Parenting, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun, Toddler and Preschool Age Learning

Name Recognition Puzzle and Scissor Practice – DIY

My four-year-old is starting school soon and, while he can recognize his own name, he is still learning to put the letters of his name in the correct order. I want him to know how to write his own name before school starts but first, he needs to know what order the letters go in. This DIY Name Recognition Puzzle…

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Big kid fun, Family Activities, Parenting, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun

Cartoons From the Past to Watch With Your Kids

Cartoons from the past to watch with your kids

So I know you’ve heard someone complaining (or been the one complaining) that cartoons just aren’t as good as they used to be, right?! It’s so true! Well, I wanted to see if my kids agreed with this, or if they think our cartoons sucked. My husband and I compiled a list of our favorite childhood cartoons and decided to…

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Wine, Wine Wednesday

Wine Wednesday: Beach Cottage Red

It’s my favorite day of the week… WINE WEDNESDAY!!! So the wine I am reviewing for this Wine Wednesday is seriously my new favorite. I’m not even exaggerating, I want a case of it. Beach Cottage Red is made and sold at 12 Corners in Michigan. The winemaking is done in Benton Harbor but there are 12 Corners tasting rooms…

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Marriage

South Haven Beach Wedding

Chris and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary this past weekend. We got married last year in South Haven, MI and the little town quickly became my favorite place in the world. We were able to have a small beach wedding at a very reasonable price. As a kid, I dreamed of a big wedding but when the time…

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Big kid fun, Family Activities, Our Family, Printables, Teenager, Toddler and Preschool Age Fun

Family Camping Trip – What to Pack

Before this summer I had never taken my kid’s on a family camping trip. Call me a bad mom or whatever, but I was terrified of taking 3 littles camping! Well, we finally did it and I definitely don’t regret it. I would do some things differently and pack differently, but we will definitely be doing it again SOON. It…

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Wine, Wine Wednesday

Wine Wednesday

I am SO excited about this one!! I recently wrote a guest post for Elle Goes Global called Wines of the World and in the post I talked about wine from France, Argentina, South Africa, and the United States. Well, the wine I’m writing about today is from Mendoza, Argentina, where the best Argentinan wine comes from. This Alamos Malbec…

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Home, Organization, Toys

What to do When You’re Drowning in Toys

It’s safe to say that most kids have too many toys. Between Christmas, birthdays, and other random gifts during the year, it is so easy to acquire TOO MANY toys. It happened to us without me even realizing it until it was too late. The big kids had toys, of course, (they were 6 and 9 when Sylas was born),…

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