I think guys are the hardest to "stuff" for. Guys tend to want BIG gifts. Girls like large items too, don't get me wrong. But stocking stuffers are easier to think up because women like a lot of "little things" - earrings, lotions, perfumes, etc. So, I'm here to help with five ideas for your […]
Here are 10 MORE super fun stocking stuffer ideas for small children. ***Scroll down to add your own ideas so we can put together a comprehensive list.*** Stretch Island Fruit Leathers (these things are yummy...and healthy too!) Glow-in-the-Dark Space Stickers Paintbrushes Hair clippies or Colorful tights (for little girls). Crayon Rocks Rainbow-Striped Leg Warmers A […]
The novelty of sorting through a stocking full of treats is enough to make any preschooler's heart pretty much explode with excitement and delight. I can just see my 3-year-old's face now. Her cheeks with be rosy, her eyes will be sparkling, her fists will be clenched from pure excitement, and she'll say, "Mommy! Look!" […]
If all I got on Christmas morning was a stocking, I would be totally A-OK with that. I love peeking in my stocking and seeing all of the little things inside - beef jerky, dark chocolates, hair ties, stickers, a novel, a new pen, a tube of lipstick...and a mandarin orange in the toe. There's […]
7 more days until Christmas. But I don't feel frenzied or frantic. I just feel happy. Unbelievably happy. To be married to this talented, tender-hearted, tough guy: And to get to spend every single day with two smart, sweet, stunning girls: THIS IS THE LIFE. And it is wonderful. Beyond wonderful, actually. Words simply can't […]
On most days, I don't feel like running. My days are already so full - full of diaper-changing, lunch-making, book-reading, email-checking, article-writing, bike-riding, dinner-prepping, dream-chasing, bath-giving, tear-catching, and prayer-saying. It takes so much energy to change into my sports bra, lace up my tennis shoes, and get my 3-year-old ready (she likes to accompany me […]
I go back-and-forth about the worthwhileness of traveling with wee ones. On the one hand, I think: traveling with babies and tots is just plain crazy. It requires an over-the-top amount of energy, planning, and patience...not to mention - STUFF. It involves strollers, car seats, teethers, toys, nursing covers, baby carriers, diapers, wipes, extra pairs […]
I'll let you in on a grand dream that Tim and I have. Someday, when our kids are a little older, we'd like to travel 'round the world with them. To South Africa and Sweden, Mozambique and Madagascar, England and India, Russia and Romania, Greenland and New Guinea. We'll take a year, plan an itinerary, […]