What does dinner time look like at your house? Before I became a mom I had these grand plans of how every night we were all going to sit down together, talk about our days, and enjoy each other's company. There was going to be no complaining about the food I cooked, no outside distractions, [...]
Presence Over Presents: Giving the Gift of Experiences
Who else isn't too excited about all the new toys that are about to take over their house?? One thing we do every year that cuts down on filling our house with toys that may or may not get used is we gift experiences. This past year we used some of our Christmas money for [...]
11 Places to see Holiday Lights Around Atlanta
As a kid I remember our parents loading us all in the car during the holiday season to go drive around to look for Christmas lights. I don't remember there being quite as many amazing light shows as there are now but it was still one of my favorite things to do. Now I have [...]
The Best Places to visit Santa Around Atlanta
I don't know about your kids but my little ones are so excited for all things Christmas right now! Every night they ask to go look at Christmas lights, they love seeing all of the decorations in the stores, and their absolute favorite thing is visiting Santa! Here is our picks for the best places [...]
Kids on 45th: the Newest Way to Buy Affordable Kids Clothing
We were recently gifted a box of children's clothing from Kids on 45th. I was so excited when they reached out to me because I love finding new, affordable, and easy ways to shop for kids clothes. After filling out a short questionnaire about my kids sizes, likes/dislikes, and what we needed a custom box [...]
Discovering the Best New Kids Salon in Atlanta
My sweet girls hair needed some love. She still has that sweet, fine baby hair and I started to notice that the ends were getting so stringy. I had no intention of getting her haircut for the first time for a long, long time but it was becoming apparent that a tiny little trim would [...]
Five Benefits to Using a Weighted Blanket
A couple of months ago I began to research weighted blankets being used with kids on the autism spectrum. My son has always had an incredibly hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. Sleep issues are a pretty common problem with children on the spectrum and I wanted to seek out alternatives to having him [...]
