With a new baby, a rambunctious toddler, and a busy work schedule for Nate, life has been crazy. We needed a break, a mini vacation. As we were searching for ideas (Vegas, anyone?), we came across an email from Living Social about a deal in French Lick (Indiana) that included a two-night stay in a two-bedroom […]
Healthy Pumpkin Muffins–No Oil!
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S is for Spider–Easy Halloween Craft, {Healthy!} Snack, and Sensory Bin
Hi there! Thanks for visiting. We’d LOVE for you to hang around! Like us on facebook, follow us on pinterest, and/or subscribe by email to be sure you don’t miss an update! Our public library is renovating, so toddler storytime for October was canceled. Bummer. But some friends suggested we invite our library group to our […]
Bubble Wrap: Trash or Toy?
Who doesn’t love popping bubble wrap!? At first, I thought the answer to that (supposedly rhetorical) question was going to be “my daughter.” The other day, I busted out the bubble wrap with the hope of exposing my toddler to the satisfying joy of squeezing and popping everyone’s favorite plastic packaging. But it was hard work. […]
Science Experiments for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Alphabet Snacks–How Our Toddler Learned Her ABCs
Alphabet Snacks I really shouldn’t care if you disapprove of what snack foods I feed my kid. But I’m kind of terrified to publicly admit that I feed my toddler (25 months) things that are as nutritionally worthless as animal crackers. White flour! Sugar! Empty calories! No vitamins! I feel the need to jump to my own defense. […]
An Introduction to Gel Balls and Water Beads
Our big girl is 25 months old. Like most kids, eighteen to twenty-four months was a period of rapid growth. Her vocabulary exploded. She started forming (slightly more) complex sentences with helping verbs, pronouns, and conjunctions. These days, she’s giving us a lot of lengthy monologues: “Mommy, my waffle down in my belly already. Sofi (the […]
ASTC Passport Program–We’re members! Are you?
Have we told your about our museum membership? We love our museum membership. I mean, we really, really love it. We try to go to to the museum in our town every week (Ha! like that ACTUALLY happens. It’s a good goal though.) And we’re always trying to convince our friends to get a pass and join us. […]
Six Weeks with “Two under Two”
Two under two. Baby bunching. Two kids in diapers. I’ve been told that having little ones less than two years apart is dreadful. It means (temporarily) resigning oneself to a life that is a chaotic circus filled with poop, tears, and temper tantrums. While I was pregnant, strangers would often offer “helpful” comments such as, “You’re […]
How’s Big Sister?
After people ask us how we’re sleeping and if our little baby is healthy after her NICU fiasco, the next questions are usually about our toddler and how she’s doing as a big sister. Is she jealous? Is she gentle? Does she like the new baby? Simply put–she’s amazing. Now before I brag shamelessly about […]