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Reasons I’m Outsourcing My Kid’s Birthday Party
You've thrown the first birthday party. In fact, you've thrown a few since. You've done the table full of aptly named party foods that coincide with the theme. You've done games straight off of Pinterest. You've had the house...
In Defense of the Less Than Put-Together Mom
What does a mom really look like? Yoga pants and messy buns? Jeans, a t-shirt from her kid's school, and slip on shoes? Workout gear? Heels, skinnies, flowy top, and lipstick? You can't really pin...
Easy Valentine Crafts for Kids
Whether you call it a Hallmark holiday or decorate your house in pink hearts from floor to ceiling, Valentine's Day is around the corner, and this year I'm challenging you to view it as...
Celebrate Mardi Gras Anywhere
So this Winter holiday {I'm from LA; it's a holiday!} isn't just beads and female body parts. In fact, our great friends over at New Orleans Moms Blog have shared how it's much more...
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{How We Celebrate} Local Traditions
As a Louisiana girl living in a Texas world, families are back home, and holidays are often spent back home. While we are still finding the best ways to balance spending time with extended family...
We Don’t Take Pictures With Santa
...well, we haven't, taken pictures with Santa, that is.
Our oldest son has a set from his first Christmas where we moseyed on over to Town Center for the free pictures provided by a local college. And there...
I’ve Got 99 Problems, But Braiding Hair Ain’t One
Y'all, I don't necessarily get down with this whole "boy mom/girl mom" business. And while I did write a post about making the best of being a boy mom, I think we are all...
Creative Gift Ideas…you probably haven’t thought of!
So we are down to weeks before Christmas. Weeks. I'm not quite ready. Okay, not at all. I love the gift-giving aspect of the holidays, but I have trouble pinning down the best items...
Easy Pumpkin Patch Match Activity
If you have construction paper and markers/crayons in your house, you are in business for making an easy pumpkin patch match activity for your kiddos. You seriously only need seconds to prep this seasonal activity...
‘Fess Up, Settle Up, Rise Up
'Fess Up
I can't be the only mom in a funk right now. It might be the weather. Honestly, I'm really good at blaming Mother Nature for my moodiness. Come September, I want cooler temperatures. Come October,...