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 nutrition...
Have you been running around a lot more often these days? Are you starting to feel more uptight and stressed than usual? Then today's guest post is for you! Gemma, the auther, is a working mom of two who often finds the work/life balance difficult to manage. For her,...
Going to the dentist can be scary for anybody of all ages - especially kids. After all, kids listen to everything we say as adults. They know that a dentist visit can occasionally be painful. However, not going regularly can make those visits even more painful then...
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...
When women become moms, a lot of thing in their life changes. Everything else seems to take the back seat, as the family (and especially the children) now become the priority. You may think that being a wife and mom is an easy task when actually, it’s as demanding a...
As a parent, you have to make sure your children remain well fed. But making sure what they eat is healthy can be difficult. It becomes especially difficult if your child has a glucose allergy, diabetes or another eating disorder. It can be difficult to find the right...
I've written about how we've polished up our stroller and made it nice again in the past. Our old Baby Trends Expedition Jogger stroller has been through hell and back at least 3 times since we've had it...and considering that it was only about $100 (plus the insane...
Dear Mackenzie, You are a fun-loving, heartfelt, spectacular little girl who we are so blessed to have in our lives...most of the time. You might still scribble on the furniture from time to time, or repeat yourself 100 times just to make sure we heard you (making us...
Berlin is quite an interesting city, and sometimes to my great surprise, there are playgrounds sprinkled around everywhere. Within walking distance of us, I can think of 5 different playgrounds...and each of them is wildly different from the other. Actually, it would...
First off, a big congratulations to Barbara who won the Hodson Mill giveaway! Thanks so much to everyone who entered and I'd love to let you all win. But hopefully I'll be back with some new awesome giveaway before long. 😉 Every year, it feels like stores and the...
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