When we found out that we were expecting our second child, I couldn’t wait to start molding Goose into an awesome older sibling. This post will focus on how to prepare your toddler before the new baby is born. I’ll follow up with a post all about the first meeting between your kids and one… Read More 4 Things You Can Do to Prepare Your Toddler for a New Baby
We recently took our first trip to Disneyland with a baby and toddler and it was amazing! Husband and I have been multiple times without kids, but going with our children and seeing everything from their eyes was like visiting an entirely different park altogether. We’ve done several small-scale family outings, but nothing compares to… Read More 6 Things to Expect at Disneyland with a Baby and Toddler
I can hardly believe it, but I have a three-year-old! How did this happen so fast? To celebrate, we took a trip down the street to The Happiest Place on Earth (Disney tips post to come). It was a blast and she was in absolute heaven! After we let some of that excitement die down,… Read More Toddler Interview: 20 Fun Questions for a 3rd Birthday
I have two daughters so naturally, that means we have a million hair bows and headbands. We used to just toss them haphazardly into a basket and it was impossible to ever find anything I was looking for when I was doing their hair. We desperately needed some type of organizational device. After wandering aimlessly… Read More Super Quick and Inexpensive DIY Hair Accessory Wreath
You have to be super wealthy to be a stay-at-home mom, right? Wrong! While this may be true in some situations, it is not the case for my family. We are not rich! We simply made the decision that me raising our kids full-time outweighs the monetary reward of working outside of the home. Before staying home,… Read More 5 Ways to Survive on One Income and be a Stay-at-Home Mom
We buy raisins almost every week and literally go through them like candy. They are for sure a favorite snack in our home. Well, I went a little overboard with fruit at Belly’s birthday party last month and we ended up with way more grapes than we could ever eat. I decided that it was… Read More How to Make Raisins with Your Kids
Moms do some incredible things. We grow babies in our bellies, function on practically zero sleep, and multitask like nobody’s business. But every now and then we are guilty of acts that defy our imagination or sully the image of the perfect parent we aspire to be. I asked some of my gal pals to… Read More Mommy Confessions: 30 Hilarious Hacks, Fails, and Tales
We just got back from a fun trip to Northern California! We have family that lives up there so a few times a year we hit the highway to visit them. Including stops, our ride is just over 6 hours. Road tripping with a baby and toddler may sound overwhelming, but we’ve figured out a few… Read More Everything You Need to Know About Road Tripping with a Baby and a Toddler
Kindergarten Has Changed Today, five-year-olds are held to much higher expectations than you can imagine. There are rigorous standards, longer school days, more standardized testing, larger class sizes, and less recess and free time than kindergarten students in history have ever had. There’s a huge emphasis on academic achievement and not much time allotted for… Read More Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Here’s Real Advice from Real Teachers
When you become a parent, everyone is eager to offer their opinion on everything related to your children. From feeding to sleeping and playing to disciplining, it becomes difficult to filter out what’s useful for you (and what isn’t). Erica from Inner Parents is here to share 5 pieces of the worst advice you’ll hear… Read More 5 Pieces of the Worst Advice We’ve Heard For Parenting
