In this article I am going to give you more 35 tips and recipes that will help your toddler learn to eat & like vegetables! It’s a tale as old as time… or at least as old as modern parenting & processed food. Your toddler, sitting at the dinner table with arms crossed and a sour …
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Today, I’m going to tell you exactly what you need to make a cheap grocery list that your family will love. And yes – healthy options are included! If you’re tight on funds and trying to save money on your grocery bill, I can totally relate. I also know personally how hard it can be …
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In this post, I will discuss how to create a simple bedtime routine that works for your family. We have 4 small children, so we totally know how it can get CRRAAAZY at bedtime! While I can’t promise to eliminate all bedtime drama at your house, having a bedtime routine in place (complete with a …
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In this post, you’re going to learn most of what you need to know about bringing baby home from the hospital. We’ve brought 4 babies home from the hospital, and we were definitely more prepared for those first few newborn weeks with the fourth than with the first. The first couple weeks after bringing a …
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In this post, I will explain the problems with the new room sharing recommendation as well as 10 benefits of babies sleeping in their own rooms from birth. We had 4 babies in 5 years (no multiples) – all with varying sleep personalities. And all 4 slept (primarily in their own rooms) 10-12 hours through …
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In this post, you will get 20 fun ideas for easy handmade gifts. Whether you’re looking for birthday or Christmas gifts, these ideas are all easy inexpensive gifts to make. Every one of the pictures below is from the original source website & all the links go to the tutorials. They’re all easy gifts to …
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In this post, you will learn the BEST toddler gift ideas! Whether it’s for a birthday, Christmas gifts, or just for fun, I guarantee your toddlers will love these. How do I know? We have had a toddler in our house for the last 7 years. (All 4 of our kids were born within 5 …
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In this post, you will learn 5 ideas for how to deal with the terrible twos that actually work! We’ve gone through the two year old stage with all 4 of our kiddos, and I’ve interacted with tons of other toddlers as well. After going around the block a couple times, age 2 has become …
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In this post, you will learn everything you need to know about creating a healthy sleep plan for your 2 year old. From creating a consistent nap time to healthy nightly routines to problems that could interrupt your toddler’s sleep, we’re going to walk through all the basics that will be helpful as you set …
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Today, we’re going to discuss all the things to prepare before delivery of your first baby. There are so many things to consider: from knowing a good list of items required during delivery to more mental and emotional things to prepare before giving birth. Not to mention expecting the unexpected and knowing when to go …
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Complete Guide to Celebrating Christmas with Little Kids [Updated 2020]This post is meant to be an all-in-once resource for Christmas with kids. It has a LOT packed in – everything from modeling gratitude & generosity to Advent ideas to figuring out how MUCH (or little) to actually get your kids & what are the best …
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Have you ever heard of a Jesse Tree? “Using a Jesse Tree at Advent involves a series of 25 daily scriptures, devotional readings, and symbolic ornaments. Each day’s theme teaches a piece of redemption history, beginning with creation and culminating with the birth of Jesus. It is visual, interactive, and adaptable to all ages. A …
I’ve grown to really like celebrating Advent the past several years. The word “Advent” comes from a Latin word meaning “coming.” There’s something about the anticipation. The set-aside time and space to look at the Giver of all good gifts. To remember that He became the greatest Gift we’ve ever known. I want my little …
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YNAB is by far, our favorite online budgeting tool for tracking spending and money management. YNAB costs $6.99/ month (billed annually), and the most frequently asked question I get about it is, “Why pay when there are free budgeting tools available like Mint? Is YNAB worth the money?” This YNAB review is meant to answer …
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This slow cooker vegetable beef soup/ stew recipe is from my faithful red plaid Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. If you don’t have one, get one! It’s a staple for all the basics in cooking!! Vegetable Beef Soup [Slow Cooker/ Crockpot] Ingredients 1 lb boneless beef chuck pot roast, cut into bite size pieces 1 …
In this post, I’ll show you exactly how to meal plan for a whole month (even if you hate meal planning). With 4 small children running around, I don’t want to spend a lot of time meal planning. So, I set up a system where I can now plan breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for an …
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In this post, you will learn 12 simple tips for cooking dinner in the morning, 15 recipes for make-ahead dinner ideas and 10 quick & easy recipes you can pull together in less than 15 minutes. Cooking dinner in the morning has been the best meal prep tip the last several years that we’ve had …
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In this post I will give you my 12 best tips for surviving with 2 under 2. Our first 2 kids are 17 months apart, and the first few months with our second baby were SO hard. I basically felt like, “WHAT DO YOU TINY PEOPLE NEED FROM ME AND WHY DO YOU NEED IT …
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In this post, you’ll learn which 9 items to purchase in order to build a capsule maternity wardrobe on a tight budget. We had 4 babies in 5 years (no multiples!) while paying off debt AND living on one income. So, if you are looking for some tips on a maternity wardrobe that doesn’t break …
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I hear people bemoaning the darn grocery budget all the time! It’s so hard to know how much groceries “should” be costing. In fact, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is, “how much do you spend on groceries?” or “What should your grocery bill be?” In the last couple years that we’ve been paying off our …
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