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New Year’s Play Doh Fun

This post is sponsored by Stonyfield, a brand my family loves! All content and opinions are my own. Hey mamas! Happy *almost* 2018! I have a super fun and simple New Year's activity for you and your kiddos today! We're getting pumped up for our NYE bash at the Omaha Children's Museum! Any New Year's… Continue Reading →

Making School Days Special

  Well mamas, my girls officially made it through their first week of school, and we're trucking away through week two! Eleanor is in 4/5's preschool this year and Everly is doing a day of Kids Day Out. So what has changed since summer? Well, for one, we can't stay in our pajamas until noon ;) [...]

Best play room table for your home

See how the best play room table transformed our morning routine. This post is sponsored by buybuy BABY, a brand I love. All opinions here are my own.  Mornings are without a doubt the most hectic time of the day around here. I'm getting everything set up for the day, the girls are ravenous for breakfast, [...]

CLIF Kids for eating on-the-go

Thank you CLIF Kid for sponsoring this post. Be sure to check out the new CLIF Kid Zbar Filled and encourage your kids to get outside and play! At the beginning of summer, I did a premortem exercise. I envisioned that is was September and I was looking back over the past three months and determined [...]

A Season of Growth

buybuy BABY outdoor monkey bar set

This post is sponsored by buybuy BABY, a brand I love. All opinions here are my own.  I mentioned on Instagram a few weeks ago that this summer has been a season of growth for Eleanor. In what feels like a blink of an eye, she's developed an incredible sense of self-confidence and independence. And sure, [...]

Around Here: August 2017

Hello hello! It's been awhile since I've done a good ol' life update, and today seems like the perfect opportunity. Our carpets are being cleaned so the girls are snuggled up with a movie in the basement, and I have a few minutes with two hands free ;) This summer has been a whirlwind of [...]

Managing an inconsistent schedule with help from Dunkin Donuts coffee

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DDIcedCoffeeToGo #CollectiveBias This Spring I started my first job outside the home since the girls were born, and while our weeks look a little different now, overall the change has been great for all of us! My gig [...]

Omaha Stroller Classes

In-between all of our standard Summer favorites, the girls and I have added a new activity to our weekly routine: stroller classes! We've been going about twice a week for the past 6 weeks, and it's safe to say that it's a high point for all three of us! I met Heather, owner of Baby [...]

Make summer break no sweat with a car kit including Tom's of Maine deodorant

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TomsofMaineDeodorant #CollectiveBias Ah, summer break is upon us! Those glorious, wonderful, special, and yes... even stressful months where the hours are long, the heat is blistering, and family together time is at an all-time high. After a bit [...]

Make Father's Day special with this adorable spinning world craft

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CelebrateAllSummer #CollectiveBias June is in full swing, which can mean just one thing: it's time to celebrate dad! Make this Father's Day extra special with an adorable craft dad will love displaying on the wall. I have the [...]

3 Steps to Summer Skin with Neutrogena

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshSummerSkin #CollectiveBias Summer has arrived here in Nebraska, and do you know what that means?! Goodbye sweaters, goodbye scarves, goodbye snow boots - and hello summer skin!  After hiding under layers upon layers of clothing all winter long, I [...]

This post is sponsored by buybuy BABY, a brand I love. All opinions here are my own. Read on to see how an awesome buybuy BABY find sparked an idea for the perfect Father's Day craft! Make Father's Day extra special with this adorable spinner craft! Remember the Skinnamarink song? I love you in the morning [...]

Testy, Trying, and TWO

This post was developed in partnership with Similac. All opinions are my own. My sweet Everly had a birthday last month, and my oh my, that girl is acting every bit like the two-year-old she is! I wouldn't call the two's terrible.... but I would call them trying... or testy ;) It's a battle of the [...]

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