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...

  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...

This really isn’t anything that grandmas haven’t been doing for youngsters for generations, but I wanted to share because it’s so rewarding and fun for kids.  If they’ve ever watched you make cookies, bread, or anything else that requires rolling out or kneading dough, you know...

Weaning.  The word brings about so many different emotions for moms everywhere.  Sadness seems to be what most moms feel when the time comes.  Even if it comes as a relief, and whether the child is 6 months or 2 years, it’s still bittersweet for everyone.  You’re losing a stage of babyhood...

The kids and I spent a long weekend (Thursday through Monday) at my parents house a few days ago and had a blast.  My parents have a lot going on – chickens, a nice fenced yard with a garden, dogs, and my sister and her kids live very close by so we get to see them often when we stay.  We were...

A friend of mine let me play around with her VERY nice (drool-worthy) camera yesterday and I got some awesome pics of the kids!  It was also a beautiful sunny day (for a change) which made it that much more fun.  :) This little taste of summer got me excited about the upcoming warm weather!

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...

Okay, I don’t have a “before” photo for you, but I’m sure you can use your imagination and picture in your mind what it looked like.  Legos, play food, small animals, stuffed animals everywhere in Emma’s room!  I was trying to keep all of her toys in her little wooden...

I caught this video of Isaac trying without success not to fall asleep in his high chair the other day… Do you have any videos like this?  Where is the funniest place your child has fallen asleep?

My little guy is 1 year old today.  It has been quite the journey getting to the big ONE. I wondered if I would survive his babyhood.  He was not an easy baby!  In part, that might be because he wanted to be held constantly. It was tiring, but also… well, he’s a cuddle-bug!  How can...

Do you like to thrift shop?  I admit that I don’t have a lot of guts when it comes to elbowing people for a good deal, or showing up at the right times during the week to get the best deals.  I don’t always know where to go, who to talk to, or even what a good deal is. Well actually, I...

But Will It Work? We live in a two-bedroom house and up until now Isaac has slept in his playard, either in the living room or my room.  We collapse it and move it wherever it needs to be – it’s been a pain, to say the least. Now that Isaac is getting older (almost a year!), I’m considering...

Last year, when Emma turned 3 (in May), we started having a daily preschool time.  I was inspired by awesome bloggers who are teaching their preschoolers at home and blogging their journey, and even sharing free printables for preschoolers! So I searched, I printed, I laminated, I got excited about...

A lot happened in 2011.  I can hardly believe it’s over and gone!  Time really flies when you start having kids, let me tell you. So what happened?  Well, in January Isaac joined our family.  One day I looked like this… and literally the next day Isaac was here! Emma was FINALLY weaned...