Today, we took a thirty minute trip to St. Helens, Oregon. It was a beautiful fall day, and we went to see the Spirit of Halloweentown. [Get their full 2018 itinerary here.] This was such a neat day, it was cute to see where one of my favorite fall movies had been shot. We also learned on our adventure that Twilight and parks of the show, Grimm were shot here too! We always try to make our day trips as affordable as possible. This day was incredibly cheap, to be honest. We ...
Our day trip to St. Helens, Oregon–Visit Halloweentown!
Halloween 2021 Movie Suggestions!
The boys and I spent some time this morning looking at some titles for our October movie nights. Planning ahead is an easy way to not stress and keep expenses low! Here’s what we are watching: On 10/1 Disney+ is going to premiere LEGO® Star Wars Terrifying Tales. Really excited to watch this one with the boys! We haven’t watched the Addams Family as a family yet, so we are going to watch that one. I also noticed Netflix is launching a new series called A Tale Dark & Grimm I ...
Video Game Birthday Party!
I really took the summer off from posting on this platform. That is one of the best parts of being a business owner, I do have the luxury of doing that. When I first started blogging, I felt a lot of pressure to create near daily and often would end up burnt out. It is nice to be able to step back and recharge a little more these days! Both of my boys have summer birthdays, so I thought I'd share a fun recap of each of their birthdays. We will start with Sawyer's today. We splurged on a "game ...
Back To School With Tyson!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. #CreateYourOwnRules Seems like since March 2020 life has just been unpredictable, watching my boys navigate the shifts and changes so gracefully has been awe inspiring. We are currently rounding down from an amazing summer-- we packed it full of adventures at home but also many other activities. I'm starting to look ahead to the upcoming school year, ordering school supplies, ...
Editor’s Notes: August 2021
When my boys were babies/toddlers/before the school years. My morning routine consisted of waking up intentionally early and writing on this blog. I wrote a blog post nearly daily, we'd eat breakfast and go to the gym. We'd come and do an educational activity or meet friends at a playdate and then go back for lunch and naps. During nap, I'd take reading or quiet time for myself to recharge for an afternoon of parenting, we'd play outside, make dinner, do our sweet, slow bedtime routine. I have ...
Back To School Checklist
I fully realize that many of you may not be ready to even think about back to school, but alas, here we are. For us, it has been a really sad week. We sad goodbye to our foster daughter exactly a week ago, so I've busied myself the last seven days by cleaning my house from top to bottom, having the kids try on every item of clothing they own, and labeling school supplies. It's hard for me to fathom that I have been an elementary school mom for four years now. My oldest is heading into third ...