Have you ever felt like life is a never ending cycle of cooking, cleaning, laundry, and perhaps even cleaning up broken things?  Thankfully, our kiddos are actually quite careful with their toys and belongings and clean up after themselves fairly well.  BUT, since we have been working to eliminate most plastics in our kitchen, our dishes are mainly glass, Corelle, ceramic, etc., and we've dealt with our fair share of "Freeze!  Everybody step away from the glass and watch where you step!"  To Read more [...]

It's no secret that I love babies.  Everyone who knows me at all knows I always have.   I still remember back in 5th grade when I turned down going to a friends house overnight to, instead, spend the evening babysitting.  Since my passion has always been children, I actually opened by very own licensed home daycare the week after I graduated from high school!  While I was worried my age would be a hindrance, parents never seemed to mind and I almost always had a waiting list of families wanting Read more [...]

Have you had trouble finding the perfect baby gear accessories?  Even though our current youngest is already two, I'm always on the hunt for awesome and affordable baby products.  Not only do we still use a diaper bag ourselves but, as foster parents, we have to supply things for our foster babies too.  Of course, then there are always baby showers!  Just recently, I was looking for a few particular items to have on hand for whenever we get our next foster  call and it just so happened that Read more [...]

Creating personalized gifts that include pictures of family are often one of the most favorite items to receive.  I know my mom is absolutely thrilled any time I make her a photo calendar sporting pictures of her grandchildren.  Last year, I was thrilled to create a photo album with AdoramaPix and I was even more thrilled to see how amazing their quality was!  Seriously top notch!  So this year, I am once again excited to partner with them for our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide coverage and share another Read more [...]

Every parent wants their kids to look cute and sleep well!  Or at least I know that's what I want.  As a mom, I love finding adorable things for our kiddos to wear and get especially excited when I come across adorable boy clothes.  (I didn't realize until I had boys how hard they could be to shop for!)  But what's a cute kid if the entire house isn't getting any sleep!?!  Now I've found a company that offers all that and more!  With today's 2016 Holiday Gift Guide stopping at Sleeping Baby, Read more [...]