I'm amazed at how great kids games are these days. I remember spending road trips getting to play Donkey Kong Jr for hours, but I'm pretty sure it didn't teach me anything other then jumping over a barrel. But NOW, my 2 year old can put puzzles together. My 1 year learns words on flash cards, and my 3 year is taking care of a fish tank.  They do a...

I know people think I'm being super creative sometimes, but the reality is, I'm selfish. Selfish and juggling kids most of the time. So a lot of the time when I'm asked to help out with something or to contribute to an event, I usually try to think of something that would be helpful to ME. See SELFISH?! OK, but there IS a reason for it.  I usually find that...

I have an A.M.A.Z.I.N.G baby sister (can I say "baby" sister when we are in our 30s??) Anywhoo, she is.  I could go on for days as to why I think she is one of the best and most talented human beings on this planet. For now, I'm just going to point you to her Pinterest page (hair, fashion, design, party ideas, food, etc). Have you heard of Pinterest??  Oh...

Remember when I said we were going to be out of town for a month? And when I mentioned needing to gather art supplies and a little bit of paint? Yeaaaaah.... You put all that together with 3 Little Punks and you have A LOT of art to work with! But what's a lake house wall for, if not to display a little happiness?? Or A LOT of happiness? You...

Weekend chores. No one really wants to do them, but they don't ever go away until they get done, so I guess it's better to just button up and do em. And really, some chores can be a whole lot more fun than others. Take washing the outdoor cushions??  The super dirty, never gonna.get.em.totally.clean.before.company.comes.over.the.next.day.cushions. While the Little Punks and I were giving all their outdoor sandbox toys a bath in...

I have to be totally honest. This is not an original idea, but I don't have a clue where I first saw it now. You know when you start down the rabbit hole of sites? When you're one place and then before you know it you've been to a 1000 places? When you've loved 90% of the places the rabbit hole has taken you? And you've been too lazy to...

This is just a little reminder that life doesn't need to be fancy.  You know how you can spend all that $$ on the fancy wooden organic oh so fabulous baby toy, but somehow your baby always wants to crawl into the Tupperware drawer instead?? Life with kids really can be just that simple. And sometimes, just getting to eat your lunch on the floor sitting on blankets...a picnic in...

I can't help but think that this is such an adorable idea! We host swim lessons at our home twice a year (more on this later), and today was the final day of lessons. One of the families, who we happen to know and adore their nanny (who has become a dear friend of ours!) left this little thank you... I'm fairly certain their 2 yo and sweet nanny made...