Finally, spring. And with that extra hour of daylight and warmer temps, I'm looking forward to dinners on the porch, flowers in full bloom, and plenty of family time outside. And when we're ready to come in, kick off our shoes, settle in…
Tie-dye Easter eggs? Oh, heck yeah! Didn't you know? We're parenting in the Pinterest era, which means now Easter egg dyeing ideas are so much more than plain pastels or primary colors. We're seeing amazing pop-culture characters , foil-…
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Despite living in the land of spring seersucker and smocking -- also known as The South -- my boys aren't exactly preppy. And getting them to wear a bow tie on Easter seemed like an impossibility, until I found RougeBox . This little gem…
To commemorate what would have been Mister Rogers' 88th birthday today, we're going to get him all dressed up for the special occasion. How about a purple cardigan and a pair of roller skates? Or maybe a fireman's hat, sunglasses, and a …
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When I first saw a copy of Where's Warhol? , I had to laugh at this clever twist on the incredibly popular Where's Waldo books that I devoured when I was a kid. I mean, Andy Warhol was better known for donning a platinum wig than a red-a…
My girls are ready to put away their furry boots and welcome in spring with prettier shoes in bright, sunshine-y colors. And I've found the cutest little fashion statements in Faux Pas Paris' Opera ballet flats -- new to the U.S. just in…
If your kids are looking for their Easter eggs to have a little more personality this year, we've found tons of ways to make some fabulous pop culture Easter eggs, all representing some of kids' favorite characters. While it's always fun…
If you want to amp up your March Madness schedule this week, or you happen to be combining a watching party with a St. Patrick's Day celebration, may we suggest some beer cocktails? (No coincidence they're both the same week, say beer an…
You know what they say: If you're lucky enough to be Irish, then you're lucky enough. Yet on St. Patrick's Day, we couldn't resist posting about his adorable little wishbone lucky charm from one of our favorite indie jewelry companies, J…
We've been hopping all over the internet to find our favorite free Easter printables to help you get ready for Easter Sunday. Our hunt turned up some of the cutest printable Easter coloring pages, decorations, and DIY treat boxes that yo…
Since what's old is new again, how are we not surprised that America's favorite mouse is now part of a cool new collaboration with those Herschel Supply backpacks that are now favored by hipster kids everywhere. Starting today, you can f…
Along with eating an entire bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs (ugh), I've kicked off the Easter season by dyeing dozens of Easter eggs with my kids. And since our family consumes a ton of hardboiled eggs, I like to use natural dyes on them whenev…
If we hear one more relationship expert tell us that busy parents need to make time for date night we're going to...listen. It's true. We know it. Whether you're working on keeping your relationship fresh or starting a new one, making ti…
Ready for Easter? We weren't either until we started searching the web for ideas, and got excited when we found so many totally adorable bunny gifts for Easter out there! And there's no chocolate, Peeps, or jelly beans in this bunch -- n…
With today being Pi Day, I cannot advocate for scribbling the first 10 or so digits of Pi on one's sneaker soles before a test in math class. (Not that I'd ever know of such things.) But I can certainly go for the transparency of the awe…
Easter is coming, and for my daughter, that means Easter dresses. She can't wait to pick out a new dress that she'll feel beautiful -- and comfortable -- in. For her, that means a more modern Easter dress, without smocking or seersucker …
We're happily getting ready for kid number four at our house, and with that, a return to diapers. While I'm not exactly excited about the wiping bottoms part, again (because, really, who is?), I am excited to find a new chic diaper bag t…
We admit it, we're not always the perfect models of healthy behavior. And we know our kids take in eeeeverything. But old habits die hard, whether it's making a few questionable food choices in front of our kids (ahem), or driving two bl…
Recently I shared my top 7 beauty splurges that I think are worth the money. And I still do. but to be clear, I think there are tons of great drugstore beauty products out there, and I don't think that everything in the world is worth a …
We love seeing crazy fun socks for women have become such a massive trend. And since I'm hoping that my socks continue to be not-boring, I started digging around for more statement-making socks . And naturally we fell down laughing when …
So I get an email this weekend from Nordstrom informing me that the new spring dresses are coming in, and I have to admit, my excitement about warmer weather tends to be tempered a bit with, oh man...please tell me it's not a pencil dres…
We admit that sometimes we avoid the really fun painting and craft projects that include supplies other than the box of nice, neat, perfectly sharpened colored pencils we know will minimize cleanup time. (The glitter glue, that's a whole…
