Finding the best baby items, on a budget - is something that I’ve become adept at. Choosing the hundred dollar bassinet at a quarter of the price of the designer one, and shopping for clothes a season ahead makes raising a baby less expensive- but there are certain things, a handful of things, I’ll splurge

As a parent, there are very few things that I could be considered ‘helicopter parent’ about, but sun protection is one of those things. From sunscreen to gear and products for infants too young to wear sunscreen, we’re diligent with sun protection. Here are some of the ‘gear’ that can help to protect your little ones from

We go on a lot of weekend trips, and aren’t afraid to take the kids out of town, even when they’re infants. Though we’re light packers and bring only what we need, we understand that there are certain things that make life easier, when you’re traveling with infants. 1: The Bag to Carry Everything The JuJube Be

When you’ve had a couple of children, and you’ve bought and purged the baby items time and time again, you learn which of those baby things are valuable to you - and which you would pass over the third time around. Splurging on a bag is one of those things that is completely justifiable, because

The costs of having kids is expensive - especially when it comes to things that you’re going to toss in the trash, like diapers. As a family that spend a lot of time in the pool during the winter months, and daily trips to pools and splash parks during the summer months, we’ve gone through

Have you ever been woken up in the middle of the night by the harsh light of a two year old switching on the master bathroom lights? Around here, this happens around 2am - just in time for us to be woken from a deep three hour sleep - driving me crazy! We’ve got twinkle

Most of the time, those middle of the night wake-ups end up with Violet getting up to go to the bathroom, then trudging down the hallway, half asleep, making her way into ours. She’s got the nightlights, she’s got the string of lights in her bedroom and she’s got the nightlight in the bathroom - but down

For us, summer comes with the thought of adventure. The wonder of where we’re going to go with the kids and what we’re going to experience. Planning those first few trips of the season, it’s important to make sure that the kids are going to be comfortable spending hours in their car seats, but also that

Did you feel that? Summer just got its act together and decided to show up. Apparently the mosquitoes also got the memo, because they’re here too. Last night around quarter after nine Olivia and I decided to ride our bikes to Save on Foods because I ran out of iced coffee, and on the seven minute

During the summer we eat outside, a lot. If it’s not raining we’re eating outside on the deck. Dragging our high chair in and out of the house is annoying, and bringing it back in drives me crazy. The Ikea high chair, for $20 (tray is an extra $5) is one that we leave outside