Moms

The amount of toys, supplies, clothing, parts, pieces and overall clutter that accumulates with four small children is mind-blowing. It seems like every toy has no less than 175 pieces and once the box is opened, these pieces are found scattered throughout the house. I needed to take control my family’s situation before it got out of hand. So then it began, my search for stylish kids’ storage solutions. I mean it does have to look good too!

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I love nothing more than weekend mornings with my kids. During the week it’s such a mad rush to get dressed, eat breakfast and make sure everything packed up and ready for school; it's nice to take extra time relaxing in the morning and go at a much slower pace. What my kids love most is the surprise of the weekend breakfast. It’s usually something new, fun and takes a little longer to make. With that being said, here’s what we made together last weekend.

My 7-year-old daughter woke me up the other morning screaming with joy that she had lost another tooth.  She went into the bathroom to see her new jack-o-lantern smile and returned with a second pulled tooth. Whoa. It was 6am and I was definitely not expecting to wake up this way. Although these two losses were a long time coming, it was a bit of a shocker. So in the mist of our family’s morning routine all she could talk about was the Tooth Fairy and what the Tooth Fairy was going to leave under her pillow. After all we’re talking about two teeth here, it MUST be something really special.

I’m always trying to come up with creative and fun snacks for the kids as a special treat after school, play dates, birthday parties or any other random get-together for that matter. I have to say out of everything that I have seen recently, these are my top 5 go-to recipes. Forewarning: The M&M pretzel bites are seriously addictive.