It's back to school time and that means we are cleaning out closets and drawers and seeing what the kids need in terms of new clothes and shoes. While I love scouring thrift and consignment shops for clothes I know nothing beats a quality pair of new shoes. UMI shoes has been making an appearance in our home for almost 4 years. Shaun was able to wear UMI shoes for a short time before he grew man size feet. Shae has been the main receiver of some of the cutest shoes though. This year I … [Read more...]
When Table Manners Go Wrong
May 4, 2012 by
We’ve always been sticklers for table manners. We usually eat together as a family and wait for everyone to be home unless there are extraordinary circumstances. We use please and thank you when asking for things across the table and we try to stay seated until everyone is done. One thing that I really enforce is waiting till everyone is seated before we start eating. This means no picking at your plate and grabbing bites as we take plates over. Mistakes happen but as a whole we are pretty … [Read more...]
Mamas & Papas hits the USA
March 16, 2011 by
I started this blog as a way to share cool things for kids and families. The quintessential baby item has come up for review; the stroller. Not just any stroller though; the Mamas & Papas Sola Pushchair from Britain's #1 luxury stroller brand. I received this stroller smack in the middle of winter, a very snowy and cold winter. Only until a couple weeks back did I get a chance to really test it out in the streets. It plowed over curbs and cracks with little effort partly due to its … [Read more...]
