There's nothing better than a Santa Barbara staycation! After seven years of living here and two kids later, my family and I have fallen in love with the rich culture in this area of California. From a butterfly preserve to blueberry picking to walking along the beach, there are so many things to do with kids in Santa Barbara. While there are seasonal activities like the I Madonnari continue reading...
20 Brilliant Baby Hacks for Busy Moms
More Brilliant Baby Hacks for Busy Moms (This post contains affiliate links) 7. If you're still pregnant and want to know the sex of your baby, learn about the Ramzi method to determine baby's gender from an ultrasound picture (apparently, you can learn as early as six weeks). | Baby Center 8. Keep track of medicine doses on the bottles. 9. Put baby in a blow up pool in the living room continue reading...
10+ Yogurt Hacks for Kids
My kids absolutely love yogurt. I knew that it was a favorite food of theirs because within two days of going to the grocery store, all my yogurts were GONE (is it just in my house..?!). Although my kids love having yogurt as an afternoon snack, I wanted to find some new, fun yogurt hacks that would spice up the way to my kids eat yogurt every day. We are so excited to try these! 10+ continue reading...
20 Fun Ways to Display Kids’ Artwork
Every day after preschool, my 4-year old's backpack is busting at the seams, full of her artwork projects from the day. I love seeing what she has made and the glow on her face when she shares all of her work with me! However, we have a little problem. Space. Sound familiar? There's never enough space to display my 4-year old's creations, let alone my 2-year old's creations as well! Our continue reading...
Over 20 Amazing Resources for Stay at Home Moms
I'm thrilled to be sharing these amazing resources for stay at home moms. Because when I left my job, I wanted to find great posts (that were all in one place) which talked about how to make staying home with my kids work - financially, emotionally, and otherwise. Whether you're trying to make the decision to stay home or you're already a seasoned stay at home mom, here's a list of must read continue reading...
I-Spy M&M Gift from Kids
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of My M&M’S for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I absolutely love making gifts with my kids. We often turn to gifts that I know will be yummy (insert smiley face here), but I also love giving pictures as gifts as well. In fact, I often call my camera my third child. So, imagine how thrilled I was when I found out that I could have pictures continue reading...