Who doesn’t love a good IKEA hack? And who doesn’t love this adorable little easel that you can snatch up for 15 bucks? We bought it for Alex the Christmas before last and he loves it! He draws me a lot of smiley faces that look EXACTLY like me 🙂 He’s a keeper, that one. Well, fast-forward to having two kiddos and Christian being able to pull himself up. You can probably…
I’ve had a few questions about how I get my kids to sleep at 7:00 (give or take) every night, so I’ll try my best to explain! This has really been a game-changer for us! For reference if you don’t know my kids, Alex is almost 3 (April 4) and Christian is almost 1 (March 13). I feel pretty hilarious as I write this because Christian is currently sleeping on my chest and…
What do you do when your Weather Channel app says it feels like -22 outside? You bake, of course! Having an almost 3 year old and an almost 1 year old cooped up in a house for too long is just a recipe for disaster. And my house is a disaster. We are juggling laundry, dishes, keeping the boys entertained, and sprucing up the boys’ bathroom. And typing really hurts my fingers…
Hiiii! I missed you all last week! Life was totally happening over here. And by life, I’m telling you that my kids weren’t sleeping and I was a walking zombie. But, luckily, they are super cute. I did manage to pull myself out of the stupor long enough to get a few things done these past few days, though. 🙂 Remember my super cool jute mirror that I made from a tray…
I had the hardest time coming up with gift ideas for the boys for Christmas this year. People kept asking me what they might like, and I was coming up empty every time! I’m firmly on the “we don’t need anymore toys” train, but I knew that wouldn’t hold much water with the grandparents 😉 So, I racked my brain and searched Pinterest and came up with some ideas! Some toys, and…
You guys. I have been in a knock down- drag out fight with germs so far this “sick” season. Seriously, remember how I told you we were all sick before Thanksgiving? And then Christian after Thanksgiving? Well, Alex and Christian both have cough/colds going on and I had ANOTHER stomach bug yesterday. Seriously! Time to bleach all the things. I hope you are all staying healthy! Anyways. Have you heard of this?…
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday….Okay. No. Now I see why Alex told me “Mommy, don’t sing” yesterday. #lame I hope you all had a wonderful week! I’ve been busy, busy, busy getting ready for this weekend that is going to be crazy with a capital “C”. Christian is getting baptized on Sunday, so we will have 10 adults (two of which are pregnant — NOT ME!), 3 toddlers, 1…
Dear Thomas the Tank Engine, You and your toy train tracks are very confusing, overwhelming, expensive, and somehow they are always scattered around my house. You’re very lucky my son is obsessed with you. But, seriously though, these train tracks. Some days they have me wishing I would’ve just gone with the Ikea Figure 8 set. Alex loves him some Thomas & Friends though, so here we are. I have been wanting…
…or any age, really! Lets face it, we love our little tykes, more than anything in this world, but when there is a layer of ice on the snow outside and you haven’t been able to get fresh air because of the frigid temps, everybody is going a little stir crazy! On Saturday, our day started off wonderful. Alex slept in and when he woke up he drank some milk and snuggled…
I can hardly believe that our little nugget is already eating baby food! He can hardly believe that he has to eat mush while mommy and daddy get new delicious food every night! The faces he makes every bite he takes is hilarious. So far avocado > cereal. Next I think we will try sweet potatoes! Yay for orange food! “I’m not sure about this stuff!” “Thank goodness that’s over!” 2nd attempt…still…
