Our family loves romantic movies, it started with my mom. And now my Tween loves staying over Nana's house and watching old movies with her. To clarify, we love clean romance movies. Those are getting more difficult to come by. I love when Hollywood comes out with a new romantic movie that is rated PG. It doesn't happen often, most rated PG movies are kids movies. We've cut the cable bill long ago, and stream our television and movies. Netflix offers so many movie options, it can be overwhelming … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Love these American Girl Valentine’s Day Ideas!
Do you give your kids Valentine's Day Gifts? I grew up getting a gift for Valentine's Day every year and I loved it. I looked forward to my chocolates and small gift all year long. Valentine's Day is such a fun holiday. Getting ready and deciding which Valentine's Day cards to hand out to friends is also so fun. Here are some great American Girl Valentine's Day ideas for you! 2017 American Girl Doll of the Year This Valentine's Day, I'll be giving my nine year old the new American Girl … [Read more...]
Losing Weight with the THRIVE Experience
These THRIVE reviews are a sponsored post. All opinions are mine alone. Seek medical professional advice before starting any weight loss journey. I am not a medical professional. This holiday season I gained five pounds. Five pounds in one month! It's easy to gain it, but so hard losing it, isn't it? So at the beginning of the year I decided a change was very necessary. I didn't want to see the number on the scale continually go up. Then last week my husband and I took a trip to Tucson, … [Read more...]
Children’s Phobias and Sources of Anxiety and What Parents Can Do
Do you think your child suffers from anxiety? The most common anxiety disorders and children's phobias include: generalized anxiety (chronic worrying for at least 6 months with interferes with sleep or the ability to concentrate, muscle tension) separation anxiety (child worries about harm coming to a caregiver or self at separation from caregiver, often tries to avoid separation or endures it with a lot of distress), specific phobia (to animals such as dogs, or injections/blood, or … [Read more...]
Moms, Here are Five Ways I’m Wasting Time on My Phone
They are only this young for such a short amount of time. I keep reminding myself of this. Every.single.night. Because they both have a hard time sleeping in their own beds. Both of them. When my husband is gone, there is only one of me, and two of them. I'm outnumbered! This past week, my husband was gone, and of course, they outnumbered me. I might be crazy due to sleep deprivation. That's totally a thing right? I know it is. As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you. – … [Read more...]
Printable Star Wars Valentines Day Cards for the Kids
It's no secret that we are a Star Wars family. In fact, the kids absolutely love the Star Wars movies, both old and new. We have the Star Wars Golden Books set too, as well as the Goodnight Darth Vader set of books. So Star Wars Valentines Day cards are a perfect fit for our family. [amazon_link asins='B015AJOKFG,0736434704,1452128308' template='ProductCarousel' store='wpplugin01-20' marketplace='US' link_id='f07db772-db86-11e6-9859-878dde5aa507'] So easy. Buy some glow in the dark … [Read more...]
Triple Chocolate Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Hot chocolate in the winter is always a good idea. But what about hot chocolate cookies? Brilliant, in my opinion. The kids will love these and of course the kids at heart as well. We love cookies here! You can make these with a chocolate cake mix if you'd like, but this recipe is from scratch -- and so delicious. Triple Chocolate Hot Chocolate Cookies INGREDIENTS FOR COOKIES 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt … [Read more...]
