Hey, everyone! It’s KC here to talk a little about screen time. You know, the term our parents have come up with when we finally get the iPad in our hands. Now, I don’t know about all of you, but my “screen time” has seriously been shortened. Gone are the days when I always stayed current with my favorite… Read more →
Author: Alli and Eric
Eating Out with Kids – 14 Tips for Sane Parents and Happy Kids
Eating out with kids can be an adventure. As parents we believe from early on that children should be exposed to different social activities and that includes how to act while sitting down to eat both at home and at restaurants. We know full well how challenging it can be. Even to the point of just stopping it all together.… Read more →
Bike with Us and Rad Wagon Bike Review!
Moving to and living in San Francisco has definitely been a huge lifestyle change. Our desire to make that change was a driving force to move and we are in love with everything it has brought. How we live, eat, sleep, organize, work, play and get around has slowly changed. Take yesterday for instance. KC had her first T-Ball game… Read more →
Win a $500 StitchFix Gift Card! (Ended)
Cupid has some serious competition this Valentine’s Day! Some blogger friends and I are sharing some love of our own and giving away one $500 Stitch Fix gift card. My daily #dresswithus series on Instagram started as a way to document an affinity I had for the San Francisco based company, StitchFix, and also to connect with other women for style inspiration.… Read more →
Our sails are full with Kissy Kissy. Review + Giveaway
Can you pinpoint Peru on a map? If so, very impressive. How about this. Have you ever touched a baby outfit made from Peruvian pima cotton? If not then please let me explain. It’s the softest most luxurious fabric that you’ll wish your own pjs were made of and you can add it to the millions of reasons you’ll want to snuggle up… Read more →
On the Go With Lalabu Soothe Shirt® + Giveaway
Just before my son RD was born, I came across an amazing and innovative product called the Soothe Shirt® made by Lalabu via Instagram. It’s one of those things that you see and think, “That’s brilliant! I need that!” Actually I’m pretty sure that was exactly what I commented on a friend’s Instagram feed just before Keri, founder of Lalabu, reached out to me… Read more →
Nursery for Shaky Dad Part 3 – The Reveal!
Pretty hard to argue that The Land of Nod doesn’t offer some of the most amazing, creative, high quality, yet fairly priced children’s furnishings, toys and gifts out there. We had bought a few items prior to this project and were always impressed how “forever” the products were. But when we approached them about helping us design KC’s and the… Read more →
#30DaysWithParkinsons
Five million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease — a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder. In the United States, 60,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year alone. There is no known cure for Parkinson’s disease. I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease going on seven years ago. As a family we have incorporated the challenges of PD into… Read more →
Step Up Your GAME! More Sight Word Fun.
You’ll have your child begging to practice their sight words with these two games. My daughter KC loves them so much that she has them all set up at the table each morning before I’m even done making her breakfast. These games are great to play leading up to our annual Easter egg hunt. We’ve shown you how to introduce sight words… Read more →
Making SENSE with GiGi. more sight word fun!
See it. Say it. Hear it. Touch it. The more senses a child uses when learning a new sight word, the quicker they’ll begin to instantly recognize that word by sight. We’ve been using 4 of the 5 senses almost simultaneously each time a new sight word has been introduced. Let’s watch this in action with a new sight word AND special… Read more →