As the stores are starting to have holiday music playing and setting up decorations, I ask myself what am I going to get the kids this year? Of course I asked my kids what they wanted and they responded with a resounding "HEXBUGS!" chant. They just really love these little robotic bugs. I thought when I bought some for them last year that they would get bored with them and I would find them under their beds. This has not been the case for us. … [Read more...]
Kids’ Book Review Day: “R is for Rhode Island Red”
November 1, 2011 by · 1 Comment
"R is for Rhode Island Red," by Mark R. Allio is an educational alphabet book that teaches all about the State of Rhode Island. You can get a different book for each State. We got this book when we moved to Rhode Island to teach our kids (and ourselves) about the new State we moved to. We have also collected the other States we lived in; VA, MD, OK, CA and IL. It's a wonderful series for kids to read over and over, learn about States, and … [Read more...]
Halloween Fun & Decor Ideas!! How would you decorate for a Halloween Party?
October 30, 2011 by · 8 Comments
Have to share with you all....... We went to a Halloween party last night. It's been a few years since we dressed up and went to a party like that. What a blast!!! Halloween is definitely not just for the kids. I didn't realize how much I missed it until we dressed up and had fun!!! It's nice to be someone or something different, even for just one night. =) My hubby and I dressed up as Snooki and Vinny from MTV's show Jersey Shore! Here … [Read more...]
Kids’ Book Review & GIVEAWAY: “Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies”
October 29, 2011 by · 11 Comments
We love this book! "Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies," by Howard Binkow is a cute story about Howard the rabbit who is getting bullied by his classmates the Snorton twins. Poor Howard is debating whether or not to tell the teacher that he is being bullied. He tries to find creative ways to ignore the bullies, but he always seems to get bullied no matter what he does. "Be Brave, Be Bold," he tells himself over and over throughout … [Read more...]
Foto Friday – Pics of Halloween Past
October 28, 2011 by · 11 Comments
Link up your blog and share pics of Halloweens past. Click on the "Kelly's Lucky You!" button to get to the site with the linkys. Here are pics of my kids from other years (times flies by - tears........): … [Read more...]
Virtual Book Club Update – Please RSVP
October 27, 2011 by · 3 Comments
This month we are reading "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See. The meeting is on the first Friday evening of each month at 9pm EST for one hour. There is now a tab on the top of my site to click on and see info about book club! Please put a comment on this post as an RSVP if you plan on attending the online meeting. You do not need a Twitter account to participate. It will be held on this site using the chat option on the bottom bar … [Read more...]
Book Review & Giveaway: “The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution”
October 25, 2011 by · 14 Comments
I just finished reading "The No-Cry Picky Eater Solution" by, Elizabeth Pantley. It is seriously one of the best informational parenting books I've read in a long time. It came at the perfect time for me to read too! My 4-year old son has never been a good eater, and lately it has been getting worse. All he seems to do is ask for sweets or starve himself. It's been super frustrating, and I feel like I've been failing as a parent. A big … [Read more...]
What is Mommy Reading? – “Sarah’s Key”
October 25, 2011 by · 6 Comments
Just finished reading "Sarah's Key" by, Tatiana de Rosnay. It was SO GOOD!!! I could not put this book down! It literally had me from page one! I loved the contrast of hearing Sarah's story from the past and Julia's story in the future. The chapters were SUPER short and the font switched with the voices. I kept wanting to find out what was happening, so I could not put the book down!!! I would think to myself, the chapters are so short … [Read more...]