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Easter Trail Mix Egg Hunt

March 12, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

trail mix egg hunt

Easter is just around the corner and the stores are filled with sweet treats to be used as Easter egg fillers. If you are like me and not feeling at all excited with the idea of giving your kids eggs filled with tons of high sugar candies this is a fun alternative. Trail Mix Egg […]

Fun and Easy Tradition for Easter Morning

March 10, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

I can’t believe Easter is right around the corner. I feel like spring just sneaked up on us this year. I love holidays and sharing fun traditions with my children. I love the unity and bonding that comes from celebrating together as a family. I think lots of those fun memories come from implementing traditions […]

7 Fun Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a Family

March 5, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

st. patrick's day as family

  This year I thought it would be fun to do a little more than just wear green. I scoured the web and found some super fun ideas to share with you that would be perfect for a family style St. Patrick’s day.  7 Ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day as a family Serve Lucky Charms […]

Big Hero 6 Family Fun Night

March 2, 2015 By Julie Anne 4 Comments

Make movie night a night to remember with this fun Big Hero 6 family night

  This weekend we purchased Big Hero 6  and my kids have been loving it. Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is. My husband and I enjoy watching it right along with our kids. After, watching it more times then I am willing to admit to this weekend I knew […]

15 Items You Should Pack When Traveling With Young Children

February 26, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

15 things to pack traveling with kids

15 Items to pack when traveling with kids 1. Children’s Tylenol   I’m not sure why it is, but whenever we travel it seems like at least one of my children ends up sick. I don’t know if it’s just new places carry new germs to infect my kids or what. However, I do know one […]

9 Interactive Children’s Books Your Kids Will Love

February 24, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

Interactive children's books that your kids will ask you to read again and again.

I love reading children’s books with my kids. To be honest, though I’m kind of a children’s book snob. There are so many great books out there I hate reading books that feel like fluff. I love creative books that not only my kids enjoy but that I can enjoy while reading with them. Books […]

3 Simple Ways To Encourage Your Spouse To Help

February 19, 2015 By Julie Anne 5 Comments

3 loving way to encourage your spouse to help around the house

Keeping a house tidy can be exhausting. Especially, when you feel like you are doing most of the work. If you feel like you are doing more than your share around the house, I want to share with you three loving ways that will have your spouse helping in no time. 3 Ways to Encourage […]

5 Ways To Make Folding Laundry Almost Fun

February 17, 2015 By Julie Anne 2 Comments

I hear that you should only write about things that you are passionate about. Well, I think I can honestly say that I passionately dislike doing laundry. With a family of six, laundry feels never ending. I can spend a whole day sorting, washing, drying and putting away laundry only to have enough dirty clothes […]

What You Should Know to Plan a Magical First Trip to Disneyland

February 12, 2015 By Julie Anne Leave a Comment

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You don’t have to go to Disneyland a dozen times to figure out how to have a magical trip. What you do need is to know where to find information from “Disney Experts” and plan well. Here is the best information, advice, and resources for planning a magical first trip to Disneyland. Before You Go […]

6 Fun & Easy Ways to Connect with Kids After School

February 10, 2015 By Julie Anne 2 Comments

Kids after School

Am I the only one who has a hard time trying to get information out of their kids about what they did at school all day? Each day as I pick up my daughter from Kindergarten, I inquire about her day. She always has about the same answer or tells me she doesn’t remember . […]

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