Thank you to Islabikes for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions are my own.  How did my son Liam feel when he saw his Cnoc 16 from Islabikes arrive in the mail? Ecstatic is an understatement. My son Liam started off his bicycling journey on a stryder balance bike when he was roughly 18 months old. If you are unsure of what a balance bike is, essentially it is a bike without pedals, under the theory that children are far more confidant and secure learning bike 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 [...]

I partnered with Basic Invite on this blog post and was compensated. All opinions are my own. My sister is working on planning her wedding. They are still in the very early stages of planning, and don't have a specific date yet. However, she's excited to get talking about themes, decorations, locations and all the other fun details. She asked me to be in her wedding party which I am really excited about. We talked about how Pinterest is such a great source for inspiration and how they have themes Read more [...]

Thank you to TrackR for sending us the TrackR bravo for review! My husband has tons of wonderful qualities; he is sweet, funny, hard working, a fantastic father, and the list goes on. However, being organized and keeping track of things is not one of his strong suits. He is constantly asking, "Have you seen my wallet?". Although most of the time the wallet is nearby, last winter he lost his wallet for good. We have no idea where it went. Along with losing the wallet came the pain of having Read more [...]

I have been provided with a Nutrisystem plan in exchange for sharing my honest experience and results on my blog. All opinions are my own. You may have noticed that I took a few weeks off from posting about Nutrisystem. We had a bit of a mix-up with ordering so Ryan ran out of Nutrisystem food before getting his next order. We've been working on trying homemade meals that align with Nutrisystem for several months now. We know that eventually Ryan will end the program and we need to be able Read more [...]

Well, our foster care journey definitely started out a little different than we had thought.  While our original idea had been to stay under the age of our youngest, the very first call we got was for three sisters who were 8, 4, and 4 months.  Since we were the only option in our county, we gave it a go.  The two weeks we had the girls was definitely a learning experience.  There were good times, bad times, stress, fun, and so much more.  Then, two days after saying good-bye to them, we got Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine. Do you use coupons when making purchases in person? For a few years I never went grocery shopping without coupons. It was pretty time-consuming, so after a while I switched to just using 'easy' coupons. For example, I always check for coupons before ordering pizza through the app on my local chain because they almost always have a coupon for free cheese bread with an order of a pizza. I always check department store sites before heading out shopping Read more [...]

Have you ever taken your family to see a live show?  We've taken our kids to local plays and such but I've always wanted to take them to a character show too.  Now we finally have the chance during the Octonauts LIVE Deep Sea Volcano Adventures US Tour!  With five kiddos between the ages of 2 and 11, we have a full house of Octonauts fans!  And if we're going to be completely honest, even my husband and I enjoy sitting down and watching this fun show as a family. Sending a big thank you to NCircle Read more [...]

Thank you to Mill Creek Entertainment for partnering for this review! Once upon a time..... there was a man named Charles Townsend.  He was a mysterious man and three beautiful girls who were police officers but whose skills were being wasted on menial duties, went to work for him. (Every time I heard those words, I knew exactly what was coming next.  I grew up with my dad watching this show!  As a young child, I didn't appreciate how awesome it was but now as an adult, these older television Read more [...]

I was sent Super Wubble and I was compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. I remember being a little kid and blowing bubbles, only to watch my cousins pop them as quickly as they could. I was never a 'popper', so I didn't like that they were popping my bubbles. I preferred to watch them drift away as far as they could get before popping. I wish Super Wubble existed when I was a child. It's the ultimate bubble toy for kids like I was, who don't want their bubbles to pop, and is recommended Read more [...]