back-to-school solutions with Danimals

This post is sponsored by Danimals but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Lately I’ve been trying to make my life as simple as possible. Well, within reason. With five kids age nine and under it can really only be so simple. One of the ways I’m accomplishing this (or trying to… Continue reading back-to-school solutions with Danimals

water lantern festival tips and tricks

A little over a week ago Mike and I had a fun date in Reno. While we were there we enjoyed our first Water Lantern Festival. We had a lot of fun! However, it was our first time at an event like this and we weren’t sure quite what to expect. Today I’m sharing with… Continue reading water lantern festival tips and tricks

diy summer memory book with hp

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreatedWithHP #CollectiveBias Can you believe that Summer is almost over and school is about to start?! It seems like the older my kids get the faster Summer goes. We filled our Summer with so many amazing activities I… Continue reading diy summer memory book with hp

fun things to do in Reno with kids

A week ago we took our annual National Park trip and this time it was to Crater Lake NP. We knew that because of reservation issues we wouldn’t be able to stay in the park this time. So we decided to just go for the day and turn our National Park trip into a fun… Continue reading fun things to do in Reno with kids

spending 48 hours in Carlsbad with kids

A couple of weeks ago we took a trip down to LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, California. We bought passes last year before my son’s birthday and this was our last trip before our passes would expire. This was a quick trip weekend trip and we made the most of it. Today I’ll be sharing how to… Continue reading spending 48 hours in Carlsbad with kids