your guide to stay and play in Carlsbad, California
I love traveling with my family–no really, I’m not being sarcastic. Things can get kind of crazy with five kids in tow but something magical happens when we travel together. You know what I don’t love though? Planning for the trip. In theory I feel like the planning aspect is something that I should love. […]
educational electronic gifts your child will love
If your kids are anything like mine then they’ve probably requested several electronic toys for Christmas. A whole lot. It seems like every year they’re asking my husband and I for some new gadget. Something that not only lights up and makes noise, but requires us to feed it batteries to do so. Christmas morning and […]
educational stocking stuffers for elementary kids
I asked on my Instagram Stories what the most stressful part of the holidays was. Someone commented that it was trying to find stocking stuffers that weren’t candy. I’m not anti-candy by any means. However, it seems like my kids always amass so much during the holidays from other sources. So if I can avoid […]
diy burlap christmas tree garland
Have you decked your halls yet? I love decorating for Christmas–it’s probably my favorite of all the holidays to decorate for. I try to keep my decorations relatively simple. That’s mostly out of necessity since I don’t have room to store a ton or a lot of time with which to decorate. Plus let’s be […]
nativity advent coloring page
Believe it or not it’s nearly December and the year is almost over. I feel like an interesting phenomenon happens the older that you get at this time of year. Rather than counting down the days in excited anticipation, we find ourselves wondering how time is passing so quickly. No? Just me? To help count […]