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Phoenix Delivery and Curbside Grocery Shopping

By: dmvollmer

Phoenix Delivery and Curbside Grocery Shopping

With the current Pandemic and stay at home guidelines, many of us have switched to delivery or drive up for our grocery shopping. While grocery stores are open at this time, there is less contact with other people when you order groceries for delivery or pickup. I recently got flour and yeast on my last […]

Barrett-Jackson Car Auction With Tweens and Teens

By: dmvollmer

Barrett-Jackson Car Auction With Tweens and Teens

Arizona Car Week is a huge time of the year for car collectors and enthusiasts but also fun for families. Car Week is the collection of car auctions take place in Scottsdale during January with the largest being Barrett-Jackson. Saturday and Sunday are preview days before the auction begins Saturday is Family Day which means […]

Baby Yoda Steamed Bao Buns at Hot Bamboo, Chandler AZ

By: dmvollmer

Baby Yoda Steamed Bao Buns at Hot Bamboo, Chandler AZ

Hot Bamboo’s Baby Yoda Bao Buns Love The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda? How about these Baby Yoda Bao Buns, oh my gosh aren’t they just adorable? And they tasted good too. Everyone has gone so crazy for everything Baby Yoda (I mean how can you not??) and now you can get Baby Yoda steamed buns […]

Music and Baseball, together: Innings 2-day Music Festival in Tempe, AZ

By: dmvollmer

Music and Baseball, together: Innings 2-day Music Festival in Tempe, AZ

Spring (well Arizona Spring…other states are still in the middle of Winter) is an exciting time in Arizona. US Open, Barret-Jackson car auction, Arizona Renaissance Festival, and our favorite Cactus League Spring Training. We love to get lawn seats, sit on our blankets watching the game and enjoying our perfect weather. In celebration of baseball […]

Build-A-Bear Bakeshop Now Open at Arrowhead Town Center {Glendale, AZ}

By: dmvollmer

Build-A-Bear Bakeshop Now Open at Arrowhead Town Center {Glendale, AZ}

Craving something sweet while shopping? Want to do something fun with your kids? Looking for ideas to celebrate your kid’s birthday? Build-A-Bear Workshops will always remind me of a special memory. For my son’s 1st birthday we headed to the mall and my son built his first bear. We put the Happy Birthday song chip […]

Join Us Saturday December 1st for a Pet Travel Safety Event in Phoenix

By: dmvollmer

Join Us Saturday December 1st for a Pet Travel Safety Event in Phoenix

Pets are members are our families but have you thought about pet safety in the car?  Whether its a trip to the vet, the park or a road trip, pets should be protected in case of an accident. Here in the United States, we have very strict child safety laws but what about our pets? […]

Hunger Issues in Phoenix and Across the Country

By: dmvollmer

Hunger Issues in Phoenix and Across the Country

Hunger issues are faced by many Americans and the word needs to be spread. Something needs to be done. Did you know one in eight people battle hunger in America? That’s 41 million people. Almost 13 million children. Recently I was invited to join Walmart, Nextdoor, Real Simple, St. Marys Food Bank and members of […]

Where to Brunch This Weekend: Brunch at Westgate

By: dmvollmer

Where to Brunch This Weekend: Brunch at Westgate

Who’s a fan of weekend brunch? Phoenix offers many options with so many amazing restaurants. On the westside? Have you been to Westgate lately? Lots of restaurants to try and weekend brunch is the perfect occasion. Time with girlfriends. Drinks. Food. We recently headed out to Westgate Entertainment District for brunch. The weather right now […]

15 Things to Do in Phoenix for Spring Break with Teens

By: dmvollmer

15 Things to Do in Phoenix for Spring Break with Teens

Spring Break. This week varies anytime between March and April. For some schools, it’s even 2 weeks long. Whether you live in Phoenix or coming to visit, we have some great ideas for you. Spring is the perfect time to visit Arizona. If the snow is still lingering where you live, spend some time soaking up […]

Andre Rieu Concert at Comerica Theatre [wrap up]

By: dmvollmer

Andre Rieu Concert at Comerica Theatre [wrap up]

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to the attend the Andre Rieu tour. Phoenix was the first city in the 12 city USA tour. Concerts, musicals, plays, ballet…I love watching almost any art performance live. It’s such an amazing experience. I’m always just in awe of the talent (maybe because I have ZERO talent […]

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Hi there and welcome to Sweet Shoppe Mom. My name is Dana and my son is Brendan, also known as B. Welcome to our blog where we chat about every day life with tweens and teens.

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#chucksandpearls Were you wearing them yesterday? #chucksandpearls Were you wearing them yesterday?

I’m still taking in all that happened yesterday. Hopeful for what lies ahead. Breathing easier with an administration focused on unity and equality.  One that is making dealing with this pandemic a top priority. One that is making science a priority.

No matter what side you’re on, history was made. This is election will be really be the first one my son remembers. First female Vice President, first black and first South-Asian VP.

#madamevicepresident #kamalaharris #bidenharris2020 #inauguration2021 #wediditjoe
#nationalbagelday has me thinking about NYC ✈️ #nationalbagelday has me thinking about NYC ✈️🚕

Rainbow bagels at @chelseamarketny from my trip a few years ago

#bagel #nyc #visitnyc #nycfoodie #nyceats #travellust #travelfoodie #instayum #rainbow #nycbagels #foodholiday #
Kicking off New Years day with festive 2021 pancak Kicking off New Years day with festive 2021 pancakes.

Happy New Year!! 🍾 We survived 2020 and I’m excited to see what 2021 brings. Looking forward to planning the year and setting goals (both personal and business).

#2021 #pancakes #breakfast #instayum #pancakeart #arizonamom #momofteens #momofteenagers #momlife #funfood #whatsforbreakfast
Merry Christmas 🎄 We skipped Santa photos thi Merry Christmas 🎄 

We skipped Santa photos this year (way past the believing in Santa years but its still a fun tradition...hopefully next year). #flashback Friday to Bs 1st Christmas (2006), and then 2017, 2018 and 2019.

#christmas #christmas2020 #teenlife #momofteenagers #teenagersareawesome #boymom #momofboys #thisis14 #highschooler
Merry Christmas Eve 🎄 How are you doing? Scram Merry Christmas Eve 🎄

How are you doing? Scrambling to get things ready for tomorrow or enjoying hot cocoa by the tree? We mommas take on so much of the holiday prep so I would expect most of us are still getting things ready.

I wanted to share MY two best tips for holiday prep and I’d love to hear YOURS

Tip 1 - Santa Sacks. We invested in these years ago. Pop in the gift and pull on the drawstring and you’re all set. We use these for gifts from Santa and wrap the others. Time saver and saves a ton of wrapping paper, thats a win!

Tip 2 - Put a lock on a closet and turn it into your gift closet. No worries about your kids discovering their gifts AND easy to find all your gifts. Who is still searching for gifts they can’t remember where they put them. A closet in a guest room or office is perfect.

#christmas #christmas2020 #momofteens #arizonamom #christmaseve #holidayprep
B and I had a blast playing with @superimpulse’s B and I had a blast playing with @superimpulse’s #tinyarcade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and #microarcade Frogger. So fun and an awesome idea for stocking stuffers.

We put together a huge list (over 100 ideas) of stocking stuffers for teenage boys (link in bio). They can be so hard to shop for and not so helpful when you ask for ideas.

#superimpulsepartner #videogames #frogger #teenagemutantninjaturtles #boymom #momofboys #momofteenagers #momofteens #teenagersareawesome #arizonamom #stockingstuffers #christmas2020 #giftideas #giftlist #giftguide
What holiday item do you collect? Did you know # What holiday item do you collect? 

Did you know #nutcrackers are a German tradition thought to bring good luck and fight away evil spirits?

Having trouble finding spaces to display some of my holiday decor as many of my surfaces are covered with plants now 🌱❤️ and then I realized these wall shelves were perfect. I stashed away the art that is usually sits on these shelves (and hides the huge doorbell box and security system glass sensor) and replaced with our @traderjoes #adventcalendar and #nutcrackers 

#holidaydecor #nutcrackercollection #myhome #arizona #arizonamom #christmasdecor #momofteens #momsofteenagers #boymom #christmas2020
Do you know a super fan of The Office? We’ve put Do you know a super fan of The Office? We’ve put together a #holidaygiftguide with over 20 fabulous gift ideas (link in bio)

B is a super fan. He has watched the series at least 10 times on @netflix. He was super excited when his @pewpewlasercraft personalized name plate arrived.

#theoffice #giftguide #boymom #momofteens #momofteenagers #giftguideformen #giftguideforteens #teenagersareawesome #dundermifflin #dundermifflinpapercompany #thatswhatshesaid
This is freshman year, 2020. He’s on a zoom wit This is freshman year, 2020.  He’s on a zoom with his class. Chatting on a call with classmates who are also virtual. Also planning his run for class president. One thing 2020 has taught him is technical skills and multitasking.

Do your kids sit in unusual positions when studying/virtual schooling? For 2020, what ever works. He has a 4.0 and all caught up on assignments. He’s staying to connected to his classes and friends. School is still open for in-person but we decided to switch him to virtual after Thanksgiving because we thought numbers would rise (and they did). 

Oversized poofy chair from @costco It was going to be a Christmas gift but I decided to give it him early since he’s home now 🎁 

#coronalife #2020 #virtuallearning #highschooler #teenlife #momofhighschooler #boymom #momofteens #arizonamom #teenagersareawesome
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