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How to Decorate a Gingerbread House: The BEST Candy Ideas {Printable}

November 8, 2017 By Lauren

How to Decorate a Gingerbread House plus free printable checklist

I was young when I learned how to decorate a gingerbread house. Every December when I was a kid, my family went to my aunt and uncle’s house and had a gingerbread house decorating party. As the years passed and we gained experience, we got more and more creative with our houses. There was the […]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: candy, candy ideas, Christmas, decorate, family, fun, gingerbread house, printable

9 Tips to Keep Everyone Happy on a Family Road Trip

June 25, 2015 By Lauren

Family Road Trip

As we head into summer, millions of families will be hitting the road for a good, old-fashioned family vacation. Whether heading across town or across the country, traveling with kids can turn even the calmest parent into a bundle of nerves. With a little planning though, the entire family can have a (relatively) stress-free and absolutely fun experience that will create […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational Tagged With: family, fun, LEGO Juniors, road trip, summer, tips, travel, vacation

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can’t Screw Up

March 19, 2015 By Lauren

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can't Screw Up

I know, the title is a little harsh. I have a reason for it though! Last year, just before Easter, I wrote a post entitled Our Cookies Look Like Crap and They’re Absolutely Perfect. You should go read it, but the gist was that when you get your kids to help decorate, the results don’t always turn […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: baking, cooking, desserts, easter, easter desserts, fun, holidays, kids, memories, perfect

Week 49: Did Christmas Meet Your Expectations?

December 29, 2014 By Lauren

Keeping It Real Christmas Expectations

Does anyone else feel like Christmas day is always a little anticlimactic? I love love love the season leading up to it, but then the actual day arrives and it’s kinda like, eh. It doesn’t usually live up to the hype. Or maybe I should say, it doesn’t usually live up to my ridiculous expectations. […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: Christmas, christmas expectations, expectations, family, family time, fun, keeping it real, lower expectations

Week 42: Snow No!

November 10, 2014 By Lauren

First Snow

There seems to be two camps when it comes to the first snow of the season. There are the people who are horrified by it and there are the people who are thrilled by it. Usually the people who are horrified by it are over five feet tall and the ones who are thrilled by […]

Filed Under: Keeping It Real Challenge Tagged With: first snow, fun, keeping it real, kids, magic, snow, winter, wonder

Meme Monday: Wash It or Wear It?

October 20, 2014 By Lauren

Funny Flowchart

Welcome to another edition of Meme Monday! The other day I was lamenting the fact that the laundry is NEVER done. Just when I finish putting away the last of the 20 loads I did over the weekend, there’s a whole fresh crop waiting to be washed, dried, folded, and (my least favorite part) put […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Meme Monday, Parenting Humor Tagged With: busy, chores, clothes, families, flowchart, fun, funny, laundry, public, smell, stains, wash, wear

Lessons from a wallflower: Feigning abandon

June 26, 2014 By Lauren

feigning abandon

I sit on a plush, padded seat watching the sea of children at the front of the auditorium move like waves to the loud, upbeat music. They are having a blast. Dancing, bouncing, trying to copy the arm motions of the people on stage. I shift my eyes toward the back of the group, right […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: abandon, dancing, embarrassment, foolish, fun, personality, self-conscious

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