Finding Calm

Every now and then go away and have a little relaxation. To remain constantly at work will diminish your judgement. Go some distance away, because work will be in perspective and a lack of harmony is more readily seen. – Leonardo Da Vinci Your comments and input on our not saying goodbye to dating through …

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How Parenting is Like Doing a Plank

Have you ever tried doing a plank?  It’s a simple yet intense exercise that only last for a minute or so, but strengthens your entire core.  As I looked at this picture this morning, I couldn’t help but think about how parenting and planking (not the lying down game stunt) have so many similarities. Parenting …

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Why I Haven’t Said Goodbye to Dating My Husband

The last couple of months Brad and I had fallen into a dating slump.  Life had gotten busy, we didn’t want to “bother” family to watch the kids, we didn’t have extra money for a babysitter, all the great excuses got in the way, and our communication began to pay the price. Our priorities for …

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On the First Day of Summer…

On the first day of summer KidVenturesgave to me – a 99 cent cooopy. 🙂 (Now thorough the weekend KidVentures is only .99 on Amazon. If you’ve been holding out for a copy – now is your opportunity!) Here’s to a summer of adventure, creativity, laughter, learning, and memories!

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KidVentures Featured on the Fox59 Morning Show

It’s not every morning that you begin your day on LIVE TV. Angela Ganote and the Fox59 Morning Crew reached out to feature KidVentures on air, and we were happy to bring the whole fam!  Live television usually comes with some anxieties for me. I work better with lots of tries, but I was pretty …

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Twinsie Time

Brooks and Clark are finishing up a little “twinsie time” while Henry and Isaac are at my parents enjoying some 2 on 2 time as well. We’ve done this swap a handful of times now in a variety of combinations and it’s always a sweet time of benefiting from a little lighter load and stepping …

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The Favorite Senses of Summer

I love that we are settling in to summer around here – baseball games, afternoons at the pool, squirt gun fights with cousins, eating fresh produce from our garden, and making great family memories.  Our senses seem to be heightened in the summer to all of our favorite things, and today I’m sharing some of …

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Tooth Fairy Meet Siri

Brooks lost the 4th baby tooth from our 80 baby teeth to loose in our family this week. Unfortunately, we are already horrible with our Tooth Fairy Duties. I mean honestly, how can we forget already? We were doomed…UNTIL we thought of Siri and setting up a reminder. Tooth Fairy meet Siri. Technology 61. Memory …

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