Disclosure: I was provided free product from Produce for Kids and was compensated to promote the Power Your Lunchbox pledge. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Last night we attended D-Man's Kindergarten orientation, and it became real just how close we are to the beginning of a whole new era! For so long it's been D-Man, RoRo and I at home while the older kids are off at school. Last year D-Man began preschool for a few hours each day and he loved it so much. Now that he's ... continue reading...
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Roman Meal Bread – Bakery Fresh Whole Grains {GIVEAWAY!}
Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Roman Meal. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. I have a confession to make. I have a love/hate relationship with sandwiches. You see, my husband LOVES sandwiches. Loves them. If he could, he'd take three sandwiches to work a day. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. What's even worse is that now this has rubbed off on our youngest boys. Every day ... continue reading...
Back to School Snacks with Walkers Shortbread Minis!
Disclosure: I am a Blog Ambassador for Walkers Shortbread. I was provided free product to try and was not compensated for this post. All thoughts are my own.If your household is anything like mine, you're in the midst of back to school prepping! Summer flew by and all of a sudden there's clothes shopping, supply shopping, even classroom wish lists! I have one entering high school, one beginning 8th grade, and one that began pre-kindergarten in the summertime. One thing I don't worry about as ... continue reading...
Behind the Scenes at Sprouts Farmers Market
This post, as well as the travel involved, were sponsored by Sprouts Farmers Market. As always, all opinions are my own. #HelloSprouts If you love Sprouts Farmer's Market, then you'll really enjoy the inside scoop and behind the scenes action that I have for you today! For the past year I've been partnering with Sprouts Farmers Market creating delicious recipes using their signature line of products and I've absolutely fallen in love with their stores and so many of their products. You can ... continue reading...
Survival Tips: Dining out with kids
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. #BuffaloWingsAndRings #CollectiveBias I remember when my eldest child was little, we used to go out to eat a lot more often than we do now as a large family. I can clearly recall one time going out to dinner with my dad, stepmom and aunt and my one and a half year old. Of course the food took a while to arrive, and he quickly tired of the crayons and coloring ... continue reading...
Vegetarian Italian Sausage with Tri-Color Rotini {GIVEAWAY}
Disclosure: I received complimentary products from Valley Fig Growers in exchange for this post and giveaway. As always all opinions are my own. About six months ago my 14 year old daughter, RiRi, decided on changing her eating habits by becoming a vegetarian. Since then I've had the challenge of creating meals for her either by adapting whatever I'm making for the family and making a smaller serving for her with an alternative, or I make something vegetarian friendly for the whole family. I ... continue reading...
2014 – The Summer of FROZEN Fun
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, all opinions are mine alone. Today is RiRi and lil G's first day back to school! It seems like our summer together flew by, but thankfully I have a few more weeks with D-Man and RoRo before they are off to Kindergarten and Preschool. Since it's back to school season for us, over the past few weeks we've been steadily purchasing back to school supplies for everyone. Usually we buy the basic school ... continue reading...
Ad: Hungry Kids love Chicken Nuggets and Mac & Cheese Pinwheels!
Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. Now that the kids are home all day, we're planning a lot of various activities - some for fun and some out of necessity. More often than not I'm taking them along with me now while doing our regular day to day stuff like shopping and donating. So when I found out that in the month of August Tyson and ... continue reading...
Marble Cake with Caramel Frosting
Last Thursday was RoRo's second birthday, and even though he's just a little guy I wanted to make the day special for him. I decided we would make all his favorite foods for his big day. That included waffles and scrambled eggs served with sausage on the side for breakfast, grilled cheese sandwich and strawberries on the side for lunch, deviled eggs to snack on, and spaghetti for dinner.I had thought about what to make him for his cake or celebration, and I browsed the baking aisle for cakes and ... continue reading...
Friday Letters – February 15, 2013
It's that time again for Friday letters! I've had an incredibly fun filled and BUSY week! Looking forward to slowing down and getting back in the groove of things!Dear D-Man,We sure had a wonderful birthday party, right? I'm so glad you had fun and all our friends and family came to celebrate with you.Dear RoRo,Every day you are speaking more and more, finding new words to say and developing quite the personality! I love hearing you practice with sounds, babbling, and ultimately saying a lot ... continue reading...
