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Am I Doing This Parenting Thing Right?

July 7, 2017 Andrea

Sometimes as parents we wondering if we're doing this parenting thing right. We might lose our temper, make a birthday cake that's not Pinterest-worthy, or have spaghetti for a 3rd night in a row because we're tired and can't bring ourselves to cook a healthy meal.  Add on … [Read more...]

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Fruits and Starting them early.

March 5, 2014 Eric

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As we live in a very controversial time with children and weight and eating right types of food, the one comment I always hear is "your children eat so good". A lot of people have always said "my kids dont like fruits" or I hear "my kids wont eat fruits". To me and in no means am … [Read more...]

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It’s Only Temporary: Navigating Parenting and Life Stages

February 12, 2014 Andrea

"It's only temporary".  When our fourth child was born, I repeated this phrase/mantra to myself quite often.  I'm a sleep person, if I get sleep I can usually conquer the world the next day, without sleep I don't function well at all.  After years of trial and error I found that … [Read more...]

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Surviving Eating Out With Kids

February 10, 2014 Andrea

I feel like we conquered the world tonight. We were able to take all four kids out to eat and there were no major meltdowns. Dining out with kids is the Olympics of parenting. Not only are you going out to a public place where your kids need to behave, but there is the element … [Read more...]

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Why Kids Cry For Absolutely No Reason

February 10, 2014 Andrea

I came across this website the other day and got a really good laugh out of it.  It's a collection of photos of kids crying with the parent captioning why exactly their child is crying.  If you're a parent you can definitely relate to these moments, if you don't have kids it … [Read more...]

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Hi there!  We are stay-at-home, work-at-home parents of 4 active children who try to balance life while running a business from home.  Is your life chaotic? Do you find it hard to separate family, work, kids and time with loved ones? By sharing our experiences here, we hope you feel better knowing that you’re not alone.  We believe that life truly happens in the messy, unexpected, unplanned moments of everyday life.

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Handmade Christmas Cards Made From Glitter Scrapbook Paper

January 15, 2015 By Andrea

I decided to take on a pretty big project for Christmas - making and sending out my own handmade Christmas cards.  I was inspired by a story I read about a woman who created handmade cards every year up until her death and the year she passed away she started the cards.  Her daughter decided to take on the task and reminisced about how much people loved and looked forward to her mom's cards.  It was a really cute story, and although I doubt it's something I might ever even do again, it was fun … [Read More...]

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