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The Best Easter Basket Stuffers That Aren’t Candy
Over the last few years, we have continued to curate a list of Creative Easter Basket Ideas including toys and products that we get for our kids Easter Baskets that AREN’T candy. Now that Katie and I both have two Easter baskets to stuff we get to have even more fun.
Valentines Class Gifts for Preschool that Aren’t Candy
February is right around the corner which means Valentine’s Day! Now that our boys are in preschool we have entered the era of class parties (we are VERY excited for these) and Valentines class gifts.
Stocking Stuffers for Toddlers - 6 Of Our Top Picks!
I like Christmas, but much preferred the spookier season until I had kids. Halloween is a fun holiday for kids, but there is something so magical about seeing Christmas through the eyes of your child.
6 No Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Your Toddler
Temperatures are beginning to drop, leaves are starting to turn, and there is football on tv - that means it’s fall! I (Emily) love Halloween and all things fall. As soon as September 1st hits, my spooky decorations come out.
Gender Reveal Balloon Paint Pop Party – What Will Baby Bee?
I can’t believe it has been almost a year since we found out that our sweet baby Rea was going to be a girl. I was recently scrolling through photos and realized that we never shared the details of the amazing gender reveal party (it involved a gender reveal balloon filled with paint!) that my friend Kyra and friend/blog partner Katie threw for us!
Potty Training - 6 Tips to Make Potty Training Easier
As our boys make the transition from little to big boys we have gotten to watch them transform from round-faced babies to little men. Watching their brains grow as they learn something new almost every day is the coolest thing about parenting, but with that comes some of the more stressful transitions.
Baby Crawling - 6 Tips to Encourage Your Baby to Crawl
If you’re here, you’re in search of tips and tricks to help your baby learn their next gross motor milestone. Whether you’re someone who likes to be prepared for the next step or you’re concerned that your little one is falling behind, I want to remind you that all babies develop at their own pace!
5 Father’s Day Activities to Celebrate in Southwest Michigan
As anyone with two kiddos knows, things can get extremely chaotic, so this year for Father’s Day we decided that we would go minimal on gifts. Instead, we decided to plan a fun day of Father’s Day Activities around Southwest Michigan that focused on spending quality time together.
Say Goodbye to Nursing Neck Pain with 5 Simple Exercises
Whether you are breastfeeding or bottle feeding, every new mother knows the pain of "nursing neck". The aching/soreness of our necks, shoulders, and upper backs from the hours spent cradling our babies while we feed them.
5 Items to Make Life Easier With Your Formula Fed Baby
This transition from exclusively breastfeeding to formula feeding has been a learning experience to say the least. I have found that I have to have much more forethought and be much more prepared than I did when I was nursing. Luckily for me, Katie used formula with R so she had a ton of great suggestions for me to make formula feeding easier.
Dinosaurs - Toy Rotation Inspiration
This week’s toy rotation is inspired by E loving to build his own dinosaur. Come see the toys and books we chose all about DINOSAURS
Best Baby Rattle - A Full NogginStik Light-Up Rattle Review
As a new Mom, buying baby toys is a hard pill to swallow. The first year of life, babies change so quickly and drastically that I knew most toys would only get used 1-2x. Sure, there are some exceptions, but this baby rattle is by far my absolute favorite baby toy.
Creative Easter Basket Ideas For Your Toddler
Katie and I steer away from candy for Easter baskets and do our best to find fun, sensory-friendly items that will help support growth/development and that they will actually use! As they get older it gives us the opportunity to be even more creative with what we find.
Best Easter Basket Stuffers For Your Baby
This will be Baby Rea’s first Easter, and while I can’t wait to put her in a cute spring dress and make her wear the same bunny ears that her brother wore, I found myself asking the same question I did when E was a baby, “Does my 5-month-old really need an Easter basket?” After thinking about it for a few days I came to the same conclusion I did his first Easter, YES!
Best Cups for Toddlers on the Move - Cup Comparison
My son has inherited my love of cups, more specifically he loves any cup that is MY cup. Since he has been able to talk he has requested “Mama water” even if he had his own. I think most Moms can relate to this struggle! So began my hunt to find him his own cup that he would love. During this hunt, I feel like we have tried every cup on the market.
My Only Sunshine - Boho Nursery Inspiration
Some of my earliest memories are swinging on the porch swing with my Grandma while she sang “You are my Sunshine.” It became our special song, one so special that I actually have the words “my only sunshine” in her handwriting tattooed on my foot. I knew it would be a special song that I would sing to my children and I thought it would be a perfect theme for our little girl’s nursery.
TIME FLIES - 2nd Birthday Party Inspiration
E is obsessed with airplanes, and I mean obsessed. I don’t know too many two-year-olds who can identify a P-51 Mustang and a Corsair by name. We have a family membership to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo Aerospace and Science Museum and it is one of his absolute favorite places in the world.
VALENTINE’S DAY SENSORY BIN! - Taste Friendly for Less than $5!
We’re bringing you a fun and simple taste friendly VALENTINE’S DAY sensory bin! It’s inexpensive (less than $5!) to make this LOTS OF LOVE bin and is great for toddlers or preschool aged kids.
Postpartum Must Haves for an Easier Recovery
Whether you’re due with your first baby or have already delivered and are looking for some tips to help navigate postpartum life, here are my tips and tricks for survival. Below, I’m listing my top postpartum must haves. These are essentials to helping ease the process of recovery and caring for two kids.
6 Toddler Christmas Gifts to Help Develop Gross Motor Skills
There is nothing like the smiling faces of your child opening gifts on Christmas morning, but Katie and I both agree that we don’t want to buy toys just for the sake of our boys having extra things to open under the tree. Especially for us, as E’s birthday is in late November, he has no shortage of toys.