Today is a very special day for me and my family! Six months ago I sat down at this computer to write out my FIRST blog post on Today’s The Best Day! I honestly can’t believe what a fun, crazy, busy, exciting, and awesome experience this has been. If you were to tell me six […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Mom Hacks’ category
Tips and Tricks On Eating Out With A Toddler
The other night we decided to go on a little family outing to one of our favorite restaurants, Chilis! Gosh, we love that place! Their 2 for $20 menu is our favorite! The moment we were seated and put Laila in her high chair, she started literally freaking out though! Now, this is very unusual. […] Read more…
Sleeping Through The Night
I desperately need my sleep. I have always loved {and NEEDED} my whole full nights rest to function throughout the day. I truly believe in beauty rest – not only for outward beauty, but for inward beauty. If I don’t get my full seven to eight hours of sleep at night, I am little Miss […] Read more…
How to Travel with a Toddler
I absolutely LOVE traveling! I always have! I especially love road trips. There is something so fun about stopping at the gas station and getting all of the best junk food out there, singing the best songs on the radio on the open road and of course spending time with my favorite people in the […] Read more…
DIY Children’s Chore Chart
Do you remember a few weeks ago when my fabulous friend shared her Weekly Cleaning Plan with us?! I am excited to tell you that she is BACK, but this time with a chore chart for the KIDS! Getting the little ones to enjoy doing their part around the house can be a project in […] Read more…
Daily Activities To Do With Your One Year Old
I have always wanted to be a stay at home mom! To me, there is nothing better than being with Laila and experiencing every day with her. I love to see her grow and I love to see her learn. Every day she has a new “trick” that we just obsess over. I love waking […] Read more…
A Weekly Cleaning Plan
Do you have a friend that you just look up to and it seems like everything they do is perfect? You just love how they play with their children, how their house is always in order, how they make the yummiest meals and still somehow have time to serve others and be a good friend […] Read more…
Baby Steps to a HAPPY LIFE
My one-year-old is learning how to walk. Every day we practice letting go of the furniture and taking baby steps across the room. She is having a hard time trusting in herself because she thinks she is going to fall. She can cruise around on her walker and she can get from point A to […] Read more…
“Laila’s Loves” GIVEAWAY
I have been looking forward to today for a while now! As I was planning this fun LOVE BUG Week – I knew I had to put together a fun Giveaway! What better way to celebrate the week of LOVE, than to have a Giveaway of all of LAILA’s favorite things…all of LAILA’S LOVES! It […] Read more…
GIVEAWAY – Linzy Dawn Designs
Do you have a cute baby that slobbers or spits up a lot? I know how it feels to go through SEVERAL outfits a day because of the little messes they can make, so today we have a solution! We have teamed up with Linzy Dawn Designs to give away 3 BIBDANAS to one of […] Read more…
Top Restaurants and Deals for DATE NIGHT
This week we have talked about How To Date Your Husband and have seen 30 Date Ideas for ANY Budget – but what about the basic date of going out to dinner? (MY FAVE!) We love to go out to dinner every Friday night. We try to go to a new place, but you know […] Read more…
A House Becomes a Home
When Tyson and I first got married, we moved 4 times in 4 years! We have been able to experience both sides of the spectrum when it comes to living conditions. Our first home was a little one bedroom apartment. It was perfect for just the two of us. When you opened the front door, […] Read more…
Quotes That Make Me Happy
I have always loved uplifting quotes. Whether I hear one on TV, read one on social media or hear one over the pulpit at church, I like to save it. Through the years, I have collected a lot of uplifting quotes that have helped me get through some of the hardest times! Some have lifted […] Read more…
How to Throw a Party You Will Always Remember
What an exciting year this has been for me and my family. A time of changing, learning, growing and celebrating. Over the past few months, I have been thinking about Laila’s first birthday party. I knew I wanted it to be a celebration of HER! She has been such a BIG blessing in our lives, […] Read more…
Lessons Learned as a First Time Mom
Today is a VERY special day for me. My life was forever changed exactly two years ago. It was a day that I wasn’t sure would ever happen. It was a day that all of my dreams came true. It was a day that I will never forget. Let’s go back to when I was […] Read more…
7 SIMPLE STEPS: HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN REACH THEIR GOALS
Goal setting make us stronger. It makes us self-reliant, hard working and motivated. When we have “things to do” it helps us keep busy and moving, and at the end of accomplishing a goal, the reward is great and the feeling that comes upon you is indescribable. It is a feeling of completing something YOU […] Read more…
Resolutions; Simplicity = Success
I LOVE NEW YEARS! I love that it is a time of change. It is a time of goal setting, self-improvement, motivation and encouragement. I LOVE that we can sit down and really contemplate our lives. What did I learn this year? What was something hard that I overcame? What is the best thing that […] Read more…
BUNCO – Take some time for YOU!
Being a mom can be rough. We have some pretty bad days, right?! Those days you feel are NEVER going to end. Those days where the baby is crying, laundry isn’t done, dishes are stacked, your to do list is a mile long and somehow in between you are supposed to pick up kids from […] Read more…