I don't know about you, but when I didn't have kids, "me time" had a very different definition. It meant hanging out with friends, long trips to the store for shopping and dinner, and stretches of time when I actually felt bored. I don't even remember what bored feels like anymore (does it still exist...?). It left me thinking about how I *do* actually squeeze in me time throughout the continue reading...
10+ Ways to Connect with Teachers
I'm always on the look out for ways to connect with teachers. Here at Happily Ever Mom, we know how important teachers are to our kids. They have such a valuable role and hard job to do for our children every day. And, instead of getting upset with teachers over the little (or the big) things, we know a lot of that can be avoided by building strong relationships with our children's continue reading...
15+ {Must-Know} Tips for Learning to Shoot with a DSLR
I've been thinking about tips for learning to shoot with a DSLR camera. Since my daughter was born, I've learned to take better photos. It's my favorite stress release and it has helped me to capture and to document my daughter's childhood (and, now my sons). But, as busy as we are, I realized that it would be really hard to pick up photography as a hobby and skill now, so I came up with this continue reading...
10 {Quick and Easy} Father Daughter Dates at Home
My husband has made an effort to do father daughter dates. Our daughter is growing so quickly and father daughter dates have become an important time for my husband to have one-on-one time with our little girl. But, truthfully, dates can get costly. That's why we love these simple ideas to have dates right from home! Play Time How simple is this?? Imagine setting up a pretend tea party continue reading...
{All About Me} Baby Play Station
I'm always changing out my son's toy shelf to make him a new baby play station. I was inspired by our light and reflection series to use mirrors at my son's baby play station. Our goal was to create a little space that reflected all of my son's favorite things: family, trains, music, etc. Our baby play stations have also been helping with clean up time by simplifying the process for my son continue reading...
{DIY Photo Lace Cards} Building Fine Motor Skills
We love using family photos with kids activities! Wether we are building with family photo mega bloks or making our own family photo night light, I'm always on the hunt to find an interesting way to use all of our photos. My daughter was showing a great interest in prewriting and writing small words, so I wanted an activity that could build those muscles she needs to write. So, we printed our continue reading...