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Best Independent Play Toys and Activities

2020 has been tough on everyone, especially for families that now have to figure out working from home and keeping their kids 24 hrs a day. Parents are finding themselves trying to keep their kids entertained and learning, while still trying to work, and run a household during a pandemic. Here’s a tip though, boredomContinue reading “Best Independent Play Toys and Activities”

Reese MacKenzie’s Birth Story

If you read my older daughter Finley’s birth story, you know how much I was looking forward to my next birth. I didn’t get the birth I imagined the first time but was still really looking forward to having a natural, calm, hypnobabies, birth at a birth center. My husband Josh and I waited forContinue reading “Reese MacKenzie’s Birth Story”

Family Resources to be Anti-Racist:

Raising Children Who Celebrate Differences Let me start by saying I am white. I don’t know what it feels like to have someone think less of me just based on the color of my skin. I don’t know what it feels like to have security guards follow you around a store, or be scared toContinue reading “Family Resources to be Anti-Racist:”

Finley Grace’s Birth Story

I married Josh, October 2015, after dating for 3 years, and since my sister and husband took a while to conceive we thought it would take as long. Turns out it didn’t, and I was pregnant 2 months later. We were ecstatic. I knew from the start that I wanted to have as natural ofContinue reading “Finley Grace’s Birth Story”

No Bake Energy Bites

Try these delicious, super simple, energy bites your family will love! I make these weekly and they’re usually gone with in two days. I also make a lactation version that I love while breastfeeding by adding Brewer’s Yeast. Kids love to help with this recipe! Ingredients 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup ground flaxseed mealContinue reading “No Bake Energy Bites”

DIY Stain Remover Spray

Finally a stain remover that actually works and is easy to make at home with simple ingredients. Great for stubborn formula stains on babies clothes Ingredients 1/2 cup Dawn dish-washing liquid soap 1cup hydrogen peroxide That’s it! Mix together in a spray bottle. Spray on stains and rub in with hands or toothbrush. For stubbornContinue reading “DIY Stain Remover Spray”