What do you get for the toddler who has too much? I love holidays but hate when they mean we end up with a ton of random crappy toys that clutter up our house! The best gifts are both practical and fun. I like to use a variation of the holiday gift-giving strategy "something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read." I do "something to play with, something they need, something for learning and something…
One of the things I learned after having my first baby is that you don't really need a lot of stuff. Our house was cluttered with toys and unnecessary baby items from our first baby so the last thing we wanted was to add even more baby stuff to the clutter. For our new baby we made a concerted effort to be more thoughtful and intentional when it came to buying baby things. As a more "experienced" mom, I learned…
This Father's Day will be a special one. It is my husband's first Father's Day as dad. We just missed Father's Day last year, because Teddy decided to come a week late instead of a week early like the doctor predicted. Teddy loves his daddy so much, and because he can't talk yet and tell me what to buy, it is up to me to find something special. This post contains affiliated links for your convenience. I only write about…