Thanks to Holiday House and Peachtree for sending me these awesome books! As always, all opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. We started school last week! One of the things we're doing this year is the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! program; our kids have a goal to read 20-30 minutes daily and can earn personal pan pizzas just by reading. Our son is seven this year and his reading abilities have exploded which is awesome for all of us. He is so excited to read us picture books and Read more [...]

Thanks to Therm Kids for sending me these adorable jackets! As always, all opinions are my own. It's back-t0-school season! Have your kids started for the year? We're a homeschooling family and we started on September 5th. One of the things we began the year with was a family mission statement and goals. Since we live in Minnesota and have four seasons, one of our goals is to get outside every day regardless of the weather. In the past I have been terrible about this ("It's too cold/hot/rainy/windy") Read more [...]

This 'Best Board Games for Learning from Ravensburger and ThinkFun (+ Giveaway)' post is sponsored.  As always, all opinions are my own. We are a family that LOVE games!  Of course, depending on the season, we sometimes play more often than others.  Coming out of summer, I'm definitely missing our game playing.  When it's nice out, we have to take advantage of the outdoors as Minnesota winters come all too soon.  With school starting back up, I can already feel a change Read more [...]

This 'Graco 4Ever DLX Grad 5-in-1 Slim Car Seat Review' is sponsored by Graco.  As always, all opinions are my own. As parents, we all want to do our best when it comes to keeping our kids safe.  Having your child in a properly fitted and secured car seat is one of the most important steps to take!  Because we live in the country, we have to drive to everything.  Whether it's a park, beach, activity, party, or other event; we're on the road to get there.  Having our kiddos Read more [...]

This 'Baby Jogger Summit X3 Jogging Stroller Review' is sponsored by Baby Jogger.  As always, all opinions are my own. Baby Jogger Summit X3 Jogging Stroller Review As a mom to six kiddos, former foster mom to over 20 foster children, and a former in-home daycare provider; it's safe to say that I've had my fair share of experience with strollers.  I've lost count how many I've owned over the years on my quest to find the best.  Because my husband and I love to bring our kids everywhere Read more [...]