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Why Spending Quality Time With Your Kids is Important

August 13, 2021 3 Comments

Have you ever read the book, The 5 Love Languages of Children? It is a great book that I recommend every parent read. This book goes into detail as to why we need to discover the language, or actions, in which our children feel most loved. Everyone has a love tank. When that love tank is filled, it creates a stronger relationship. With love languages, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all. But I believe all of my kids’ love languages include some aspect of quality time. They all thrive on spending time with me, which makes it really hard to venture out…

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Being a Stay-at-Home Mom is The Best Decision I Ever Made

August 6, 2021 6 Comments

Have you ever watched the movie, Cheaper By The Dozen? Tom (Steve Martin) and his wife, Kate (Bonnie Hunt), live in a small town with their twelve kids. Tom is suddenly offered a college football coaching position in a new city. At the same time, a publisher offers to buy Kate’s parenting memoir she wrote while staying home and raising her kids. As a family, they packed up their lives to chase these new opportunities. They thought trading their simple, country life to make more money to afford a huge house and nice things for their kids was the end…

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How To Prepare Your Toddler For a New Baby

July 30, 2021 3 Comments

Worried. Anxious. Stressed. Restless. Unsure. I remember those feelings dwelling in the back of my mind as my due date approached with my second baby. My son had just turned two. Even though this pregnancy was planned, I wasn’t sure how I was going to tackle taking care of two kids that depended on me so much. How was I going to shower, cook dinner, or even go to the bathroom? Was my son going to like his new baby sister? I felt so conflicted because I was so excited and eager to welcome our newest baby into our family.…

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Please Stop Feeling Sorry For The Only Boy

July 26, 2021 3 Comments

Most people take one look at our big family and see our son, Brody, surrounded by four little sisters. If I had a dime, for every time someone told me, “poor Brody,” I could afford to have ten more kids. You have no idea how bad my son wants a baby brother. I get anxious and nervous every time I have to tell him he is having another baby sister. My fear is that I am just going to do disappoint him. So far, each time, he exclaims “another sister,” followed by a long, dramatic groan. But when his sisters…

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Best Birthday Gift Ideas For Kids That Aren’t Toys

July 23, 2021 No Comments

My husband and my three eldest children have birthdays within a four week span. For this reason, it is extremely important for us to be very particular about buying toys or we get buried in them. Let’s be honest, new toys only have about a 4 hour lifespan (even that might be stretching it.) Then, they end up in our basement, untouched, until we decide we need to dig ourselves out. As the kids have gotten older, and the need for toys has gotten smaller, we have to be intentional on not wasting money on meaningless gifts. You may be…

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Dear Husband, I Undeniably Need To Thank You

July 16, 2021 No Comments

Marriage isn’t always easy. Spending a lifetime with the same person takes intentionality and hard work every single day. God only knows how often my husband pushes my buttons. I half jokingly take credit for brining out the best in him. But really, we bring out the best in each other. My husband’s birthday is in a couple of weeks. To me, birthdays are a big deal. Even as we get older, it is important to celebrate another year with the ones we love the most. So while thinking about what to get someone who literally has everything, I started…

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The Most Important Time of the Day for Kids

July 2, 2021 8 Comments

My three-year-old daughter, Lillian, marches to the beat of her own drum. She’s the one child that often tests boundaries and challenges authority. I can’t even tell you how many times she has gotten in trouble for coloring on the walls and don’t get me started on the week she decided she was going to cut her hair, multiple times. With her never quit attitude, she is going to change the world! I remember reading an article awhile back about the importance of the three minutes after a child wakes up and the three minutes before a child goes to…

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Make Your Own Ultimate Play Dough Kit for Kids

June 27, 2021 No Comments

I couldn’t wait to create this post becauseI have the best play dough recipe to share with you! It is soft, smells good, and it seems to keep forever as long as you store it in a plastic bag or airtight container. What I love about making my own play dough kit versus buying store bought is that it is more affordable, you can add whatever gadgets and trinkets you want, it is so easy to make, and the kids can play with it for what feels like forever. So let’s get started! The Best Play Dough Recipe Ingredients: 2…

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8 of the Best Life Lessons I Learned from My Siblings

June 21, 2021 No Comments

(and How I’m Applying Those Lessons to Parenting Today) My husband and I recently packed up the kids and spent the weekend at an AirBnB with my mom, my siblings, our nephew, and our nieces. It was the first time in a long time that we were all staying together in one place. I have two older sisters and a younger brother. Among them, I was the only one that moved away from home. I thought I would eventually return after college, but instead, I got married and started my own family, three hundred miles away. Growing up is hard…

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How to Make Water Bombs and What to do With Them

June 17, 2021 No Comments

I’ll be honest, we hid in the air conditioned house for most of the week. Colorado was experiencing a major heat wave, which meant we were seeing record breaking highs and a couple of back-to-back 100 degree days. Anyone with blonde hair and fair skin knows what happens when we step out into such hot weather. Our skin singes upon instant contact with the sun. We did brave the elements at least one time this week and for a good cause. My kids love water balloons but we all hate having to pick up the shredded pieces of rubber scattered…