We were thrilled to be featured in the New York Times. We had an interview on Skype, a professional photographer at our house for hours as we played with Aliceana, he probably shot a thousand photos, so many had to be adorable. When I clicked over to the live link. You might as well have heard horror music, the dirty door, not the dirty door. You see, this is the back door, ...
Best Legos for preschoolers (The difference between Duplo, Juniors, and classic Legos)
Hey there, I'm here to help you find the best Lego sets for your kids, specifically which sets we chose for our preschooler, but I'll also include the difference between Lego Duplo, Lego Juniors, and regular Legos. This post contains affiliate links, if you decide to make a purchase I would love if you used them, after all, my daughter just became Lego obsessed. Sets are ...
Top 5 Family Games for Grade School Aged Kids – Looking at you Tweens
Board games have evolved, a lot, since the days of Monopoly and LIFE. We have cooperative games that encourage working together, games that require a bit of math, and so many games that require logic and decision making. They come in all shapes and sizes, they have some of the best themes too. Whatever you're interested in, there's a board game with that theme, I almost ...
Top 3 family board games for preschoolers
Board games have come so far from Chutes and Ladders and Candy Land. You can find games with deep themes and mechanics, and the innovative kid games, well, they're fantastic for learning! Whether that means they're learning how to count, tell the difference between shapes, or hand-eye-coordination. Games are such a beneficial tool in learning. You can teach your children how ...
What do you want to be for Halloween?
What do you want to be for Halloween? It’s a question we started asking Aliceana weeks ago. We talked her through a lot of options, and even took her to one of those overpriced Halloween specialty stores, just to make sure she knew what was out there. She had a few suggestions of her own, a spooky ghost, a knight, or maybe even a firefighter, but we kept circling back to ...
Cheese stuffed brats in a blanket
Game nights are the best kind of nights, whether that means you’re sitting around a table playing a board game or sitting on the couch (and jumping up every two seconds when something good or bad happens) while watching a football game. This past weekend, we did a little bit of both. Saturday was all about playing board games, while Sunday was all about football. Our team won ...
Tex Mex Doritos Party Salad
I love a good gathering of friends and family, where we can talk, watch whatever sports game happens to be on, and maybe even gather around a table to play games (those are my favorite gatherings.) No matter what type of event, the most important part is always the food. I took one of my families favorite recipes, and added my own little twist, replacing salad dressing for BBQ ...
Harry Potter Inspired Butterbeer Floats Recipe
You guys, it’s Harry Potter week! Psst, I did the math and Harry Potter is definitely turning 35 on the 31st. I’ve been reading Harry Potter since I was in third grade (because, yes I’m a decade and a month younger than Mr. Potter.) I’m thrilled that Harry Potter has weaved itself back into my life, now that Aliceana has turned 3 we decided that it’s time. It’s time that she’s ...
Homemade Honey Marshmallow Dragon’s Teeth (+ Behind the scenes at Dreamworks Animation)
If you follow me on social media, you know that I spent some time in California last week, I headed out to Dreamworks Animation on behalf of the Netflix Stream Team and got a huge sneak peek at Dragons: Race to the Edge (and Dinotrux, but I'll tell you more about that in August.) As always my opinions and words are still my own. After screening the first two episodes we got to ...
Prison Cheesecake recipe, in case you think orange is your color
I might currently be binge-watching Bloodline on Netflix, because I just can't wait for Orange is the New Black season 3. Bloodline is so addicting with it's format of glimpses into the future and past, I absolutely need to know what happens so I've watched most of the series in the last 3 days and hope to be done within a day or so. Can I officially call Netflix my favorite ...
Orange is the New Blackened Chicken with Linguine in Orange Sauce
You guys know that I have a working relationship with Netflix, but if you follow me on Twitter you know I'm always watching Netflix. The addiction, these words, and the photos in this post are Soso real. *Oh, and spoiler alert if you aren't caught up on season 2 of Orange is the New Black, go catch up then read this or skip to the recipe.* I bet you didn't know that Orange is ...