If you're new here, I hope you'll subscribe to my RSS feed so you won't miss any fantastic giveaways! :) Saturday we spent the morning at a local festival that had a lot of fun attractions – they had rides, games, booths, and lots of food, but what really drew us was the pony rides and petting...

Everything you’re hearing in this music video is done by the voice of Mike Tompkins – even the instruments! Impressive, right?  I love the way he shows how he did it at the end of the video, too.

  I need suggestions!  :)  I was thinking about using clippers at a long setting and going over it all so it would at least be the same length… I don’t know how he would react to that, though! I’m partial to this look: img source Do you cut your child’s hair yourself? Edited...

Thanks to Mom Central and Huggies, I was given the opportunity to test two new Huggies products on my 15-month-old diaper-annihilator, Isaac.  Huggies is my go-to brand for diapers because they fit so well and seem to keep Isaac dryer for longer than other brands.  Now Huggies has improved their diapers...

I grabbed one of these (under $7) in passing at the grocery store the other day and I’m so glad I did!  It ended up being a lot cooler than I thought it would – and the photos I got are awesome.  :) It was a windy day so the bubbles went everywhere – I don’t recommend doing...

Bob the Builder: Adventures by the Sea Releases 5/22/2012 Description: Bob the Builder™ and his machine team “sea” lots of new ways to work together to get jobs done in and around Fixham Harbor in these five exciting stories. Scoop must make a creative seaside rescue to get the lighthouse...

This is not a sponsored review. A couple months ago I shared our thoughts on the Leapster Explorer, an educational gaming system recommended for kids ages 4-9.  If you didn’t read it, take a little detour and check it out, then come back here to find out our thoughts on the Leapster Explorer...

Note:  Please double-check that the price is free under “Buy” (not “Prime”) before buying!  These are available for a limited time only so be quick.  :) Click on the covers to get them at Amazon.com! For Baby – Age 3: For 4-8: For 9-12: For YA/Teens: Hint:  It’s worth “buying”...

Starters by Lissa Price Delacorte Books for Young Readers March 2012 My Rating:  ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5) Would you rent your body out to people who wanted to re-experience their youth… if you truly had no other choice? Starters by Lissa Price is a new dystopian novel that takes place after a deadly...

If you haven’t given making homemade moon sand a go, hopefully this post will spur you on!  There are several different recipes out there in blogland right now, but the one I had everything for was a flour and baby oil recipe.  I mixed together 9 cups flour and 1 1/2 cups oil to make this stuff: I’m...

One of my favorite pictures from last weekend.  :) Since I’m always behind the camera there aren’t many pictures of me but I try to get a good one now and then. When’s the last time you got a picture of yourself and your kids?

We celebrated Emma’s 4th birthday on Saturday!  At her request, it was My Little Pony themed.  I haven’t done a lot of themed parties in the past, but this was fun!  And I was able to find a My Little Pony Party Pack online, so that took much of the party-shopping work off my shoulders. ...

Emma is totally horse-crazy.  I’m not sure where it originated, though I suppose I may have encouraged it… a bit.  ;-)  I had a horse as a teen so I think they’re the coolest animals on earth.  But Emma developed a natural love of them, and has been collecting everything horse-related...

I was blessed with a vast number of Pillsbury Refrigerated Biscuits thanks to a friend of mine, and so we’ve been playing around with different recipes lately.  Here’s one that was a hit with the whole family, and it’s quick and very easy! Easy Cheesy Mini Chicken Pot Pies You’ll...