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Who doesn't love Angry Birds?! I'm pretty sure just about everyone has played the addictive game, or at least heard of it. My kids are a bit obsessed. We have the game on our iphones, ipods, ipads, droids and laptops. We have Angry Birds shirts, stuffed animals and card games. Last week, I took our obsession one step further and made an Angry Birds Hat.
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I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Maria Bailey on a few occasions. She is one of the most genuine and truly talented business women of our time. She knows what women need/want, how to market them, how to balance the work/family life and on top of all that, still takes time to smile, chat and get to know you. I was THRILLED to know that she would be bringing her highly successful Moms in Business Unite conference to Denver. Trust me, you will not want to miss this! Besides the wealth of information from the speakers alone, it is a great chance to network with...
It should be no surprise that we are HUGE fans of Chuck and Friends by Tonka. I’ve been known to have my mom go to multiple stores just to find one medium sized Chuck school bus. Not that I’m obsessed or anything. I mean, Brady. Brady is obsessed, yes the 3 yr old. Sounds much better than the 30-something mom being obsessed right?! Anyway, I was thrilled to know that one of my favorite iPhone app companies, Ruckus Media, was teaming up with one of my favorite toy companies, Hasbro. Chuck and Friends: Friends for the Long Haul is a iPhone/iPad/iPod...
When traveling with kids, how do you find the best hotel for kids? Do you pick one based on price? Location? Amenities? All of the above? I travel fairly frequently with and without the boys. I used to just pick whichever hotel was the cheapest. We’d have the boys in one bed and my husband and I in the other. No kid specific amenities, heck we’d be lucky to get a shuttle or cab to the place. Those days are behind me. I had too many uncomfortable, sleepless nights. Now, when booking a hotel with the boys I look for...
When I was a kid, I loved to be in the kitchen. I would constantly mix random ingredients, hoping it would turn into something amazing. When I was 9 I honestly and truly thought I’d invented the worlds best thing. Flour, Eggs, Milk, sugar. mix and put in a pan to cook. Yes, I had invented the pancake. Some of my “creations” didn’t fair so well on the taste meter, just so you know, cinnamon in tuna salad – not that good. As a kid I would have loved to go to a cooking camp. I found out about a...
As the brutal heat wave sweeps across the US, many are trying to find cheap/free ways to cool off, myself included! Here are a few different ways the kids and I beat the heat this summer. Water Balloon fights. My boys love playing with the Kaos Nemesis water balloon launcher. At only $15, it’s a great deal and hours of fun! It comes with a bunch of water balloons to get you started as well. Old fashioned running through the sprinkler. Aside from your water bill, this one is free and the kids will enjoy it. You will too as...
I know it’s supposed to be wordless, but isn’t this bee amazing?! I had to google to figure out what kind he was. I’m pretty sure it’s a Green Orchid Bee. For more inspiring photos, check: High Impact Mom, The Bonafide Life, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Mom Blog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Rajean Blomquist and Zensible Mama and link your own photo stories....
I’m still pretty overwhelmed from the amazing time I had at Science in the Rockies by Steve Spangler! I’ve done a ton of thinking about how exactly I wanted to share the experience you all. Do I simply show you experiments and link to how/where you can do them yourself? Do I talk about how I think all science teachers should attend this conference geared just for them? How do I possibly fit all that I have learned into a few blog posts?! Well, I want to do all of the above, but first want to talk to you about what it means...
