This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Spray Nine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. “Mic – can you clean the van?” Becky says as she runs upstairs, to the laundry room, with an arm full of soccer equipment. “Again?” I ask as I head outside to the van, ready…
Why we eat dinner at 4:30
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Manwich. All opinions are 100% mine. A few years ago, our family looked like what I thought we would look like in the evenings. I got home from work at 5:30, we had dinner around 6:00 and then we started the nighttime routine (take…
Sausage Egg Muffins
School mornings. What can I say? They can be hectic or they can be calm and there is no real way to tell until 7:00 in the morning. It usually looks like this: 5:30- Becky to the gym. I get up & do a little work. 6:30- We start to hear kids moving around….
10 reasons dads are so tired
I wanted to share these 10 reasons dads are so tired because I know we all can relate. 10). Dad’s drive on ALL the family trips (at least in this family). As you notice, I am not in the picture in this one. Thats right… driver! 9). Dads are their wrestling partners, their ponies, their piggy back…
Imagination is more important than knowledge
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BOSEbuild for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Its official…Fall is here. It is my favorite time of the year for so many reasons, but the number one reason is that the weather is finally starting to cool off. The air has a different…
Teaching kids kindness
It is recess time at daycare. There are a bunch of kids playing on the swings, digging in the sand box, and playing keep-away in the yard. All the kids are playing and having a good time. All except one little boy who is sitting all alone on a bench by himself. This innocent, four-year old little boy…
World PLAY-DOH Day
One of the most iconic brands, and kids favorite, turns 60 years old. We all know it as the modeling compound that comes in the little yellow containers. Yup…PLAY-DOH. As we know it as a It is the #1 reusable modeling compound that kids love, it was originally created for a different purpose. In 1956,…
the kids can’t play (FREE printable sign)
We have all been THERE… The kids just got home from school and you really want to get in some good quality time with them before heading off to the after-school activities (football, soccer, dance for Allie) You try to spend a little one-on-one time with each kids and then rush to get dinner ready before…
Undivided attention
“Ethan… Ethan…. Hey, Buddy we are over here.” That is what I heard from his new soccer coach today at his first practice. Here he was not paying attention to his coach when he was at practice. Why? I was not giving him MY undivided attention as his Dad. I hate to admit it, but it’s the Truth! We…
DIY Speaker for the kids
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BOSEbuild for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. We have four kids and one of them could be the poster child for kinaesthetic learning. He learns by doing and creating, rather than just listening to instructions. He could build and craft and create all day…