Leanne Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 24 Anyone who knows my family knows that we love to take pictures. With photographers on both sides of my family tree, I’ve seen {and owned} my share of gear throughout the years, especially during my years getting my fine arts degree in photography. While I now know how to … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 29 A great deal of the magic of Christmas is the special items you adopt that then become a part of how you and your family celebrate the season. Whether it's a pair of handmade stockings or a collection of heartfelt ornaments, their arrival in your house signals the start … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 23 A lot of parents struggle with how to instill a sense of compassion and philanthropy in their kids, and I am no exception. Of course you can lead by example, but there is something to be said for being able to provide age-appropriate examples as well. This is why … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 18 Is there any girl out there who doesn’t want to open some personalized jewelry this holiday? There is really no better way to show off your kiddos, your significant other, your pets, or to commemorate a life-changing event like motherhood or marriage than with a beautiful piece of jewelry … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 28 In our house, mazes and puzzles are a very big deal and we love the challenge of racing each other or the clock to figure them out. But, as much as we love doing mazes and puzzles on paper, they are so much more exciting when they are in … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 17 I've reviewed a lot of baby carriers in my days, but there's one that continues to get numerous emails each month. That carrier is the ERGObaby that we reviewed back in 2009 that everyone, including us, loves. And, every single person who contacts me gets the same response: I … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 16 It's not often that I throw out the word "magic" when describing something, but there is honestly no better description for what you will find on the pages of the Magic Cabin catalog. The first time I ever looked through a Magic Cabin catalog I didn't even have children … Read more
There is really nothing more magical than children at Christmastime – that is except for a child who has their own special Elf to share the season with. From the moment our Magic Elf arrived from the North Pole, I knew he was going to be a very welcome house guest this holiday season… and … Read more
Ultimate Gift Guide: Day 14 Have you heard of the MICHE Bag? I remember the first time I heard of them I was in labor with my second child and the commercial for Miche Bags came on. Although I remember thinking “those do look like cute designer handbags”, I was also a little … uh, … Read more
Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Day 13 Both of my kids are "hat kids" and have been since birth. This is partly because they just look so darn cute in them and partly because I realized quickly that hats are one of the cutest and most affordable accessories you can buy, as well as one of … Read more