family friendly reviews, giveaways & bargains
Family movie night this week was a viewing of Peter Pan on Blu-ray. My kids haven’t ever seen the movie, but given our recent trip to Disney World and their love for meeting Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook and adoring the Peter Pan ride at the Magic Kingdom, I knew it would be a well-received Continue Reading …
One of my favorite childhood pastimes was building with LEGO blocks. I’m so happy to say that all three of my children seem to have inherited my love of LEGO blocks, and each spends time regularly playing with them. We’ve had Quatros, Duplos, and “regular” LEGOS, we’ve had sets and we’ve had individual pieces. We’ve Continue Reading …
Lazy may be too harsh. Overtired, and stuck to the couch mama? In any event, we had a super full dishwasher two nights ago, and both my husband and I forgot to run it. Not only did this mean the dishes didn’t get washed, but all three of my favorite coffee mugs were in there. Continue Reading …
One of my 7 year old ‘s favorite gifts this Christmas was the subscription she received to Little Passports USA Edition. I knew she’d like it, but I honestly believe it has been her favorite gift. She’s been talking about it nonstop. All of the components of the introductory kit, called the Discovery Kit, plus Continue Reading …
My husband has a sweet new smart phone. It’s the brand new Windows Phone HTC 8x. Thankfully, it arrived just in time for our Disney trip earlier this month, which gave me a HUGE sense of relief- now, I knew if we got separated, I’d be able to get in touch with him (his work cell Continue Reading …
Happy Pie Day! Yes, today is Pie Day. Not to be confused with the mathematical holiday, Pi Day (March 14). Apparently the American Pie Council designated today as Pie Day. Party time! Let’s celebrate! Given the nature of the holiday, I felt it my duty to partake in some enjoyment of pie. I totally Continue Reading …
We affectionately call our backyard “playtown” because, well, we have a lot of cool stuff to play on. I love having things that encourage kids to play outside! We’ve lost 2 main attractions with storms in the past few years- our 2 very old apple trees that had rope swings and a tire swing, but Continue Reading …
Winter is here and with it, my perpetually dry skin- especially on my face. It makes me crazy. I’m always looking for something to use that will help to keep my skin looking healthy and feeling good- so when I had the chance to try On-In Beauty system I jumped at the chance. On-In Continue Reading …
So I had this super cute and fun iPad case that I really loved, because it was pretty to look at. But over time, I liked it less, and less, and still less. The cover wasn’t great quality, and while fun, not the best way to protect the (expensive) iPad device that was inside of it. Continue Reading …
It’s a funny thing- I’d had this idea in my head of what I’d be writing for this post, about my taking a break from the chaos of the holidays- and then my family got sick. Several doctor appointments, 105++ fevers and a trip to the emergency room later, I have 2/3 kids with pneumonia Continue Reading …
