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 →
Category: Parent with Us
Halloween Wreath Craft Project Rediscovered in the Pumpkin Patch!
Our annual visit to a pumpkin patch took place this last weekend. And, of course, choosing the perfect pumpkin was only the finale after the kids were overjoyed to climb haystacks, slide down slides, ride the tree swings, and feed the goats in the petting zoo! By the end they were all seeing who could pick up the biggest pumpkin,… Read more →
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 →
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Neurologist…
Sometimes life’s inconveniences turn out to be the best lessons. Yesterday, I had to take RD to my neurology appointment at UCSF. It was my first with a new neurologist as I made the switch from Stanford. I rarely go alone as Alli normally goes along, but because of scheduling and daycare restrictions this week I went without her and… 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 →
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 →