Free toy

we get a lot from Amazon. Like a lot a lot. So we often have to return stuff. We try to go to Kohl’s to return as much as possible because it’s so easy. But also, they give you a…

Carpet Cleaning Solution

I wrote a post about the carpet cleaner we bought. Honestly, I am not thrilled with the solution we bought. I had Puracy’s from before we bought the machine. I decided to try it out on a chocolate protein shake…

CVC Ladybug

G and I did this together. It took a few days to complete because there were so many words but it was nice that they were already color coded so we could break it up. I cut them out and…

Toddle Ring Toss

I was desperate the other day for an activity. This kept M (and G) busy for a while. You can make this with paper plates and a paper towel tube too. But I didn’t have the one we made like…

New Foods

It can be SO HARD to get kids to try new stuff. I swear, my babies eat almost everything then they start getting opinions about food. WHICH IS FINE! It is totally normal to not love everything you try. I…

Egg Beginning Sound

We did this cut and paste. It was a success. G is getting really quick with matching beginning sounds. I did help her out some by dividing the pictures up by page. She tends to get overwhelmed still when she…

Word Family Legos

G has been super interested in reading lately so I have been trying to come up with lots of ways to help her. For CVC words she seems to do better with putting the last 2 letters together then adding…

Lentil Curry Soup

We make this A LOT. It’s a hit with both kids and the adults. I usually serve it with naan. It did make M smell extra yummy for a few hours.

Pasta Carbonara

I love this dish. I thought it was going to be a lot harder than it is too. I mean… it’s pasta, bacon, cheese, cream… I had to try it. And let me tell you, it’s so good SO good.…

Curly Hair Problems

I remember many, many days with frizzy, puffy hair. Curly hair in the south with a mom that has stick straight hair made for an interesting hair don’ts. Once I figured out how to deal with it, I fell in…