We recently heard that Ms. Frizzle, not known for missing an opportunity for science fun, will take her Magic School Bus® and be joining Clifford with two new kits of her own this year! We are excited to have the opportunity to review one of these kits for you! We choice to … [Read more...]
Life as seen on Instagram
Are you following us over on Instagram? I have been trying to post more over there so be sure to follow us SimplyBudgeted and ThisCookinDad over there! If you aren't following us there, here is a taste on what you have been missing out on ... Blackberry Crumble Coke Float = … [Read more...]
Travel: The Welcome Back Chapter
We picked Brian up from his Foods from Chile adventure at the local airport on Sunday afternoon. Brian's flight was scheduled to land at 12:15 pm. I decided we would still go to church service and Sunday School that Sunday morning. The church is closer to the airport than the … [Read more...]
Did Summer Come?
Yesterday the high was in the 80s here. We had SNOW just a few weeks ago! I had a chance to share this picture on Instagram with Brian so he could see the kids having fun. He sure is missing them when he is in Chile! Brian's response to this picture was ... they look so … [Read more...]
Dinner without This Cookin Dad X 8
Dear gosh. Eight dinners?! I can fake my way through breakfast and lunches. I cover those most days for myself and the kids. I am the lunch packin' queen after all but dinner ... dinners are all Brian. Maybe you caught wind that he is headed to Chile for the Foods from Chile … [Read more...]
The Cost of Having Kids
Deciding to start a family is obviously a huge commitment in lots of different ways. It means becoming responsible for a life beyond your own in way you may never have experienced before having children. But aside from the clear emotional and lifestyle commitments that it … [Read more...]
Preschool Independence in Picking Clothes
Do your kids pick out their own clothes each day? I admit that ours do end up with coaching some days (such as Sundays for church) but there are days that Grace has worn a fancy dress to first grade for no reason at all besides that she what she picked out to wear. Matthew who is … [Read more...]
Aunt Jemima: Breakfast Made from Scratch
Sunday wasn't a normal Sunday for us. We are used to cooking for two families on Sundays and basing our afternoon on that. We didn't have that task this past Sunday. Instead I played catch up on errands which included grocery shopping and meal planning for the week. We are JUST … [Read more...]
The Green Giant Giant Surprise: New Veggie Chips
It was a big surprise for our kids to get chips for an after dinner snack one night. Sure we have chips from time to time but they aren't normally a snack after dinner. So what did we let them snack on after dinner. Check out new Giant Surprise from Green Giant ... Veggie … [Read more...]
A Week Ago We Lived in a Winter Wonderland
Last Wednesday we had over 10" of snow on the ground. The ice that came first snapped trees though. There are still so many down trees as a result of the winder wonderland we had. We had two losses in our yard. The last pear tree will need to be cut down. We had five when we … [Read more...]
Ready for Spring Showers with Kidorable
We have had some rainy days here lately in Virginia The rainy days pointed out that Sophie's rain coat was too small so when hunting for a new one, I turned to Kidorable to check out their girl rain coat collection. Last fall, I had ordered Matthew the Dinosaur Rain Coat. … [Read more...]
Kohl’s Cares Dr. Seuss Collection
We are excited to work with the Kohl's Cares program on the latest book and plush collection featuring Dr. Seuss books and characters! Did you know? The Kohl's Cares program which donates 100% of the net profit to children's health and education initiatives … [Read more...]
Recap LEGO KidsFest Richmond, VA
We had the opportunity to take the kids to Richmond, VA to the LEGO KidsFest this past weekend. We were surprised by the traffic getting to the convention center but we made it and found parking in the one parking garage I know from Brian's Richmond Half Marathon runs. We were … [Read more...]
Send a Sweet Valentine’s with Stretch Island Fruit Company Fruit Strips
We are excited to share our thoughts about the Stretch Island Fruit Company Fruit Strips! About ... Stretch Island Fruit Company. Fruit Strips: Each fruit strip is less than 50 calories, equals one-half serving of real fruit, and contains no artificial flavors, colors, … [Read more...]
A Virginia Snow Day – January 2013
All of the kids didn't have school today ... we actually had snow this was a big fun Snow Day! We had between 2-3 inches of snow ... and yes that is enough to cancel school here! This didn't do much good for Brian's to-do list. I decided to not chance the still snow covered … [Read more...]
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