How to Prepare for an Emergency with a Kid

How to prepare for an emergency?  Figuring out what your essentials are and start planning.  There are additional things to think about when you have kids.  In 2016 when all the storms hit we really looked and realized that we did not have supplies for an emergency like that.  Also in our town we had Read More

Life with a Toddler in our Crazy House

There is no such thing as a “normal” day when it comes to life with a toddler.  Now I am fully aware that no two toddlers are alike and no two lives are the same.  We are a bit of a abnormal family in the fact that we don’t put munchkin down to bed until Read More

Self Care for a Busy Mom

Self care for a busy mom?  Self care with a toddler?  What are you smoking … this is what I would think.  When I first had munchkin I wanted to be the best mom I could be to her.  She was going to be our only baby so I felt I only had one chance Read More

How to Save Money with a Baby

How to save money with a baby can be a hard question when you find out you are pregnant.  Money saving options are so important when you don’t have a lot.  Yes the up front cost may be more.  Sometimes you have to look at how much it will save you in the long run.  Do Read More

Tips for Camping with a Toddler

Do you have a camping with a toddler experience to share?  Go ahead and comment your story.  Let me share some tips for camping with a toddler.         Camping with a toddler can be fun but also a little stressful.  Hopefully these tips will help make your first camping trip with your toddler Read More

Best Friend’s Experience with a Foot Care Product

I know funny title but I was talking to my best friend and she was telling me about this foot product she was trying and I just wanted to share.  So she gets those FabFitFun boxes a few times a year and on one of her last orders she added on Baby Foot Original Baby Foot Read More

Give the gift of an Experience

Instead of just giving a gift for a birthday or holiday’s or fill a basket with candy, give an experience.  Use what your child is interested in and give them some books to encourage their interest and then give them an experience to go with it.  I want to share a few examples of some Read More

Sick Toddler

Finding out you have a sick toddler is hard.  We got lucky when Ashlyn was a baby, she never got sick.  When she started cutting teeth we would have an occasional rough night or two but never really sick.  In the last year she finally actually got sick 🙁 This was rough on all of us. Read More

Tips for Flying with a Toddler

Flying with a toddler can be a little daunting at first.  By planning and being prepared it really is not as bad as it seems.  We have flown with munchkin two times so far.  The first time was when she was about 6 mo. old, let me tell you I was nervous.  I was afraid Read More

Finding Activities for Small Spaces

Finding activities to do with a toddler when you live in a small home takes creativity.  We live in a 2-bedroom condo on the 3rd floor.  We have a small balcony but no yard to put toys.  I keep finding neat activity toys that Ashlyn would love, but we don’t have the room.  I have Read More