Radio Flyer Wagon Firetruck DIY

See our TV segment here: My oldest son is currently in the biggest Fireman-everything phase right now. I hear the Fireman Sam themesong in my dreams and we have so much fun finding pretend-fires everywhere to put out with our pretend-hoses. We found a very cute fireman costume at Costco this year, and he has …

Mister Car Wash Kid’s Strider Bike Wash

Above photo from our Mister Car Wash Kid's Strider Bike event courtesy of @shannonweightphotographyWith the summer heat in full force here in Utah, I was trying to think of some creative, easy, and fun ways for our family to be able to tolerate just being outside (we can get 100+ degrees). I love starting with …

Life with Kids Isn’t Changing Us!

BEFORE KIDS AFTER KIDS Before we had kids, one of the jobs we had was in Southern Utah as a rural doctor /nurse team. Yup, I was my husband's nurse and we loved it! One of the towns we worked in was Moab, Utah. One day a week we would immediately take off from the clinic after …

Help! My Child Won’t Talk!

The development of communication and language skills is one of the most important tasks of early childhood. It is the key to early learning and social skills. So understandably, any parent whose child shows any signs of delay is worrisome. But doesn’t talking seem like something that should come naturally to any child? What about …

Dinosaur Climbing Wall DIY

My wife found a project a few months ago she wanted me to do, and I just never got around to writing it up. Like most of her ideas, it's really quite fun. She wanted to build a climbing wall for our two year old to have. This meant I got to go to Home …

My Kid Is Sick – AGAIN! – but we’ve got some giveaways!

If your kids are anything like mine, they're sick right now. For the third time this winter. Actually, most kids get sick 6-8 times per year, and the average cold lasts 5-14 days. Eek! Two weeks? Eight times a year? Thankfully, there are some things that can help, and we have HUNDREDS of dollars of …

Book Lovers Unite

I have discovered an imaginative, playful, and fun side to reading with my kids- the Little Bookish Wardrobe! Created to help inspire imagination in your child; each month, they send you a book to read, along with unique play costume pieces that match the theme and characters of the book. AND the creator has agreed to …

May all your turkey, or in this case, hotdog dreams, come true today #thanksgiving

Sick Days

You would never know he is so sick today from this picture (unless you see my couch pulled apart and his red eyes). Woke up to a crib full of emesis and just sad, sad crying 😕 But once HE put on his hat, got his dinosaur, and watched trains on YouTube, all was well again. I …

Monkey Monkey

Let the climbing begin! Guess what he was reaching for? The butter! How do you satisfy your litlte climber's climbing needs? I had to find an alternative! Watch for my #dinosaur climbing DIY wall from Atomik Climbing Holds coming soon!