This photo captures the essence of love between Kyle and Kenzie beautifully as they hold hands to help them navigate the rising tide on the sandbar during our hike from Charles Island to Silver Sands beach in Connecticut. The hike was so much fun! We planned our visit to the beach to time with low … Read more
Last night, the kids and I saw ‘The Blue Umbrella’, the Disney Pixar short that precedes Monsters University. It is AMAZING. Even my 5 & 7 year old were WOWED by this story which is a “love declaration to the rain” according to Director Saschka Unseld. My kids are thrilled to OWN their very own … Read more
The Blue Umbrella, the short that will precede Monsters University in theaters, is the most realistic animation I’ve ever seen in my entire life. This touching and beautiful short is not to be missed. We had a chance to sit down with Director Saschka Unseld of “The Blue Umbrella” during out visit to Pixar this … Read more
New summer dessert alert! Pillsbury Key Lime and Orangesicle Cake Cookies and Icing mixes are now available in store at Walmart. We took both of these flavors for a test run on a rainy day this week. A very yummy blog assignment that both kids were thrilled to participate in! Take a look at these … Read more
Kenzie and Kyle have caught the fishing bug from their Poppy. These kids are natural born anglers. We had a beautiful day at my parent’s lake fishing for hours. 5 year old Kyle mastered casting and patiently fished for 2 hours hoping to catch his very 1st fish. The fish didn’t seem to be biting … Read more
We are a smoothie obsessed family, but the concept of purely “juicing” was a new experience for us when we tackled a review of the Fusion Juicer. I admit that we all thought the Apple Blueberry and Strawberry juice that we made was literally the BEST JUICE of our life. The Fusion Juicer is on … Read more
We heart the Kohl’s Cares program which lets you buy super cute books and matching plush toys for only $5 and 100% of net profits are donated to programs benefiting children – over $200 million dollars has been raised to date. Wow! Check out this summer’s super cute Pout Pout Fish merchandise. Kenzie and Kyle … Read more
It’s time to get schooled…. Monsters style! Are you ready for Monsters University to hit theaters next week on June 21st? My kids and I can not WAIT to see this movie. We’ve been reading all the Monsters University books for the past 2 weeks and today we spotted all kinds of monstrously cute Monsters … Read more
It’s summer and we love making – and consuming smoothies. But when you are in a rush, a ready made smoothie is a great option for busy families on the go. Enter Darifair Farms Smoothies and Frappes. We recently sampled a new line of Single Serve Frozen Darifair Smooties and Frappes that are sold exclusively … Read more
Kenzie and Kyle are in heaven enjoying the glorious experience of having a minivan. Seriously, both of these kids have been DREAMING of a minivan for years. Toyota heard about their hopes and reached out to me about lending us a Toyota Sienna to fulfill Kyle and Kenzie’s dream. So cool! Here’s Kyle upon the … Read more