The kids are headed back to school and I know we all groan about the dreaded nut free lunches, but it's so important! Meet Daniela, mom to Lucas, who starts Junior Kindergarten this year with a nut allergy. She's counting on us to keep the nuts out our kids lunches so her boy can be safe! Well, it's a week before my first born starts kindergarten. its an exciting time for both him as well as us but stressful as well as we also have the worry of his peanut allergy … [Read more...]
Ready for school & Mommy is going nuts!
August 30, 2013 By 9 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Guest Post – To My Daughter….
July 18, 2013 By 13 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Special thanks to my childhood (and beyond!) friend Christine for sharing this special guest post about her daughter Kaylyn. Please take a read and leave a comment for her below, if you would like to contact her personally, her contact info is listed. To My Daughter – Kaylyn My hero is my daughter Kaylyn, a second year Pathfinder. She is an inspiration not only to me but to many others, enduring what no child should. She has taught me what inner … [Read more...]
My Journey to Motherhood #OHIP4IVF
May 8, 2013 By 5 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
I married my best friend when I was 27 years old. We always knew we wanted children, and even though we had been dating for 5 years and living together for a year and a half, we still wanted some time to together to be a married couple before we started our family. We spent some time traveling to New York City, bought ourselves a house and settled in to our new life. Friends started having babies by the truck load, it seemed every month there was a new announcement and after … [Read more...]
He’s off to Kindergarten!
September 10, 2012 By 23 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
Their whole lives you teach your children to hold your hand Never leave your side Stay where you can see them Wear a seat belt to Not talk to strangers..... And then the first day of school arrives and you put that tiny four year old on a big yellow school bus full of kids bouncing in their seats and watch it drive off.... You silently wish them luck and hope that they are safe While your gut tells you everything about this is wrong and your head tells you it's the right … [Read more...]
You Know You’re a Boy Mom When…..
August 16, 2012 By 37 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
You Know You're a Boy Mom When...... * You find rocks, sticks and leaves in pockets while doing laundry * Your child has had a black eye, chipped tooth, and a scarred lip all before the age of two (yes all three on one child, say hello to Middle Man) * You avoid using their bathroom at all cost * You know and fear the pain of stepping on Lego * Pirate lingo is everyday jargon (Clean up your toys or wake the plank mateys, aarrgh) * When searching for the loud noise … [Read more...]
Fun Eats and Treats for Picky Eaters!
July 23, 2012 By 21 Comments We earn commission from purchases made via product links in our posts
My kids are all pretty picky when it comes to eating and I can deal with that, but it really irks me when the kids run hot and cold on certain staples in the house. Like one week they gobble up yogurt or bananas and the next they won't touch it. Nobody likes throwing away good food and money so I have a few handy tricks to get them to eat certain foods up when they are on a food strike and yogurt and bananas are common culprits. Fun Eats and Treats for Picky Eaters! Bananas Lately just … [Read more...]
