Summertime Sleep Tips: Ways to Balance Your Child’s Sleep Needs Yes, summer is upon us. Finally. Summertime is great for kids and parents alike. The doors are swung open and the kids get to run and play to their heart’s content. They are now free to take their pent-up energy out on the grass and…
10 toys for the child that builds
Our son Beau loves to build- he could build all day long. He’s the type of kid that goes into our back yard and just creates for hours: forts, traps, clubhouses. This Christmas, Beau didn’t know what to ask for, so we told him to leave it up to us. We would make this his…
Low Country Boil
This Low Country Boil recipe is a southern classic. I wanted to share this low country boil recipe as part of a sponsored post with Gerber by Danze. I wanted to share this low country boil recipe as part of a sponsored post with Gerber by Danze. Lowcountry Boil comes from a specific area in…
Why you need to tuck your kids in at night
I want to tell you why you need to tuck your kids in at night, and its not why you may think. Its not because you are “just supposed to”. It is not simply because you want to give them a goodnight kiss, or because you are just trying to cover them up to keep…
How many people suffer from Allergies?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Lennox. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s estimated that 24.5 million Americans suffer from asthma ,while more than 50 million of us suffer from allergies. That’s 1 in 5 Americans! In our house of six, two of us suffer from allergies and I am…
How to Beat the Afternoon Slump
How to beat the Afternoon Slump I am partnering with Function Drinks for today’s sponsored post to share some ideas to be the afternoon slump. Do you ever feel like you have more energy at night than you do in the afternoon? I have energy when I wake up and energy when I go to…
Lemongrass burger recipe
This Lemongrass burger recipe is easy and tastes amazing! Last week, Becky and I made a great meal and I had to share it. It was a lemongrass burger with carrot slaw and a kale salad and the best coconut oil mayo. It was so good – the kids ate every bite… so you…
The gift dad really want for Father’s Day
Thanks to BabbleBoxx for teaming up with me today for this sponsored post about what dad really wants for Father’s Day. If you asked me what I want for Father’s Day, I could probably answer you in under two seconds: Time with my family. Do you ever notice that holidays have become so much more than…
Tips to up-cycle that old patio furniture
Wait… Don’t kick that out-of-date and tattered furniture to the curb. Here are some quick and easy tips to up-cycle that old patio furniture. Every year my loving wife stands out on our back (screened-in) porch and says “I really don’t like this furniture…” I usually know where this conversation heading. It will be 3…
Can certain scents give you energy?
Thanks to Febreze ONE for sponsoring this post. Did you know that a recent Febreze survey found that over 90% of people said that a fresh smelling environment can give them a positive state of mind or even improve mood or performance? The other side of that is the fact that the study…
