This week we are in full-blown back to school mode. All summer I’ve been pulling out the too-small clothing items from the kiddos closets. I finally bagged them all up in anticipation of our back to school shopping at Deseret Industries. Our shopping trip did not disappoint! Not only did Read more…
If your kids aren’t back in school yet chances are they will be soon. As parents we often times plan ahead to purchase everything for a new school year but then scramble last minute because we forgot something. It’s human nature to forget things but the worst thing to Read more…
New pencils, crayons, paper products, tissues – I love Back to School shopping! But if I have all three of my cuties with me – it’s got to be fast. I am so lucky that a new Wal-mart was built right after we moved to Spanish Fork – it’s the Read more…
School starts oh so soon! It’s time for back to school shopping. I am excited to share with you a few of my favorite places to shop as well as a fantastic giveaway for Gymboree! 1. ONLINE. Stores like Gymboree are having fantastic back to school sales. I always shop through Read more…
This post is sponsored by Intermountain LiVe Well. All opinions are my own. My Lily loves to pack and take her own lunch to school. Plus I have two preschoolers at home Read more…
Confession: I’ve been collecting children’s books since I was in high school. As a child I loved reading – scratch that – I was obsessed with reading. I carried a book everywhere I went. Now that I have children of my own, I want to pass that same passion for Read more…
Where did the summer go? This month we are wrapping up our summer adventures with one last trip to Bear Lake (pictured above!) and getting Lily ready to start second grade at her new charter school. With so many exciting things going on, I need fast, healthy, and easy snacks Read more…
I became a journalist because of my high school choir teacher. Seriously. One of my first newspaper assignments was a column for the opinion page on the controversial editing of the movie Titanic. I buried myself in research about whether it was legal for people to buy edited copies of Read more…
Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. It’s Christmas break, but learning hasn’t stopped at the Parker House! While my children were playing with their toys from last night’s Christmas party, I casually slipped Lily’s Hot Bots math set onto the table. Within five minutes, all three Read more…
This sassy little cutie has been begging to take her own lunch since the start of the school year. At first I thought it had to do with her friend’s cute characterized lunch boxes (which she also begged me to buy). I could see that she was also intrigued by Read more…