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I said Yes…

While the littles napped, Liam came to me and sweetly asked if we could share a “cup of warm, not hot, cocoa.”  My first thought was of the mess, the effort and the extra sugar that that would involve, but then I looked into my oldest’s sweet face and realized that my son wanted to spend a moment with me, …

Civil Engineer Road Tape for the boys

While shopping for the boys this past Christmas I came across this Civil Engineer Road tape on Amazon and thought it was a perfect stocking stuffer! My boys LOVE their cars (we have 185 Hotwheels alone) and driving them around very surface of our home is one of their favorite past times.  So when I saw this actual ROAD tape, …

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DIY Preschool Car Trip Activity

Tomorrow morning we head out on a trip to Ventura to see family; it’s a 5 hour car ride and one we are very familiar with! But like most car trips with toddlers, there can be those blessed stressful moments where even the all entertaining ipad won’t calm the savage beasts! So it’s nice to be prepared with a few …

Dirt, Rocks and Cars

Sometimes you just have to get your hands dirty, and having two boys, this happens a lot over here!  The other day was so gorgeous and warm (in Feb?!) we decided to play outside and dig in the dirt.  Since most of our yard is rock and grass, there isn’t much digging room, but we did manage to make some …

No Mess Finger Painting

Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good and messy craft, but sometimes I need a moment to breath and get dinner ready and I don’t always want to plop them down in front of the tv. So yet again, Pinterest has come to the rescue! Ziploc Bag Finger Painting! It’s simple, quick, mess free and the boys loved …

Out of the mouth of babes….

Fun story this morning.  Hilarious actually. I’ve been trying to teach Liam to tell the truth when he has poop in his britches, because he will usually tell me “nope.”  Then I respond back with, “Liam you need to tell mommy the truth.” Well, this morning as we were getting ready to leave, he tell’s me he has poop.  “Great! …