It's been a while since I touched on minimalism and parenting, but with baby number two slowly creeping closer to his due date I figured it was worth talking about. I became an accidental minimalist due to our downsizing last summer, and as much as I want to miss having a large living space full... Continue Reading →
Lessons Learned From My Two Year Old
With raising a two year old comes a lot of new and exciting experiences, some more new and others more exciting than others, but what I didn't realize when I became a parent was not only how much I'd be teaching my little guy, but how much he'd teach me. It goes without saying that... Continue Reading →
Momhacks: An Infographic
Today I bring you my top mom hacks for making it through life with a toddler, all in a handy Infographic! You can snag a printable version of this Infographic here! In case you don't want to read the tiny words here's what it says! 1. Grab and Go Breakfast Does your kid wake up... Continue Reading →
Shark Cake: A No Fuss Guide
As previously mentioned Little Dude's second birthday was shark themed and with that came a great white sized plan of making a super cool shark cake. As also previously mentioned, I am not the best baker and my years of watching baking shows really doesn't transfer to actual skills in the kitchen. Doubt aside, I... Continue Reading →
Baby Shark Birthday Party
Yesterday we had the amazing time of celebrating Little Man's second birthday party and it came together surprisingly better than last year! Here's a quick round up of the experience. The decorations were all DIY! I super wanted to keep the theme while keeping a low budget, so thanks to pinterest and some solid time... Continue Reading →
The End of Year Two!
Tomorrow Little Dude turns Two and I can not believe it's been two whole years since he came sprinting full speed into our lives! It's amazing how much he's grown over the past year in height alone, but to watch him have conversations with people in his mix of English and Ezish is equally as... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Screen Free Activities For the Busy Toddler (and tired mama)
We're creeping up on Little Man's second birthday, as well as just into month six of this pregnancy and I am tired! Between the demands of the new job, growing a tiny human, and raising a super excited Little Man, there are a lot of times when I use screen time to my advantage. That... Continue Reading →
For the Love of Libraries
Toddler vs. Library... Yesterday we took our "oh crap the books are getting close to due" trip the library and honestly, it was an experience. We're at the stage where Ez doesn't want to be in the stroller, but also won't hold my hand, and the quicker I walk to catch up to him, the... Continue Reading →
Our Nightly Routine
So recently night time has become my least favorite part of the day, dinner was a constant struggle to get Little Man to eat literally anything, bed time was an hour long power struggle, and I was constantly feeling drained and just done with parenting every single night. Then I took a look at what... Continue Reading →
Easter Egg Pancakes
Last month I brought you St. Patrick's Day pancakes, and today we tackled Easter themed pancakes! We as a household adore pancakes, quick and delicious we eat them a lot, so finding a way to make them fun and exciting is always a plus! For the pancake batter today I used the Great Value just... Continue Reading →