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No More Naked Barbies

SAVE MONEY.

I saw a post about this on Pinterest and thought, duh, why haven’t I done this yet? Emden is not old enough to play with Barbies but my two boys like to get them out occasionally and play with some of my old ones.

I have to admit feel a bit awkward [...]

Blog Break

Well, hello there! It has been awhile since we last talked. Don’t worry, nothing tragic has happened to me…I simply got off my routine of blogging and failed to carve out some time to get back into it. I thought I might eventually have some down time to get back into it, but who [...]

Batman Themed Birthday Party

We recently celebrated my son Rylan’s 5th birthday with a Batman themed party. It was a lot of fun and here is the whole scoop on the party in case you’re looking to throw a Batman party for your child!

1. Make or buy invitations to introduce your theme.

DIY Felt Super Hero Mask

I wanted a party favor for my son’s recent Batman birthday party, but didn’t want to spend a ton of money so I decided to make all the kids super hero masks out of felt. They did take quite a bit of time, but they’re still fairly easy to make so as long as [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Wives Be Visually Generous

My husband and I recently listened to Mars Hill Church’s The Peasant Princess podcasts which are based out of the book Song of Solomon, one of which highlighted the need for wives to be visually generous for their husbands. There was a lot of good stuff in that sermon, but the part about [...]

Batman Birthday Cake

Our son Rylan turned 5 on December 27 but we have found what works best for us is celebrating it several weeks later to help spread all the excitement and present opening out. This year he wanted a Batman birthday because he LOVES everything Batman and knows all the characters from playing Lego Batman. [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Bring the Snow Inside!

Yes, you heard me right! I know most of the time we kick off our boots and make every unsuccessful attempt to keep the snow outside of our houses, but I say…welcome it in!

If you happen to be like me and detest being cold but hate to be a scrooge and not let [...]

Ivory Soap Experiment for Kids

I had seen this experiment on Pinterest and was intrigued right away. A few weeks later, Rylan got sick and I just happened to have a couple bars of Ivory soap on hand and thought it would be a fun thing to do to break up the day. I have to admit, I think [...]

Tuesday Tip: Use Swim Noodle as Bed Rail

So here’s a good tip for you with little one’s that I came across on Pinterest and have implemented for quite some time with my second boy, Owen: use a swim noodle as a bed rail.

When Owen we transitioned Owen to the bottom bed of the the bunk beds, we put up a [...]