For the love of fruit {You Capture}

For the love of fruit {You Capture}

When we first got this You Capture challenge, my first instinct was to go to the market. But as it turns out, we have a ton of fruit at home already. Fruit is always in very high demand in our house…and winter is no exception, although Mackenzie is more of a...
10 Tips to Host a Successful Yard Sale

10 Tips to Host a Successful Yard Sale

One of my favorite ways to get rid of extra stuff around the house when I was growing up was yard sales. Something about the simplicity of them just resonated with me. And although I know in retrospect that they’re not all the simple to host since you need some...
5 Fun Pets for Kids 5 and Under

5 Fun Pets for Kids 5 and Under

There are few things in life that can teach more responsibility than having a pet, no matter what age you are. In fact, one of the first things Stefan and I had together were our two cats — and we even had Ayla for 2 years before Mack came along, always telling...
Make Lego play fun (and organized!): Box4Blox review

Make Lego play fun (and organized!): Box4Blox review

Have you ever been walking across the living room floor and felt that sharp, shooting pain that only a Lego block can give as it grinds into your foot? All of us parents have been there at least once in our lives…and each and every time you probably vowed to...