I had so much fun putting together this gift guide with lots of items my kids love! We do some practical items for Christmas like clothes and shoes and some fun items like crafts and toys. My kids are 3, 5 and 8 for this this gift guide. **Keep reading to enter the giveaway for pediped shoes, bento box, sandals, and a sensory play box.
Dolls are everything to Lily! She brings her "babies" everywhere we go: to the playground, to concerts, into stores, etc. When Lily saw these Kindi Kids dolls, she wanted them so badly. What kid wouldn't? Bright colors, fun features, pretty dolls. I want to share about these different dolls and toys from Kindi Kids and show how Lily loves to use her imagination to play with them. I wish you could have heard her reaction when she opened up this box of fun! She was SO excited!
Summer has been filled with so much fun that I am not getting around to Lily's 3rd birthday post till now- her birthday was July 10th. I wanted to write this post to remember all of the cute moments with Lily. Fun things going on with Lily at age 3: -She refers to herself as Lily Ginia Witch or Lily Ginia Doctor or Lily Poop (of course!). -She loves telling everyone that her birthday is July 10th pronounced (Joo-lie) and has known her birthday since at least 2 1/2. -Lily loves oatmeal and eggs most. She loves telling her dad "make eggs" as he is kissing her goodnight every night. She also loves yelling at Troy daily saying "Dad, take your bitavins (vitamins". -She thinks she has no eyebrows because they're blonde. She loves for us to draw on eyebrows for her with markers or eyeliner lol. -Lily loves her dad and loves cuddling him and saying that they match hair and how they look. Troy has black hair and Lily is blonde for reference. -She is obsessed with ...
This post has been sponsored by Betty Crocker. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Tips for Baking with Kids including how to make baking fun and less stressful so you can make more memories with your kids! My kids are ages 6, 4, and 2 and I love to get in the kitchen with them and cook and bake. You may remember that when I wrote my cookbook 30 Minute Family Cookbook, my 6 year old Adalyn helped with a bunch of the recipes! I think it is important to teach kids basic cooking and baking skills at a young age so that they are comfortable cooking when they are adults. Plus, it is a lot of fun! I'm going to show you how my kids and I love making the Betty Crocker™ Birthday Cake Cookie Cups together.
I kind of can't believe that I'm writing this but my baby is 2 (on 7/10)! Lily is so full of life and such a joy to be around. Life has been pretty hard lately- we lost our amazing dachshund Ava and our basement flooded with 2 feet of water. Lily (and the other two kids of course!) keep us laughing, even when we don't want to.
How to transition your toddler to milk including what type of milk to give your toddler, how much milk to give your toddler and ways to add more milk into your child's diet. Lily just turned 18 months old and we recently stopped breastfeeding. We transitioned her to drinking whole milk and I wanted to share my experience with doing so and how we switch our toddlers from breast milk to cow's milk, some different ways that we include milk in our kid's diet and what kind of milk we give to our kids.
Mexican Egg Scramble takes about 10 minutes to make and is loaded with colorful bell peppers, onions, black beans, salsa and melted cheddar cheese! Do you want to know what our family eats pretty much every single Saturday morning? This Mexican Egg Scramble also known as salsa eggs! My husband cooks breakfast most Saturday mornings and his specialty is this Mexican Egg Scramble. Mexican egg scramble features scrambled eggs with black beans and lots of other toppings. The whole family loves it from the toddler all the way to the adults. Mexican Egg Scramble is loaded with bell peppers, onions, black beans, salsa, cheddar cheese, and of course, eggs!
Lily is 1 1/2 years old! Life is totally crazy with her. She is ALWAYS on the go and never stops getting into mischief. Life is good!
Gift ideas for girls ages 1-6 that are fun, creative and screen-free that encourage play, talking and reading! This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx . As a mom of 2 girls (and a boy!), I wanted to share some items that I think would make great gifts for girls this holiday season. My daughters are 1 1/2 and 6 years old. Some of these gift ideas are good for the really little ones and some are better for my 6 year old. I wanted to include some items for different uses such as things to play with, a game to include the parents on, a book and more. My girls are having so much fun playing with these toys! I hope you enjoy them.
Lily is doing so awesome and has enjoyed summer life so much! She loves pools, splash pads, playgrounds, beaches and more. This is everything going on with her at 13-14 months old.
Lily Virginia is one year old! This first year went by fast and slow at the same time. So many extremely happy moments mixed in with fear with of this time and scares with health issues (which are all now resolved thank god). Overall, it has been a fantastic year with Lily and her first year has been so special to our family. Here is her one year update.
Our girl is almost 1 year old. What?!? Where has the last few months gone? I have no idea but we are loving this summer weather and enjoying tons of time outdoors.
Things that I have learned after 4 total years of breastfeeding 3 kids, including how to get more sleep for mom and baby, how to lower stress, and how to increase milk supply! I am about 4 years into my breastfeeding journey between my three kids- 18 months for my first, 17 months for my second and 10 months so far for my third. Before I had my first child, I did not know what to expect except but I was determined to give breastfeeding a shot. I researched everything I could about breastfeeding and knew about the nutritional benefits and wanted to give it a try. It went well, and by the time I had my third baby, I had way less doubts about nursing a baby and knew that I could do it again. Today, I wanted to share some things that I've learned along the way about breastfeeding that I thought may help another mom.
What is Lily up to at 10 months old? Everything! This girl is waving, somewhat crawling, eating everything, laughing, loving spending time outside and more. This busy bee is doing amazing and I am excited to share her full update here with you.
Lily Virginia is 9 months old and I have so many great updates to share! What is the biggest thing this month for us (and the entire world): social distancing and quarantine. This will be a month to remember forever. We pretty much haven't left the house in a month aside from walks and have enjoyed lots of family time. After sharing that Lily has had quite a bit of medical concerns: plagiocephaly, torticollis, blocked tear duct, trouble gaining weight, poor appetite for solids, etc. etc., everything is now going literally PERFECT! All health concerns are resolved and Lily is doing amazing. I truly believe that God doesn't give you more than you can handle and during this pandemic, I honestly do not think that we could mentally handle any additional scares. Thank you God!
Sample homeschool schedule for work from home parents for a kindergartner, preschooler and baby. Lots of time for free play, outdoor time, some screen time and art time along with reading, writing and math. Playing dress-up can definitely be part of homeschool! I have struggled with putting together a schedule that works for my family to use during this time of homeschooling. Here is my list of activities to do with your kids from home that I shared last week. We have already adjusted our schedule quite a bit for what works from our family and I'm sure, we will continue to adjust as needed. Troy is a teacher that is teaching online from home. I blog full-time and am trying to fit it in with 3 young kids at home (ages 5 1/2, almost 3 and 8 months old). We are doing this schedule Monday-Friday. On the weekend, we are definitely going to need a much deserved break!! This schedule is what is working for us at this time. Feel free to copy and adjust as needed.
This was a great month for Lily with lots of different developmental milestones going on! She also had a procedure done for her blocked eye duct which seems to have worked really well! Here is everything going on with Lily at 8 months:
Such a great month because on 2/12, Lily got her helmet off for good! She is eating all kinds of food (sometimes) and is working on sitting up. All good things!
This month has been wonderful with Lily. It was so much LESS eventful from last month in the best way. Way less medical things going on and we got to celebrate baby's first Christmas. Here is everything going on with our 6 month old girl.
2019 has been a crazy year for my family. Lots of medical worries with Lily but everything has turned out okay so far, thank god! The year started with me being pregnant and now Lily is 5 months old. Time flies! Here is a summary of 2019 for our family.
