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Step2 LifeStyle Custom Kitchen

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I spend a good deal of my time at home in the kitchen. Whether I’m making dinner, washing dishes, packing lunches, or prepping snacks, the kitchen is where you will find me. My kids have seen me in the kitchen their whole lives and love to watch me cook and prep, so it’s really no surprise how interested they are in how things work in the kitchen.

This is why they are in love with their new play kitchen from Step2 that sits right alongside my real kitchen. They play with it every single day without fail and it’s become one of the biggest draws of our whole house that the kids flock to during playtime.

I love that they adore it so much, because I love to see them figure out everyday problems like how to make stew when all you have in the fridge is a few random vegetables because someone {ahem, the little one} took everything else for his picnic in the living room.

I love watching them work out math problems by dividing foods and subtracting, and I love seeing them problem solve amongst themselves as they figure out how many foods should be allocated to picnics and how many are for the stew.

Get your Fruit & Veggie fix at Jamba Juice the summer

Are YOU getting enough fruits and vegetables each day? If you’re my daughter, the answer is definitely yes. But, if you’re my son, the answer is probably no. Since he only eats a few fruits and veggies in their raw state, we have to sneak nutrition into his meals just to get him to eat them.

Thank goodness I found out the kid looooooves smoothies. And, not just the fake fruit smoothies you can get at most restaurants, he likes the good stuff, like Jamba Juice. We recently headed to our local Jamba Juice with a $10 gift card from Moms Meet to try out the kid’s smoothies, and both kids were very excited.

Having not been into a full size Jamba Juice store for a while now since we typically visit it at the mall, I was surprised by the fact that they had food as well as smoothies. Since we hadn’t eaten since breakfast and our next stop was the grocery store for something to snack on until I could make an early dinner, I ended up getting a pretzel with cheese Jamba Kids Meal and the two kids split it along with a Jamba Juice Fruit & Veggie smoothie.

We Love the Kiddy Platter by Smarty Parents

When you’re talking gear for young children, all parents want the same thing: quality products that truly last. Well, four years ago we reviewed something called a Piggy Platter here on the site and to this day it’s still one of our most frequently used items in our home. Four years, people – that’s a … Read more

Fun and Learning with the PlanToys Balancing Scale

I love toys with no instructions. There’s nothing more exciting than opening a box and finding a gorgeous open-ended toy that allows the kiddos and I to get creative. For this reason, I love PlanToys. While technically most of their toys do come with some sort of instruction {especially the ones requiring assembly}, you really … Read more

5 Tips for Road Trips with Toddlers

For most of us, the holidays involve some sort of travel, whether it’s just a few towns away or it’s a multi-day excursion. While some people dread time in the car with the kids, especially around the holidays, we actually look forward to road trips. In fact, road trips are one of our favorite ways … Read more

So, I’m Kinda Famous {AKA The Baby Brezza Cookbook}

You may remember how much we adore the Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker, {but if not, please feel free to brush up by reading our Rave Review} and how it single-handedly fed our kids during the pureed food stage. Well, as it turns out, we still love it. In fact, we might love … Read more

American Girl Seattle Grand Opening

We got to check out the new American Girl Seattle store and it did not disappoint. See why we will be spending tons of time there in our future!

Wean Cubes Glass Baby Food Containers

Growing up I was fortunate to have a mother who was ahead of her time. Although I remember some occasional resentment when everyone around me at lunchtime opened their lunch boxes to bright packaging and store-bought treats, the truth is, my mom was on the organic train before it really left the station. From the time … Read more