By Shannon Breuner Nelson
We've all been on some GREAT play dates. But what happens when it's a get out of there as fast as you can kind of play date? There's not much worse than a play date gone south.
They're awkward for the parents, miserable for at least one of the kids, and can cause a strain between friends.
Thankfu...
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By Amy Allen Johnson
Whether you're taking your family camping or hosting a BBQ at your house, you'll want to have this Marinated Turkey BBQ recipe on hand.
Our family loves this recipe! Birthdays, family BBQs, graduations and camping -- Chances are pretty high we have Marinated Turkey Tenders on the menu.
The recipe...
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By Erica Fehrman
I started working part-time outside of the house recently, and am just now tackling the concept of a very different summer for my family. My husband is also using most of his vacation time for a trip to Haiti, so we're looking at easy, close-to-home summer plans.
1. I know it's not "fun," per say...
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By Carina
It's time to stop feeding babies rice cereal.
I'm serious.
Put down that box of "rice cereal" and walk away.
Rice cereal is BAD for your baby. Rice cereal is probably at the root of the obesity epidemic in children.
Why? Think about what you know about healthy, nutritious foods. We know we're supp...
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By Shannon Breuner Nelson
We just had teacher appreciation week at school. Which is soon to be followed up with end of the year teacher gifts. Let's just say I wasn't super prepared with cute ideas.
It was recommended to bring "fresh-cut flowers from your own garden" which I found to be an entertaining suggestion since I...
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By Amy Allen Johnson
What do you do when you have a Costco-sized bag of spinach in your fridge and you're tired of eating salad?
Find your favorite spinach and pasta recipe and you've got a hearty dinner in the making! Technically, this is a Spinach Cannelloni recipe, but as you can see, I skipped the cannelloni part ...
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By Erica Fehrman
We read through 100,000+ baby names, experimented with the syllables in the first-middle-last names, made sure the initials didn't spell anything crude, and chose a name: Wyatt.
In 2007, we distantly knew of one living Wyatt, and we chose our Wyatt's name to commemorate my family's love of the Wes...
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By Guest Post
Editorial Note: June Haskell of Simply June shares the wild story of her first son's birth with us today. I had a chance to watch June perform last week at Listen To Your Mother and she brought the house down. We hope you love her story as much as we do.
When a woman tells you her story about givi...
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By Rachael Herrscher
Enter to win a Canon Camera and an Epiphane Bag in our Epic May Giveaway!
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Sponsored by the ladies of Boston Mamas, Eat Blog Run, Make and Takes, Mom Generations, No Biggie, Petit Elefant, Pinterest You Are Drunk, Rage Against the Minivan, Rookie Moms, The Happiest Home, Thi...
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By Amy Allen Johnson
Do you have a Special Day breakfast recipe? Perhaps for Mother's Day or a birthday? I love made-from-scratch muffins. So when a dear friend from Kentucky stopped by, I had the perfect reason to make a batch of Raspberry Streusel Muffins -- to make it her Special Day!
Plus, with spring ...
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