This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #JoinTheSearch #CollectiveBias Teaching children through play games, singing songs, and reading books is something I’ve always enjoyed. While we’ve read bible stories to Kolton since he was tiny, I wanted to do something with him that taught more about the birth of Christ. I’ve drawn up 3 simple lessons for toddlers at Christmas and thought I would share them here too. I was inspired […]

Spending quality time with each of my babies is important. But it’s often hard. And I only have 2 kids. Malachi is easy enough, he needs my constant care so he gets lots of “mommy time”, but it’s a little harder with the toddler. Problem is, I cannot always do anything special with just my toddler. We read books, but baby is taking most of the attention. We take walks, but baby faces mommy, and toddler faces forward. I know […]

I adore the toddler stage, it truly is a favorite of mine. I do not adore the messes! When Alonda offered to share 5 mess free toddler activities I was all about it! With everything going on right now, I cannot spend as much one-on-one time with my toddler and he does well playing by himself, but the mess! Oh the mess! Below are some great ideas that both you and your child are sure to love. Just keep in […]

A few months ago I made a new batch of elderberry syrup and I turned half of it into elderberry gummy vitamins. After sharing a photo of them on Instagram and Facebook I had a lot of requests for my recipe. Honestly, my elderberry syrup recipe is pretty simple and elderberry gummy vitamins just need one more ingredient to take them from syrup to gummies. Why make gummies? Good question since most kids will take down elderberry syrup without batting an […]

This post- Vitamin C Gummy Recipe has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MeAndMyTea #CollectiveBias One thing Jason and I have always reached for at the first sign of a cold is VitC. As an immune booster it’s one of our go-tos every-time. Last winter Kolton still received most of his nutrients through my milk so I counted my VitC dosage for him too. Now he’s a toddler and needs his own VitC. But yipes! […]

Kids are sponges, soaking up every bit of information you feed them. How do you inspire an early love of learning so they continue to be sponges and continue to soak in information? While a bit challenging, I have always considered the toddler stage my favorite. They are learning something new everyday. Whether it is new words, new likes, new dislikes, or new places, toddlers are on-the-go seeking adventure. How do you integrate so deeply into them a love of learning […]

Psst: Keep reading for the features and linkup if this doesn’t interest you. 3 Day Potty Training Several months ago I read of 3 day potty training and loved the sound of it. Like ripping off a band-aid and getting the pain over quickly, being able to get the basics down in 3 days versus several months sounded amazing. Last Tuesday we started our 3 day potty training. He sported a bare rear-end and we played in the kitchen all […]