation, since we have been working hard on our fixer upper, or maybe it's just because it hasn't felt like summer to me yet. 😦  I…