This is How We Target

By sunshineandholly on March 29, 2017

We have a Target about a mile and a half from our house. I pass it pretty much every day, so you can imagine how much time I’ve spent there. Especially since we’ve had kids. When Graham was little, I got into a really bad habit of going about 3 times a week. He was such a good shopper – quiet and content to just sit in the cart. These days, I love a good Target trip alone. Strolling around Target with a Starbucks coffee is my idea of a fun evening. (#sobasic)

Anyway, I thought I’d do a little post here about why I don’t like taking Maddie to Target. You’d think I’d love taking my girly little princess to Target to shop. You know – like a mother/daughter thing.

But no.

That girl is SUPER annoying.

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Let me show you:

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Top 5 Toys for 1-Year-Olds

By sunshineandholly on March 24, 2017

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TGIF!!!

I’m linking up with September Farm and the Farmer’s Wife for 5 on a Friday. Since we’re headed to 2 different birthday parties this weekend, I thought I’d share my top 5 toys for 1-year-olds. Each toy below was a big hit with my kids, and I almost always choose one of these when we’re headed to a first birthday party. The best part of these toys is that they’ll last. We still play with all of them!

3 Tricks to Get Your Child to Pick Up Toys

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I’ll be honest – I’m a terrible housekeeper.

I hate cleaning. I hate tidying up. So it’s no wonder that my kids are the same way. My son in particular throws extremely emotional tantrums when I ask him to pick up toys. “I can’t do it! There’s too many toys! I’m too tired to pick up!” (I was trying to quote my son there, but those sound like things I would say too!) Over the years I’ve figured out a couple of strategies to use to get my kids to clean. Here are my top 3 tricks to get your child to pick up toys.

Disney’s Tangled Themed Family Movie Night

By sunshineandholly on March 21, 2017

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We love our PJ Family Movie Nights!

It’s an opportunity to sit back, relax, and let the tv babysit the kids.

Ha!

Seriously though, everyone in our family loves to watch movies. Even Maddie, who’s 2, will usually sit through an entire movie. Especially if there are fun themed snacks involved.

Last week, we watched Disney’s Tangled. You know we love our Disney movies! We’ve seen it before, but decided to watch it again since there’s a new series coming out on the Disney channel based on the movie. Had to refresh our memories of Eugene…er…Flynn’s smolder, golden flower spells, and the correct way to use a frying pan. (Spoiler alert – it’s not used for cooking!)

That afternoon, while Maddie napped, Graham and I attempted to do a little themed craft to go along with the movie. I’ll admit, I’m not super crafty, so I’m so glad I stumbled on this Tangled lantern craft. It looked easy enough for us to handle!

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Easy Surprise-Inside St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

By sunshineandholly on March 17, 2017

Celebrate the luck of the Irish with these fun St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes!

The kiddos and I made some surprise inside St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes yesterday afternoon, inspired by this Betty Crocker recipe. We’re only allowed to bake on school nights so that Josh can take the leftovers to work with him the next day. If we have 24 cupcakes sitting around the house over the weekend…well…there will only be one or two left by Monday. My sugar addiction is REAL man!

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