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Teaching the 3 year old colors and shapes with Goosie Cards {Giveaway}
At this point in his life Jude is a little sponge absorbing information all the time. It amazes me how quickly he can learn something and recite it weeks later. However, there are a few things that challenge him like learning his colors. I’m not sure why he has a hard time remembering his colors,…
Top Tips for Traveling with Small Children
This past week, we took a mini-road trip to Charlotte, NC, where we visited with old friends, ate yummy food, and did some shopping. We don’t travel a lot because we have 2 small children, but when we do, it usually goes pretty well because we plan accordingly. Pro Planning Tip: We recommend using Jessica…
Ways to Teach Your Toddler Colors
In my journey to teach my children their learning styles, I had to find a way to teach colors in a very hands-on way. Our toy tools have come in very handy in the past for teaching numbers, so it’s only natural that they’d be really useful in teaching primary colors. Just as in teaching…
The Search for the Perfect Stockings
We are Christmas people but you’d never know it from our sad decorations through the years. As we are building our family I think it’s time to invest in Christmas decorations that will grow with our family. For the past few years we’ve been making due with the cheap $1 stockings. This year I’d like…
iPhone Stand Perfect for On-The-Go Moms
With the holidays right around the corner we will be doing a lot of traveling. We don’t have a fancy car with a built-in DVD player so I plan to utilize any means of entertainment for Jude. He loves to play games on my iPhone and watch shows. However, he also likes to mess with…
Workout Music #mamavation
So I’ve been participating in the #mamavation #2weekchallenge. I just started week two and I’m really loving it. Before Mamavation I’d been going to the YMCA and doing the elliptical about 3 times a week but not really pushing myself. I just needed a little motivation. I’m still doing the elliptical but have added 6…
Noah Has Lips
Noah has discovered his lips… Happy Saturday!
YO GABBA GABBA LIVE
Tuesday night we took Jude to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live. We took him to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live last year so I figured he would understand where he was going. On the way there I told him we were going to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live however, he kept assuming we were just…
Staying Warm and Connected with Isotoner smarTouch Gloves {Giveaway}
It’s starting to get colder here in North Carolina which means it’s time to pull out my scarves, hats and gloves. However, with the recent purchase of my iPhone keeping my fingers warm while I stay connected online may become a challenge if not for Isotoner’s smarTouch gloves. Isotoner smarTouch gloves let my stay warm…
Insurance Paying for Home Birth: Update 2
Ok so here’s the latest on our Home Birth Insurance claim. I was told that my husband’s company policy only covers care from a Certified Nurse Midwife and not a Certified Professional Midwife, which is what we used. So now we are taking our case to his HR department since they specifically told him that…
