Leanne I love teaching my daughter new things and watching her eyes light up with each newfound piece of knowledge. Nothing can beat the feeling of watching her process something complex or advanced for her age and seeing the puzzle pieces slowly come together as she gets the concept fully. Unfortunately for us, I am vastly … Read more
Last Friday we officially Got The Sillies out when Yo Gabba Gabba Live was in Seattle at the gorgeous Paramount Theatre. Being that this was our third year attending {There’s a Party In My City in 2010 and It’s Time to Dance in 2011}, we pretty much knew what we were in for as far … Read more
In honor of February being Heart Health Month, we’ve been making an effort to eat healthier and cook more at home. In addition to the savings of not eating out, I just feel better knowing what every single thing is that I’m eating, and have found it’s actually a lot of fun to find, create, … Read more
This last weekend we had a mini vacation at "the best place, ever", according to my daughter. She will tell anyone who asks that she wants to go "for 18 days next time, not a measly 1 day". Can you guess where we were? Here's a few more clues: And, one of my favorites of … Read more
Are you like me and have a pile of electronics lying around your house gathering dust. I always convince myself that I *might* use them someday or they would be great for the kids, and then I never actually make it happen and instead they sit cluttering my house. Well, I’m getting a jump on … Read more
With lots of family and friends announcing upcoming weddings, I can’t help but start searching early for personalized bridal shower gifts and wedding ideas. When I got married, it was well before Pinterest and even before people went online for everything, which made it hard to get truly special items that everyone else wasn’t going … Read more
It started innocently enough with one My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic video on the LeapPad, and ever since then my kiddos have been very big fans of everything Equestria. So, it’s no surprise that they were smitten when they were introduced to the line of My Little Pony toys from Hasbro a few … Read more
I think we all know that old rhyme. I, for one, have been singing it all week as I’ve been learning and loving my new fire engine red Nokia 920 Windows 8 phone from AT&T that arrived just in time to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me. I’ve said before how utterly amazing it is that … Read more
If you know me, you know how much I love to save money. I rarely buy items without a discount, and I love to help others save on the things that they buy as well. Because of my love of savings, I'm no stranger to RetailMeNot, which is a great resource for online coupon codes … Read more
While I love cooking, I’ve never fancied myself a baker. Whenever I try baking, it typically comes from a box, and even then I usually somehow manage to ruin it. For this reason, the main things on my grocery list each week are from the bakery – wheat rolls, bagels, baguettes, etc. But, in an … Read more