A few years ago I found out our contributor, Kristin, had been hiding a very big secret from me - although she currently works as a professional photographer, she used to be a 1st grade teacher! You guys, you cannot imagine how psyched I was when she let this little gem slip in an email. All the possible posts just started piling up in my head. The very first thing I wanted her to write for us was a back-to-school post on all the critical things your child's teacher wants to know about … [Read more...]
Summer Corn on the Cob: 3 Delicious Ways
We're reaching the end of summer season fruits and vegetables like corn, peaches and zucchini. So I feel I'd be remiss if I didn't tell you about my favorite ways to serve fresh corn on the cob to my family. Don't get me wrong, a stick of butter and some salt goes a long way. But, if you want to amp up your summer veggie game, you've got to try one of these toppings for corn. I love that it elevates the simple vegetable to a 'company's coming' side but it's simple enough that you can … [Read more...]
Lunch Box Hack: Batch Bake and Freeze these Apple Muffins!
As much as I'm loving playing in the sun with the kids these days, there's no denying it... back-to-school is coming. You know what my least favorite part of the school year is? Packing lunch every. single. day. And this year I have two kids to pack for! Which is why I'm absolutely LOVING this lunchbox hack idea from our contributor, Kristin. She's once again teaming up with our sponsor Juicy Juice to bring you guys a great way to easily get a nutritious goodie into your kids' … [Read more...]
What Is an Instant Pot? And How Can it Save Dinner Time at Your House?
Did you nab yourself an Instant Pot during Amazon's Prime Day? If you did, you're definitely not alone. Amazon reportedly sold over 215,000 of them on Wednesday! If you bought one, or heard about this crazy contraption for the first time, this week- we want to help. Today we're re-posting our post from last spring, it contains three thing: An introduction to Instant Pot 21 Family Friendly Instant Pot Recipes Our Favorite Instant Pot Cookbooks Here's Kristin with everything … [Read more...]
Summer Snacking: Tangy Orange Tangerine Creamsicles
One of my favorite parts of summer is having more time to make homemade treats with the kids! With all of the sports and after-school activities during the school year, I never seem to have any extra time to spend in the kitchen with my kids, so I love to do it as much as possible during the summer. My littles absolutely love spending time with me pouring and mixing and I see it as a great time to connect. Plus, getting them comfortable in the kitchen is an important life skill. Today … [Read more...]
Our Go-To Summer Breakfast: Chilled, Tropical Overnight Oats
*This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, all opinions are 100% our own I'm so happy to announce that this year I'm once again a part of The Oat Authority, a great team of bloggers out to help Quaker meet the needs of families' evolving lifestyles with tips, recipes, and products that provide delicious, wholesome and convenient breakfasts and snacks. Today we're kicking things off with our new go-to breakfast for summer (Yay! It's finally time to start talking about … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Easy Easter Dessert Recipe: Bunny Chow
Need an easy Easter potluck recipe or a new treat to fill those plastic eggs? You have to check out this dead simple Bunny Chow recipe. We brought it to our annual neighborhood egg hunt a few years ago and I got so many compliments I was actually embarassed by how little work I put into it! Here's Kristin with the recipe... Puppy Chow. It's also known as monkey munch, muddy buddies, muddy munch, or reindeer chow. You can now refer to this concoction of cereal, melted chocolate, and … [Read more...]
Our Secret Tool for Raising Kids Who Are Safe & Responsible On Their Phones
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of OurPact. We've got such a cool tool to share with you guys today from our newest sponsor, OurPact. I really, really think you're going to find it to be one of the most valuable apps you own- and it's free! Kristin is going to go into lots of detail below, but in a nutshell this genius app gives parents the ability to control exactly when, and how long, their kids can use the apps, or the internet on their phones AND to block any apps … [Read more...]
30 Ways to Eat Veggies All Day Long (for You & the Kids)
I recently had a serious energy crash (I'm talking could barely get myself up off the couch to do anything for days and days kind of crash). To get myself out of it, I did a lot of research on things like The Adrenal Re-set Diet. In the end, one of the HUGEST factors for me finding my energy again was simply to start eating vegetables all. day. long. My goal is seriously to have some sort of vegetable pretty much every time I eat. As you can imagine, this is not always easy! So today I've … [Read more...]
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