Salt Dough Ornaments

December 18, 2011

In my quest for fun activities to do with my 3 year old, a friend reminded me of the fun and simplicity of making salt dough ornaments for the Christmas tree. Following the recipe she found on Momtastic, I measured out all (three!) of the ingredients and then I basically just supervised while my son [...]

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Ask Holly: What Is the Best Baby Carrier?

December 15, 2011

Hi Holly, My niece is having her first baby, mine is now 16 years old!!! so its been a while, but I am looking for a great baby wrap, carrier for her, do you have any recommendations? Hi- I’m glad you asked. I love baby wearing and have tried almost every kind of sling/wrap/carrier there [...]

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Chew Beads!

December 7, 2011

I recently had a birthday, and one of my favorite gifts came from my 5 month old baby. He had enough sense to pick something out for me that he could use too! They are called ChewBeads, and they are a genius invention. My baby is grabbing everything he can find and stuffing it into [...]

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Green Christmas Tree

December 4, 2011

Last year we chopped down our own organic Christmas tree. The plan was to do it again this year, but then we actually thought about it. Realizing we have a very active five month old in tow, we decided to do the next best thing. Buy a tree from Whole Foods, of course. Is there [...]

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Time To Travel with Two!

November 18, 2011

Up to this point, we have had huge success traveling and flying with our 3 year old. I lost track of the number of planes he has been on, but I know it’s over thirty. The time has come to see what kind of traveler his 4 month old brother is, and how his parents [...]

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