Tips and Tricks

Last night, we tried to not swaddle Henrik for bedtime. He found his hand over the weekend, and now will stop at nothing to get it in his mouth, including busting out of the Halo sleep sack swaddle. Problem...

“Hey Grant it’s time to leave for school,” I tell him. As I make my way to him, strategically avoiding LEGOS and action figures, I can see he’s about to lose it. He breaks out of his toy trance...

A powerful thunderstorm blasted through the area a couple of weeks ago, leaving over 2,000 Coralville residents without power. Our household happened to be one of those impacted by the storm. I was at yoga class when the storm hit....

As you know, we just celebrated our 6-month blog anniversary! YAYY!!! Super exciting!! Thank YOU readers again for all you do! It’s been such a wonderful adventure already and I’ve loved meeting you gorgeous gals (and gents too). =)   Well,...

Nope, today's post is NOT about pirates!  We are pleased to welcome our wonderful, gardening-mama guest blogger Megan, who is sharing a simple little activity you could do with your children now, to see the beautiful results later!  Your...

I’ve been reading {aka trolling the internet} looking for tips on how to make our mornings magical. You know, like the ones you see on TV, where everyone wakes up all happy and you have breakfast together complete with...

Imagine a time when you had your best, most uninterrupted, most AMAZING night of sleep.  Nothing to wake up for, no alarm set to go off, and not a worry in the world… Can you think of a time? Has...

I like to think of these dwindling warm days we’ve been having lately as the Summertime Squeeze: Like a fast-dripping ice cream cone on a 100 degree day, we try to savor every bit of these beautiful days as...

School started a few weeks ago, and for two weeks before it started your child had daily stomachaches.  She was tearful and upset every day and looked to you to help her.  You took her to the pediatrician and...

As you may remember from some of my other posts, my husband and I had our first “real” garden this growing season.  While it is dwindling in terms of what plants are still producing, we have a plethora of...