At the beginning of the summer I knew I was going to need some assistance when traveling with a two and a half year old and a few month old baby. That is why I created 10 Toddler Busy Bags For Travel. My toddler, Miss M, enjoyed the busy bags so much we ended up […]
How To Choose Childcare That Works For Your Family
There I was in the midst of labor with our second daughter scrambling around trying to find childcare for our toddler. See, the plans were set. Of course they were. I am a planner. As soon as I went into labor we would call my mother in law who would keep our oldest. When I […]
4 Steps To Get Your Kids Learning and Moving This Summer
It is summer time! The time that so many kids look forward to. The change of pace and the freedom from school. Oh the joy that comes with summer time for the kiddos! But is the thought of summer leaving you in a panic? You are starting to have nagging thoughts like these. “How will […]
How To Get Your Kid Interested In Running
Often times as athletes we want our children to participate in the same sports as we enjoy. We start to feel the desire to get them active in the sport at a young age. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as it is done in a healthy way. Today, I am going […]
10 Toddler Busy Bags For Traveling
Toddler busy bags for traveling can be easy and simple to make, but also can be used for several different things. I have made busy bags for my toddler for traveling purposes and when baby #2 came along for something for her to do while I nursed. When making busy bags you want to keep […]
How to Fit in (Fun!) Family Fitness
Rhonda Franz is a freelance writer, mom, and all-around worker bee. A born city girl, she and her pilot husband are raising their three lively boys in the woods of Northwest Arkansas. Her favorite types of physical activity include long walks, lap swimming, and dodging imaginary bullets from her children’s Nerf guns. She writes about […]
How To Prepare Your Toddler For A New Baby
I was super excited that JC Toys was on board with sending me a doll to support us in preparing Miss M for her new baby sister! All opinions are my own. One of the things that I have been doing to prepare for our second bundle of joy is reading up on how do we […]
Hungry Caterpillar Birthday Theme
Today is actually my birthday! But I am not having a Hungry Caterpillar themed birthday! Last weekend we celebrated Miss M’s first birthday with friends and family. And her birthday was the Hungry Caterpillar theme. I thought I would share just a little bit about the day with you. But if you are curious what […]
4 Must Do’s to Plan a Play Date
I have set up a play date for Miss M on Monday with two other little girls that were born on the same day as her. One of my friends from middle school had her baby on July 5th as well. Then, I met another lady at the La Leche League meetings who also had […]
Just Between Friends Tulsa
You can check out all the great deals I got from the Spring 2015 JBF. When Ryan and I started thinking about starting our family we knew that we needed to do a few things financially to prepare. We made different arrangements like saving more, changing the way we invested and finding ways to be […]