Staying in touch with your kids this summer

    Staying in touch with your kids this summer

    This post brought to you by Kajeet. All opinions are 100% mine. Although Mackenzie is not quite ready to enter the cell phone generation, its clear when you look around that we’ll have to cross that bridge at some point. Hopefully it will be many years before...
    5 Ways for Moms to Escape the Summer Crazies

    5 Ways for Moms to Escape the Summer Crazies

    With summer days quickly approaching, there is no better time than now for moms to start thinking about how they are going to prepare themselves for those LONG summer days when both you and the kids start getting restless because there just don’t seem to be...
    Young People Gaining their Independence

    Young People Gaining their Independence

    All parents have had those feelings that their kids are growing up too fast, right? Mackenzie is only 5 1/2 years old, but sometimes I swear I’m going to turn around twice and she’ll be married. Those of you who still have kids at home, remember that...
    3 Tips to Tempt Kids to Eat Their School Lunch

    3 Tips to Tempt Kids to Eat Their School Lunch

    We all know that it’s vital for a child’s health and development that they leave home each day with (or are able to access at school) a nutritional lunch that they will eat and enjoy. However, as a parent of young children, one of the most difficult, and frustrating,...
    Create your own advent calendar

    Create your own advent calendar

    Advent calendars are extremely popular in Germany, especially ones filled with small chocolates and small toys. But for the last few years, I have really been wanting to break away from the candy and toy centered calendars and explore something more heartfelt and...
    How to get kids to eat vegetables

    How to get kids to eat vegetables

    Every parent and adult knows that sometimes it’s really difficult to get your kids to eat vegetables.  One of Mackenzie’s favorite foods is broccoli and she devours salads. But not every child is the same. Studies show that most children do not get enough...