From the category archives:

Family

Taking the Day Off to Celebrate

by Marie on August 24, 2009

Someone’s turning 4!! We’re celebrating today with a heart cake, My Little Ponies, and mini pedicures! Happy Birthday, Princess!

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What’s Your Back to School Tradition?

by Marie on August 20, 2009

My son has just started 1st grade and we’re now back in the school routine of things. Bed time is earlier, breakfasts are bigger to last him through until lunch, and homework has to get done before playtime. I see there are a lot of you too who are gearing up for Back to School. [...]

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Holding on to Summer as Long as I Can!

by Marie on August 15, 2009

With school making it’s way to our house next week, here’s a few things helping us hold on to Summer just a little bit longer!

Pura Vida – This site lives and breathes Summer. I’m loving these egg carton sea creatures and this cantelope ice cream dessert looks delicious!
My Happy Life is whipping up some [...]

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Giving Your Kids Choices

by Marie on August 13, 2009

As parents, we want to know that we’re in control. But our kids tend to beg, plead, and whine about the choices we make for them. So I try to give my kids choices without letting them choose. This is a great way to let kids have a choice without giving up all the parental [...]

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Living With a Special Needs Child

by Marie on July 30, 2009

I’m so happy to introduce you all to my sister-in-law who’s my guest today. Cathy’s here sharing some information about her child with special needs. She writes about her son’s condition at Keto Kid, sharing tips and support for other similar families.
We have three great boys! Our youngest, Noah, is 6 years old.  He [...]

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Class is in Session with CarSchooling 101

by Marie on July 17, 2009

I just had to feature this great post and video about CarSchooling from Lauren, at Supermom Central. She’s sharing ideas on how-to keep the education ongoing with your kids in the car, even through the summer. Here’s a fun video from Studio 5 showing some of the great gear she uses with her kids when [...]

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Eco-Friendly Celebrating

by Marie on July 16, 2009

I’m excited to have Vanessa from I Never Grew Up here today as my guest. She’s sharing some great tips on throwing an Eco-Friendly party, reusing your decor to help the environment.
Our little family is still pretty new so we are discovering our own traditions and ways to make yearly celebrations special. Every day [...]

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Ready, Set… Mashoonga!

by Marie on July 3, 2009

My brother, Bryan, introduced me to the art of Mashoonga and we are loving these fun fighting flinging foam toys. Here’s a video Bryan put together of his son’s birthday (Bryan is the mean ugly Ogre at the end :)

Try playing some Mashoonga at your next birthday party! MASHOONGA!!! (it’s just so fun to say!)

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Tie Dye for the 4th of July

by Marie on July 2, 2009

I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again today. Come see how we Tie Dyed patriotic shirts for the whole family, right in time for the fireworks this Saturday!

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Benefits of Learning a Second Language

by Marie on June 25, 2009

Ever since my children were very young, I’ve had the desire to expose them to a second language. I’ve noticed over the last few years that they’ve been picking up phrases in Spanish, thanks to Dora and Diego! They can count in Spanish, know a few colors and some directions, it’s great! So I’ve been [...]

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