I thought feeding my babies was going to be easy. But, when my kids were born, they certainly had a lesson or two to teach me about babies and food. That's why we are thrilled to be working with Sprout Organic, a Happily Ever Mom sponsor, because they have so many options for busy parents who need quick, healthy options for their kids. For my son, if it's squeezable, he loves continue reading...
The Box Tops Jar: a Fun Way to Raise Money for Schools
We have just entered the world of Box Tops. My daughter started Kindergarten this Fall and I'm already learning how much we need to do to help raise money for her school. Enter our first experience with Box Tops. I had no idea how excited both of my kids would be to start helping their school while we were at the grocery store. As an incentive to finding more Box Tops, we came up with this continue reading...
The 1 Gift that Should Be at Every Baby Shower
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Balmex for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I've spent a lot of my time trying to soothe my screaming babies. While my daughter hated falling asleep, my son was the opposite and hated just about everything else (love you, son)! While sometimes it was obvious why my babies were upset, there were other times when it wasn't as clear. That's continue reading...
5 Ways to Get Kids Excited About School Before They Even Start
Kindergarten. It's one of those transitions in my daughter's life that I've been thrilled about in one moment and terrified about the next. It's a milestone that so many of us remember. And, for my little one, permanent memories are something that are very, very new. Up until now, my husband and I are the ones who have remembered every detail, every moment. But, now her life is reaching a continue reading...
Back to School Lunch Ideas: Make Care Packages with Horizon Organics!
My daughter is about to start her first day of kindergarten and all I can think about is what a big step this is for our family! And, with that step comes a lot of extras...packing lunches, new clothes and shoes, school supplies, backpack and lunch box, and so much more. While I'm wading through my own emotions about sending my baby off to kindergarten, there are so many things that I have to continue reading...
Eat Your Colors: Kids Lunch Ideas with Wet Ones
I love coming up with kids lunch ideas. When my first born started eating solid food, my husband and I fell in love with making her baby food (I know...lots of work, but we loved it). We would go to the farmers market to buy tons of new foods and lots of different colored fruits and vegetables. I learned the importance of buying foods when they are in season, how amazing food can taste when continue reading...