My daughter Hayley is about to turn 8. Before I curl up in a ball and cry over how on earth my youngest is so old now, I need to work hard and teach her every day that it's ok to be herself. I praise her basketball shorts, buy her all the headbands, play soccer with her, read stories of fairies and other stories of strong women with her, we play babies, we play barbies, we craft, we create, we ...
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Walnut Street Theatre Kids Series
On a rare weekend day with no soccer in the forecast, we decided to take full advantage of the time off and head into Philadelphia with the kids. We were invited by the Walnut Street Theatre to attend their Kids Series show Aladdin, Jr.! Last winter we were lucky enough to check out Annie and it really made such an impression on the kids. For me it reminded me of growing up and being lucky ...
FALL FAMILY BUCKET LIST
Oh the weather outside is frightful (not in a stormy Christmas way though).....90 degrees outside but the calendar says it's almost October...and since Mother Nature is so mixed up (Oh right, there is no such things as global warming) what's a mom to do when all she wants is some hot apple cider but it's still iced coffee weather?? No need to buy fall/spring jackets anymore because we go from 30 ...
Holiday Traditions Make It The Best Time To Be A Kid
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Gymboree. All opinions are my own The holiday season, with all it’s excitement and amazement can also be incredibly overwhelming. As a mom, I don’t want to disappoint my kids. I want them to get what they want from Santa, experience all the fun the season has to offer and do it all while shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, planning, driving and ...
Sensitive Haircare for Kids by SoCozy
“This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of SoCozy. All opinions are my own and not edited by the sponsor” Most of my life I have had super long hair. When my daughter Hayley was born with a full head of hair I knew right away that just like her momma, my girl was destined for long, thick hair! The kind of hair that the term "Bed Head" really refers too. The hair that overnight ...
Fresh Picks for Youth Baseball
It's my absolute favorite time of year, baseball season!! Derek played in his first baseball game of the season on Tuesday and weather permitting he has 4 games in the next 6 days. With baseball season comes many runs to the store to pick up extra equipment, new cleats, updating outgrown gear from last year that is just a tad bit too small and so on. Some see dollar bills flying out the windows ...
Sports Books for Young Readers
My son Derek is 8 and in 2nd grade. Derek is absolutely obsessed with every single sports team and player. While he loves to play sports and has cheered for local teams for a few years, this year Derek has a true passion to learn the ins and outs of every sport, every team and every player. He knows nicknames, history, player and team records. It's amazing how much information he takes in and ...
No Damsels in Distress: Showing Our Girls STRONG Girls Through Books and Shows
Girls as young as six years old believe that brilliance is a male trait, according research into gender stereotypes. WHAT!!!?? Say it isn't so? Well according to this article in The Guardian featuring a study co-authored by an NYU professor “Already by this young age girls are discounting the evidence that is in front of their eyes and basing their ideas about who is really, really smart on ...
13 Tips to Get the Kids Off to School Without Too Much Fighting
It's been a little over a week since the kids went back to school and I feel as if I have been caught in a wind tunnel ever since. The routine in our house has changed, we are letting the kids sleep later and we are getting up earlier. All in an effort to leave less time for them to argue, dawdle and not find their sneakers for twenty minutes. Now their sneakers are waiting for them on the ...
Life Time Athletic Swim and Ultimate Hoops Birthday Party
Disclosure: This post is sponsored. Thank you Life Time Athletic, Party City, Kids Foot Locker, Pro World and Cool Gear for supplying all the awesome gear, location and supplies to go with our basketball theme! All opinions are mine own. When the kids were born I started a tradition of taking off work and making a big deal of the way we would spend each others birthdays! Depending on whose ...
Powering up our Summer Fun with Energizer Plus A Giveaway #PoweringSummer
One of the joys of summer is watching my children enjoy playing outdoors. I love that summer is the time that they become best friends again and they create so many memories and adventures together (well, when they aren't fighting!) While we are in the middle of a heatwave here in the NorthEast my kids have become sunkissed pool jumpers. Hayley, my 5 year old just passed her swim test at the Life ...
New Jersey Themed Baseball Shirt (Free SVG Download)
We are full on baseball obsessed in our house. Derek is loving playing. This is his 3rd year and this summer is his first time playing on a tournament team. Derek is so devoted, he is the only kid I know that cries if practice is rained out and begs to practice all day every day! My husband Rob was very athletic and he will say Derek gets it all from him BUT I played sports as a kid too!! ...
