If you haven’t heard of Chuggington, chances are your kids have! This fun animated TV series, geared towards preschoolers, airs on Playhouse Disney almost everyday. It’s not only for the preschooler crowd, however. Maya, at 6 years old, still indulges in an episode of Chuggington every once in a while. Good thing I have my […]
More Halloween music
I realized today that three of our favorite Wii games include some Halloween-themed songs… so we spent our afternoon boogying down. Is boogying even a word? Well, spellcheck doesn’t reject it, so I guess it is! 😉 My favorite is probably ‘Time Warp’ on Dance on Broadway for Wii. There’s also the ‘Little Shop of […]
New Olivia toys by Spin Master
I remember how happy Maya and Maura were when the Olivia television series premiered on Nick Jr a while back. The fun adventures that before were limited to the pages of a children’s book – and my daughters’ imaginations – was now on the screen! It made them love Olivia that much more. Now, the […]
Green Works Walk to School Challenge
6 weeks into Kindergarten, and Maya is loving it. She happily hops on the bus every morning, and wonders why she can’t go to school on the weekend as well! We’re just under a mile from her elementary school, so I debated walking to school once a week. I had it all planned out in […]
Chocolate Cookies & Cream Pie
Chocolate milk is one of my favorite treats! Lately, I’ve been having a glass of this delicious beverage after my workouts. It has the perfect combination of carbs and protein to help my tired muscles recover, and a high water content to replenish lost fluids, preventing dehydration. Who doesn’t love chocolate milk? Yum! For the […]
Our ultimate family vacation…
Sponsored by Cheerios® My ultimate family vacation… what would it be? I’m torn between spending a couple of weeks backpacking through Europe with my husband, footloose and fancy-free, or heading to the beach with my entire family and just doing nothing for a while. If money (and time) were no object, I’d probably choose the latter, […]