Every dad’s priority is to maintain the health and safety of his family. But, we often overlook the importance of preparing for every potential disaster. Recently, our country has undergone a state of several major natural disasters, raging wildfires, hurricanes and flooding. From the looks of things, there are bound to be more on the…
Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies
This post contains affiliate links to products that I have. Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies – how can you go wrong with these? I love a good cup of coffee in the morning. I usually run down and turn on this coffee maker as soon as I get up. It is ready to go by the…
DIY peppermint marshmallows
These DIY peppermint marshmallows are easy and fun to make! This week, Becky and I made these 3 ingredient cookies and we finally made hot chocolate (I say finally because it has been in the 70’s in the Carolinas- not really winter weather, but we didn’t mind it since we could take the kids outside…
FREE Christmas Coloring Book
As a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to draw and color. Now that I have kids, I still like to draw and color, but now I get to share it with my kids. We have recently been renting books from our local library that teach you how to draw things like…
Give the gift of Creativity
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BOSEbuild for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Dr. Bruce Duncan Perry, M.D., Ph.D. once wrote “Children are such curious creatures. They explore, question, and wonder, and by doing so, learn….What is most pleasurable about discovery and mastery is sharing it with someone else.”…
Last minute DIY Halloween costumes made from Amazon Prime smile boxes
This post was sponsored by Amazon in partnership with Forward Influence. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Last minute DIY Halloween costumes made from Amazon Prime smile boxes When you have as many Amazon smile boxes in your garage as we do, you use them to create a BOXtume! Today, we’re sharing our…
AFTER SCHOOL ROUTINES TO STOP THE STRESS
AFTER SCHOOL ROUTINES TO STOP THE STRESS Thanks to our partner, Yummy Dino Buddies, for being today’s sponsor and helping me share these tips. School is back in session, and with that comes all of the after-school activities. Becky and I are not ones to shy away from letting our kids learn new skills, take…
10 things a daughter needs to hear (from her Dad)
She’s two. This won’t last long. There is so much that she needs to know- that my daughter needs to hear – so much that I need to tell her. She’s growing up so fast. I’ve watched it happen with her brothers (her oldest brother will be 9 this summer and I can’t…
Motivating kids to help around the house with chores
Motivate Your Kids To Help Out: A Weekend Project Cleaning List You may be thinking about a chore chart or trying some other way to get your kids involved. Getting your children to help out without having to ask them numerous times can be a challenge if you don’t have the right pieces in place….
10 things for a first time dad
My best friend from high school is a first time dad and he is about to have his first child. Having four kids, there are a lot of things that I want to tell him, but some things you just have to let first-time parents learn on their own. You have to be the…