Sending a big thank you to Camp Lebanon for welcoming our family to a fun-filled weekend at Camp! If you're just tuning in to my Camp Lebanon Series, be sure to head over to my First Camp Post to hear about day one and learn a little bit more about this awesome camp.  Today, I want to share just some of the fun games and activities they offer at Camp Lebanon.  While it would be impossible to tell about everything, here are some highlights! For starters, right near the Camp Lebanon Chalet, Read more [...]

My husband sprained his ankle last weekend. He's a farmer and we wanted to get him back on his feet and feeling good as soon as possible. I taught him the acronym R.I.C.E. to treat his sprained ankle. I share this acronym any chance I get to help others remember how to treat a sprain or a strain. R stands for Rest. You should take it easy and rest the affected extremity as much as possible. It may be necessary to use crutches for a few days in the event of a bad lower extremity sprain. Relax Read more [...]

Summer is so close that my kids can practically taste it!  We are winding down with school and they've already began to spend the majority of waking hours outside, as long as the sun is shining.  I have to admit that it's been a welcomed change to the busy schedule of the school year and daily routine of school days.  But with the summer break, kids don't have to completely check out.  There are still lots of fun ways to get some hands on learning during break, including taking part in “Nellie’s Read more [...]

Just lately, my husband has been asking me to find him a really great water bottle.  Previously, he had an insulated plastic one and it just wasn't cutting it any more.  The cover would pop open and the water would taste terrible after less than 12 hours.  Since I've been a huge fan of Eco Vessel bottles for years, I immediately headed to their website to see if they'd have an option that would be sufficient for him.  Thankfully, they came to my rescue! Sending a big thank you to Eco Vessel Read more [...]

Sending a big thank you to Camp Lebanon for welcoming our family to a fun-filled weekend at Camp! Well, we just got back from having an amazing time at Camp Lebanon's Memorial Weekend Family Camp and I can't wait to share all the details with you!  While we had high expectations, we were completely blown away as Camp Lebanon went above and beyond all that we were expecting.  Their motto of being "Home of the funnest fun" definitely held true! Just around this corner and up a hill lies one Read more [...]

Thank you to Tree Hut Design for providing me with product in exchange for review. All opinions belong to me.  Father's Day is such an important day for my family. Teaching my children to thank, and appreciate all the hard work that their dad does, really warms my heart. I love to have the kids make my husband gifts with their own personal messages to him as he really cherishes those heartfelt words so much. While I do believe that its important to get a dad father related gifts I think it's Read more [...]

Thank you to HOOT for sending a Treasure Box for review in exchange for my honest opinion. HOOT stands for Hands On Occupational Therapy. "HOOT promotes purpose driven play with toys & activities to strengthen developmental skills & reach milestones." HOOT was founded by a mom whose son needed occupational therapy and is led by Lisa, an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience helping babies and children. Toys can be used to promote children's gross motor, fine motor and Read more [...]

  Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many Read more [...]

Thank you to JBL for sending the Everest Elite 700 Headphones to review in exchange for my honest opinion. My husband is a music fanatic. If he's working, he's listening to music. He's a farmer and he has trouble with his ear bud cords sometimes getting tangled, caught on something or broken at the farm. When I got the chance to review JBL's Everest Elite 700 Headphones, I jumped at the opportunity! These headphones made an awesome, and very much appreciated early Father's Day Gift for my Read more [...]

Summer is in the air!  Do you have some ideas on how to keep the kids busy and active yet?  We have a couple of small outings planned as well as camp but the majority of our summer will be spent at or near home with lots of free time.  So I like to have a few things on hand to pull out and entertain the kids when the summer boredom blues start to set in. Sending a big thank you to GoSports for sponsoring this post! GoSports offers an amazing variety of different games and activities that Read more [...]