stay sane during the holidays: Blue Apron makes feeding family easy and fun
Our family loves food.
We love food.
We love to make food, talk about food, celebrate with food, and eat food.
My kids are food adventurous, and we …
new for us friday
new for us friday: new foods, games, challenges, ideas, adventures for our family
make easy candy corn dessert with kids (not perfect and still cool)
Halloween’s almost here, but candy corn and tons of sweet treats have been in the grocery stores for what seems like weeks now.
Cora and I took …
sleepover at the national archives: 3 reasons your family will love it
We did it.
We slept at the National Archives.
The National Archives Museum in Washington, DC.
Slept. In the museum. All night long.
With sleeping bags …
mother’s day giveaway: $100 at-home spa kit (& win 20 more gifts for Mom!)
Mother’s Day is the ideal time to treat yourself–or your mama–to something relaxing, peaceful, calming.
It’s a day to …
kids doing laundry: 3 secrets to success
We are about six weeks into our laundry re-vamp, and things are going well.
To be 100% honest, we have had some roadblocks. A …
teach kids to be stain fighters: laundry from start to finish
I’ve been working with my friends from Whirlpool, sharing what we’re doing over here to teach our kids to do the …
toy fair recap: melissa & doug booth 2014
Toy Fair was last week in NYC, and it was off the hook.
I mean it.
Totally looking forward to sharing what I learned, what I saw, and some common …
teach your kids how to do laundry: become wash warriors
My kids are learning how to do laundry.
And they love it. Love it.
No joke.
And I want to dance!
At 10, 8, and 6 years old, I …
how to keep your family sane during a kitchen renovation
It’s been pretty quiet on the blog for the last few weeks, but it’s been insanely busy on the home front.
We’re …
holiday giveaway: 26 fabulous gifts for women (stuff I totally love)
Holiday giveaway SERIES, I should say.
That’s right. Twenty-six giveaways, and you’ll love each and every one of them. It’s a …
elf, the broadway musical: discount tickets and giveaway- baltimore lyric opera house
elf, the broadway musical, is coming to the Baltimore Lyric Opera House next week.
And I’ve got two tickets to give to a …
neighborhood toy store day: kick off holiday shopping locally! *sponsored*
Did you know?
The 4th annual Neighborhood Toy Store Day will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 to help kick off the holiday shopping …
teach kids to be smart, strong, and safe: the safety show
Talking big topics with your kids is sometimes so hard.
Especially if you’re as emotional a person as I am.
But as our kids get older, …
why i heart my neighborhood toy store (and you should too!) *sponsored*
I am a longtime fan of the neighborhood toy store.
In fact, I can honestly say that I honest-to-goodness totally heart my neighborhood …
pumpkin cookies: recipe reading (and cookie-eating)
Today was our holiday cookie-baking day, and we made an all-time fave: Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies!
We baked a million cookies, and we’re still …
5 reasons families need backyard chickens (no, this is not a joke)
We love chickens.
We really do.
We love backyard chickens.
As in, we love them thanks to two hens who came to us from Rent a Coop here in the DC Metro …
the rainbow loom: 5 reasons kids need it and parents love it
We are loving–and I mean loving–the Rainbow Loom. We’re bracelet-making, ring-wearing, tiny-rubber-band toting …
new fire safety law in maryland (and smoke alarm giveaway)
Did you know that this summer Maryland fire safety laws have changed and that most likely you are affected?
Me neither.
Here’s …
3 reasons all kids must see Disney’s Planes
Our Owen was a Cars fan from the time he could crawl.
He toddled around with McQueen and Mater in his chubby little hands, and when he turned three, …
try someting new: fishing with kids
Maybe every other family in the world has tried fishing, but ours has not.
That is, until this week.
Now? We’re like total fishermen. Fishers of …