Hey Guys, Last night I took a couple of fun pictures of Jordyn to share with you all what she does around the house ALL day and night long. Please excuse the poor quality and bad lighting, it was night and I used my lame-o camera phone that doesn't have a flash. She has been dancing since she was 4 years old and competitively dancing since age 7, she lives breathe and eats dance and gymnastics! She taught herself how to do this varatition of an elbow stand by watching youtube videos. Lessons that I learned from my daughter: Never give up on your dreams, you can do anything you put your mind too and if there is no one to teach you how to do something learn to do yourself! Do you your kids teach you life lessons at their young age? Enjoy! … [Read more...]

As I was catching up on all of my fave blogs I came across two very interesting and honest posts by Melissa and Tiffany from Home Grown Families. They were both equally thought provoking and entertaining might I add so I thought to myself am I am crappy mom? I sure am! And here are all the reasons I am: I am not my kid's friend, I am their mother My husband and I are both strict disciplinarians (it's okay to feel sorry for our kids, our friends do : / ) When I cook dinner if they don't like it, there is no alternative or other options they go to bed hungry With that being said I don't cook dinner nearly often enough so on days that I don't cook they fend for themselves ie: sandwiches, frozen foods, quesadillas, etc) and I don't feel guilty one bit I swear in front of my kids and sometimes at them. I know it's horrible and I am trying to work on that, my mother cringes every time she hears it, my dad doesn't blink an eye probably because when I was growing up my mom … [Read more...]

    Hey Guys, Back in June we took a little family vacation of sorts, my daughter is on the competition team at her dance studio so she had to attend and compete in the National Competition that was held in Las Vegas, NV. I of course left my camera at home so all of these pictures were taken with my cell phone, so please excuse the poor quality. We stayed at the Circus Circus hotel on the strip, in the newly remodeled tower and here are a few pics of our room. Nice eh? I thought so, this hotel is perfect for families because they have sooo much for the kiddos to do. They have an indoor amusement theme park called Adventure Dome. I was lucky enough to score a great deal when I booked our room for a coupon booklet filled with awesome deals. So we took the kids to Adventure Dome and they rode this ride Here's another view Of course you can't this picture is small and they look like ants. They are in the second row from … [Read more...]

Hello! I think I can safely speak for most if not all parents out there when I say that bullying may have at least crossed your mind once or twice. I know for me I have worried about it with my kids in the past. I try to raise my kids to be strong and to speak their mind all while respecting others but that doesn't mean that a bully won't try to make my kids a victim. Bullying has been major focus in the news lately and has become a national epidemic across the country.  Captain McFinn and Friends is a new book series for elementary children with the theme, “Be A Buddy Not A Bully,” which aims to eliminate the problem of bullying and encourage kindness and friendship.    This engaging 3 book series also includes an activity book with stickers, sing-a-long audio CD, mobile apps, eBooks and a wide variety of educational materials perfect for every educator’s budget.     New to hit shelves beginning in June - Captain McFinn and Friends Rock!: The day Captain … [Read more...]