October (eek, it's October!) is Fire Safety and Prevention month, and we are totally amazed at the advances in fire safety products for families. From appliances of all kinds with auto shut-off to smoke detectors that go beyond anything …
Saving for your kid's college education might seem super far off, as you sit awake in the middle of the night bouncing a tiny baby back to sleep or checking over that first-grade math homework. But actually, it's never too soon to start …
If it's not clear, we all love parties around here. But planning and hosting them? Well, that can be a challenge, especially if you're a busy parent. But fear not! We've put together a ton of ideas to help make parties even easier. In ot…
Have your kids been slacking on their daily chores lately? Or really, have you been slacking on enforcing them? First, give yourself a break; summer just unofficially ended. Second, I've got help for you: Download one of these cool print…
It's hard to feel like King of the Road when really, you're King of Don't Go Beyond the End of the Driveway! With three kids and one long paved driveway, I've been there! So, whether you live on a house on a high-traffic street, or you j…
Over the last three years, I've moved alone with my four kids twice -- once long distance, once pretty much right around the corner -- and hey, I survived. And so did my kids. All of us with our sanity intact. Well, mostly. Of course, th…
My family was in the middle of moving halfway across the country last year when my son's preschool started, so I missed the opportunity to take those official first day of school photos every parent loves. I'd like to think I snapped a p…
I've definitely been looking for cool playroom ideas lately for my own son. Because between the art supplies in the kitchen, the Play-Doh in the dining room, and the pretend workbench and kitchen in the basement, my preschooler is quickl…
Hey, wait a minute. Is that you, August? How did you get here so fast? I know I'm not the only one who feels like this. Wasn't it April just yesterday? Instead of trying to wrap our collective heads around the theory of relativity, let's…
The very first thing my son does when we sit down to eat at a restaurant (well, after ordering both ice water and milk) is ask for my iPhone. I'll admit that I’m often tempted to hand it over because it’s such an easy way to keep him ent…
So, you want to go to a resort with the fam on vacation? Lucky you. I just did it and I can help! But first know, that as with most anything that involves tiny humans, tweens, teens -- or any combination of them -- you'll need a clear pl…
With four kids running around my house, that's a whole lot of teeth to keep up with, and as much as I'd like to say my kids are always excited and enthusiastic about brushing their teeth on their own for those seemingly endless two minut…
We are having so much fun with our kids home for summer break, the occasional sibling squabble aside, but we're already thinking about back-to-school . Especially on behalf of those of you in the south who start in what, like four minute…
As big-time book lovers here, we've learned that a love of reading is acquired and not something kids are necessarily born with, like the color of their eyes or their uncanny inability to sleep past 6 AM on a Saturday. So we love putting…
It's probably no surprise that I have a penchant for shopping , but for about the last six months in particular, I've actually been trying to cut back, seeing as how we've now got braces, and summer camp, and hopefully a family vacation …
Beauty is a delicate thing to talk about, especially as a mom raising girls. I want my girls to feel great about themselves no matter what; but I can't deny that beauty is a part of our society -- whether you define that as simply puttin…
One of my most prized possessions is a photo of me holding my daughter, flanked by both my mother and grandmother, Momsie. Four generations of strong, first-born women together for a brief time on this earth. As we come up on what would …
With four kids in the house , you can probably imagine the amount of cleaning and vacuuming and picking up (oh, the picking up) that needs to be done on a daily basis. That’s also why you can bet my kids each have their own list of chore…
Over the past few months, the most beloved social media site among the bloggers we know and trust, Pinterest , has made some notable changes that have us all scratching our heads. It started with Pinterest querying us on our interests la…
As we say goodbye to 2014 and remember to start typing 2015 on all our correspondence, we wanted to take one last look back at our posts. Specifically, the top posts written in 2014 that caught the attention and imagination of our reader…
We're always looking for ways to save time and money grocery shopping, especially during the holiday season when we're all feeling stretched thinner than usual in every way. We're spending more on holiday gifts and family travel, and eve…
These days, there's no shortage of ways to save money, which is certainly welcome over the holiday season and our growing shopping lists. And it's not just about coupons, discounts, and deals, which we love, of course. Taking steps to li…
As much as we love online shopping (and yes, we loooove it), shopping in person is satisfying in its own way. It can even save you money this time of year. In fact, I know first-hand (ahem) how tempting it can be to click and click on al…
With three girls in my house, I've got an awful lot of hair to brush and style, and with the holidays almost here , I've been wanting to change up from the usual hairband. It's true you'll find no shortage of YouTube hair tutorials, but …