I will always make my son an Easter basket even when he is grown and moved out on his own. Now that he’s a teenager, I needed some new ideas so I sat down and brainstormed a list of ideas (along with some help from Instagram friends).   My son’s response…gift cards I love to […]

When my son was younger, St. Patrick’s Day meant setting up a leprechaun trap. In some households, the Leprechaun causes trouble like knocking over chairs. I also always left a trail of shamrocks and gold coins that let to a pot filled with a few green colored gifts (usually candy and a swimsuit since its […]

It’s the time of year and even though my son has hit his teens, we’ve kept up with our annual tradition of a visit with Santa. This isn’t as much as about letting Santa know what he wants for Christmas as the years when he believed are behind us but about tradition. Photos with Santa, a […]

As my son approached his teen years, our after-school conversation went like this me: Hi B, How was your day? son: Good what did you learn today: son: I don’t know (more focused on his phone) Gone were the days where he would get in the car and talk nonstop excitedly about his day. Telling […]

We’re headed up north this weekend for our annual Labor Day camping trip. Does your family camp? I find it to be such an amazing family experience – time to spend with your family out in the woods without any of the day to day distractions. Fresh air to breath. This trip is a huge […]

Kids are growing up but I still like to find ways to make Easter fun for teens. A mix of continuing traditions that we’ve always done and a few new things that will keep their interest (and not to go hide in their room playing video games) Easter fun ideas for Teenagers Easter egg hunt with […]

As kids reach their tween and teen years, we still want to make holidays fun but things that interest them change. For Easter, they may not be as interested in the jelly beans, sticker, temporary tattoos and matchbox cars. So what to put in the eggs? Traditional plastic eggs are small. But there are larger sized eggs and even some fun […]

I love the shows from the 80s and 90s…they just don’t make them like they used too. And it’s soooo fun to go back and watch them. The big hair. The fashion. Life before cell phones. Thanks to Hulu and Netflix it’s even easier to binge watch the series. I love that I can just pick […]

When your kids are small is easy to make them feel special on their birthdays – presents, birthday party, balloons, and cake. But as they get older things change. Especially in the teen years…. it’s more how to avoid the eye roll and really do something that makes them smile. 7 Ways to Make your teen’s […]