Blackberries and strawberries are both rich in antioxidants, and a good source of dietary fiber. Together these berries make a great blackberry smoothie recipe that is delicious and nutritious. Smoothies are a healthy way to start the day off right. While you could combine everything together, layering the smoothie add to the fun and makes it super kid-friendly, too. Do your kids love smoothies? My daughter loves having smoothies and popcorn in the evening for family movie night. She's my … [Read more...]
40 Uses for Lavender Essential Oil
The last couple of months, I've been using Nature's Bounty lavender essential oil (as well as other oils). I have been diffusing lavender at night in my kid's room and I also made a roll-on lavender perfume. Do you use essential oils at home? Diffuser use: I drop six drops of lavender essential oil onto the diffuser pads at night and let it run all night in the kid's bedroom. Roll-on Perfume: I added Fractionated Coconut Oil to Glass Roll-on Bottles. I dropped about 15 drops into the … [Read more...]
Family Travel: Our Top 10 Kissimmee FL
Kissimee Florida is the perfect destination getaway location for winter. With year round beautiful weather and so many great attractions, theme parks, and activities, Kissimmee FL is the place to bring your family! In November, we took a multigenerational family trip to Florida and visited Disney World and Universal Studios. We had so much fun, I want to plan another family trip back and visit Kissimmee. About Kissimmee Kissimmee is located next to world-famous theme parks including Walt … [Read more...]
10 Drool Worthy Fruit Salad Recipes
Fresh fruit delivered right to your front door? How can you say no to that? Our family had the exciting experience of getting a box from GrubMarket recently and it was full of fresh organic fruit. My family, especially my two children, absolutely love fruit. So opening this box and taking out each fruit felt like Christmas all over again. Does your family love fresh produce? About GrubMarket GrubMarket is making great food accessible! They offer: Unbeatable prices: While … [Read more...]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
This last month my Princess and I made cookies together. She specifically asked for peanut butter cookies and since we had all the ingredients, I just couldn't say no. I mean, honestly, who can say no to peanut butter cookies? She loved them so much she asked me to make them for her class, for her birthday. She does not like cupcakes, and she wnated to bring something to her class on her birthday, so we made another batch of peanut butter cookies with chocolate candies - thumbprint … [Read more...]
Girl Power: Strong Girl Leads to Stream on Netflix
Netflix is a pretty amazing thing. Honestly. We got rid of cable and never looked back. There is just SO many options to choose from on Netflix. My 8 year old daughter loves Netflix (possibly to most in our house). The titles I've rounded up below are titles she likes to watch. Girl Power! Go Team-Girl! 12 Strong Girl Leads to Stream on Netflix Power Puff Girls: Delightfully sweet sisters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup have dedicated their lives to saving the world from crime and fighting … [Read more...]
The Morning Routine Has to Be Quick!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MorningWin #Target #CollectiveBias Do you struggle with the kids each morning to get ready and out the door? My kids go to two different schools, almost 30 minutes apart, and they both begin at 8:00 am. Getting them up, ready, and feeding them feels like a miracle on some mornings. On the days where my hubby is out of town, and I am on my own, I get the oldest to school 15 minutes … [Read more...]
