Family Time

Welcome to our Family Time page. Here you'll find all kinds of articles about the family. There's parenting tips, activities for spending time with family, and ideas to share special moments with your loved ones. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

Shopping with the Kids

by Marie April 28, 2008

Grocery shopping is a tiring task. Even more tiring is dragging your kids along with you. We start the shopping battle with who is sitting where in the cart. Dangerous as it might be, we seem to be hanging off every side. The cart fills up with food and supplies, leaving no room for the [...]

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Guest Posting at Design Mom

by Marie April 19, 2008

I am super excited to announce I will be a Guest Mom this week over at Design Mom. This Design Mom has the goods on all things fashionable and stylish for mommy. Along with great products, there are always fabulous giveaways to enter to win. This week of April 21-25th will be filled with some [...]

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Pollen and Pregnancy

by Marie April 8, 2008

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My Hay fever is here and can I tell you that pregnancy and allergies don’t mix! Anyone who has been pregnant knows the loss of bladder control is very apparent, especially when one sneezes. Well, try to imagine sneezing close to 200 times a day while being pregnant. My tummy muscles are working over time [...]

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Toddler Mascara Mishap

by Marie March 28, 2008

I was positive my little girl was playing in her room, when I realized it had been quiet for too long. I called out her name, and no response. I think she knew she was in trouble and didn’t respond. I guess I shouldn’t have put any blush on her that morning and left my [...]

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Pregnancy Websites

by Marie February 22, 2008

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Being “with child” as I am (5 months) I will often visit a few of my favorite pregnancy websites and see what this thing inside me looks like, what it’s doing, and why I am now experiencing the dreaded heart burn. I go through at least half a bottle each day!! Luckily, I remember that [...]

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Baby Gender and a Giveaway Winner

by Marie January 30, 2008

I have two very exciting pieces of news. First, we gave in at the ultrasound and found out what this lovely next baby will be. I just couldn’t stand it and I am glad we found out. It’s a Girl! We are super excited and our other 2 kids are both very excited as well. [...]

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To Find Out or To Not Find Out

by Marie January 26, 2008

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We are getting an ultrasound on our baby this next week. The question that we have been faced with is “Should we find out the gender of the baby or wait until it is born?” We currently have one boy and one girl. So this would be a good time not to know the gender. [...]

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The Energizer Bunny

by Marie January 22, 2008

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My son was experiencing a lot of energy the other day and we asked him why he had so much. He said it was because he was full of batteries! Well, that is how I feel. HOORAY! I am out of the morning sickness woods. I have been able to cook dinner and then actually [...]

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My Little Bear’s Big Day

by Marie January 12, 2008

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Happy Birthday to my sweet little Bear, who turned 5 years old. This year he asked to eat at Red Lobster. He loves that it has live lobsters. He didn’t even cringe when he picked his lobster out and knew it was going to be cooked. Five years have gone fast. Here is a quick [...]

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Who Named it Morning Sickness?

by Marie January 10, 2008

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I am sorry, but most pregnant people I know can say that “morning sickness” is not only in the morning. Who ever came up with that term should be tortured. My pregnancy hormones just won’t settle in for the winter. With each child, it has gotten longer and longer. Gratefully, I only puked a few [...]

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