Water bead weather is here! This weekend we filled up the water table outside and filled it with water beads! This is absolute fun for little kids! If you haven’t heard of water beads before, I’m sure you’ve seen them. … Continue reading
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Garmisch, Germany-With Little People
We are very happy to be in the land of four-day weekends. We took advantage of our first one and celebrated Martin Luther King’s birthday in Garmisch, Germany. We left our home in Kaiserslautern and were on our way by … Continue reading
Re-thinking Holiday photos
Here in Hawaii, we are about 5-6 hours behind the mainland. This means that the other night, as my daughter and I sat down after dinner to watch a little disney junior, it was the late night programming that was … Continue reading
Independent Play For Young Children and Miniature Whales with Swords
“Dutchies are a type of Richshull”…if you’ve never seen one, imagine “a miniature whale” that fits in a two year old’s hands. They carry “little swords” and if you find yourself in a situation where one need’s rescuing, you transport … Continue reading
Dealing with a Stomach Bug
This post is honestly disgusting. Don’t read unless you a. enjoy others’ misfortunes or b. are looking for some mental relief and empathy (not advice) while dealing with a family stomach bug. You’ve been warned.. We throw up in this … Continue reading
An Easter Surprise!
I have a special Easter surprise to share. I wanted to keep it a surprise since it involves my fellow bloggers on here, but I also wanted to share it in time for Easter! So a few weeks ago I … Continue reading
Ideas for HOW to be the best ‘Stay-At-Home-Mom’ FRIEND…Overseas
Living Overseas means living without family. With these ideas, you can make friends that become family. Throw your expecting friend a surprise baby shower in your home…the week before your very own due date. Make a homemade cake with adorable … Continue reading
Baby Led Weaning
 Since all of us practiced BLW in some form with our babes, we figured we’d share with you what we did and why we did it! Baby led weaning, BLW, is a term used to described letting your baby feed … Continue reading
Potty Training: The Cold Turkey Way!
I thought I’d take a few minutes to share our potty training routine because it worked so well for us. It all started when my son was around 18 months old. I ordered a potty and got the ball rolling. … Continue reading
To TEA, or not to tea…
So we’ve all been there… 11 pm, maybe later… Rocking that fussy baby for the 4th straight hour. Pleading to the universe to give you a sign as to WHAT is wrong. maybe you’re breastfeeding, perhaps bottle feeding, but neither … Continue reading