letting kids be free

There are as many parenting styles as there are parents out there, and we definitely fall in the “let them work on figuring things out on their own” category. I love watching the wheels turn as they try to figure out something, and then their smiles of delight as it happens! (Or sometimes, their frustration […]

Better-than-Pioneer-Woman Easy Fettuccine Alfredo

Want to receive all of my new recipes in your inbox? Click here to be added to my e-mail list! (Pssst.. I’ll e-mail you a free thank you gift, too!) Now first of all, let me get one thing straight- I LOVE the PW. Seriously. She’s one of the first bloggers I ever faithfully read, I […]

Keeping Baby Safe + Giveaway

  This post has been sponsored by Levana, but all opinions are my own. I suppose I should have titled this post “Keeping Toddler Safe” since I technically no longer have a baby. (boo!) But keeping Canaan- our toddler- safe isn’t an easy task. He’s constantly on-the-go and getting into who-knows-what. He decided around Christmas […]

To Cook or Not to Cook?

This post brought to you by El Pollo Loco, but all opinions are my own. A few days ago, one of our friends asked me what my favorite thing was to do, domestically speaking. His wife answered for me, “Cooking!” And she knows me well- I love cooking and recipe developing and making people not […]

Nighttime Essentials for Toddlers

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Huggies®. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mom of 4, I truly love spending time with my kids all day long, but I’m not going to lie and say that we don’t love bedtime! Throughout the years and additions to our family, the […]

How to Dine out for Free

One of our favorite things to do as a couple is to dine out together. We love finding new places and returning to old places. Houston is the mecca for all things food in America, (I read once that Houston edged out even NYC for number of restaurants per capita! I don’t know that that […]

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