If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :)  I’ve discovered the joys of painting on fabric and there are very few solid t-shirts left in the house as a result.  Hm, what else can I stencil?  Hand towels? Socks? Sheets?  John had...

I FINALLY got around to taking the railing off of Emma’s crib.  My good-natured little girl has been climbing in and out of her crib like a monkey for a year now!  I put off doing it because I thought we would keep the crib up for Isaac and set up a separate toddler bed for Emma, but it never...

If you’re studying frogs this year or just want another non-TV-related activity to do with your child, Learning Resources’ new preschool-friendly educational game, Froggy Feeding Fun, is for you!  This game comes with two frogs, 60 flies, 1 number cube, 1 color cube (the dice), and an activity...

♥ Isaac woke up at 3 a.m. this morning and decided it was time to wake up for the day.  I tried nursing him back to sleep (that always works!) and letting him cuddle in my warm bed with me (that sometimes works) but he would not have it.  His little head kept popping up, and a couple of times I...

We had some fun perusing Emma’s baby pictures, trying to match the baby clothes in the photos to the correct quilt square.  Don’t you love looking at old baby pictures?  So bittersweet, remembering how tiny your baby was!  Being able to touch the very clothes that she wore as an infant...

Pound Puppies: Homeward Pound Release Date: 3/6/12 Shout! Factory What Its About: They might look like regular dogs, but the Pound Puppies of Shelter 17 are on a sworn mission to find great homes for all the lonely pooches under their watch! Join Lucky, Niblet, Cookie, Squirt, Strudel and Mr. Nut Nut...

Today I want to introduce you to a charming new bedtime book, Sweet Dreams by Rose Lewis. In this oh-so-beautifully illustrated book, as a mom gets her little one ready for bed… …she tells all about what many animals are doing to prepare for the night – whether they are sleeping...

Thanks to one of our favorite reads, Stellaluna, Emma has been doing a lot of pretending lately. Have you ever read this book?  It is SO sweet – both the story and illustrations are precious! (You can buy Stellaluna at Amazon.com new or Paperbackswap.com used.) She imagines that Stellaluna is...

Can you see Isaac’s little personality coming out in the pictures?  :)  I love it.

Emma has never really been into fashion or accessorizing, but she couldn’t resist turning this flowy, glittery skirt I have into a sparkling princess dress! (Don’t you love her pose for the camera in that bottom right photo? Totally expressionless… lol.  This little girl doesn’t...

Tom and Jerry: In the Doghouse Release Date: 3/6/12 Warner Home Video What Its About: Join the favorite cat and mouse duo along with their co-star Spike the Dog in Tom & Jerry: In the Dog House, a collection of shorts comprised of some of the funniest episodes from Tom and Jerry Tales, Tom and Jerry...

Click on the covers to view more details and buy them on Amazon.com! Released on February 21 Thomas and Friends Movie Pack Barney Movie Pack Bob the Builder: Here to Help! Available March 6   Angelina Ballerina: Ballerina Princess Barney: Clean Up, Clean Up! Thomas & Friends: Up, Up, & Away! Available...

The Lorax Blu-Ray + DVD Deluxe Edition Release Date:  2/14/12 Warner Home Video What Its About: The story begins with the Once-ler, a faceless businessman who lives alone in a sad, gray wasteland. He recounts how he first became obsessed with the Truffula trees’ potential to make him rich and how...

First, and one of my favorite ideas – sort the crayons by color, then melt them in a homemade double boiler… Pour the melted crayon into molds (we used a chocolate mold)… Let it cool completely, then when it slides out easily you’ve got cute shaped crayons! Here’s the...