• How to get your children to eat their veggies!

    Getting your children to eat their vegetables is always a challenge! Having three little children under the age of five I personally know this challenge and experience it on a day-to-day basis! Here are my Ten Tips to get your kids to eat more Vegetables!! 1. Hide them!!!…

  • Cactus Sugar Cookies

    I was able to create a cookie to represent the state of Arizona in the Better Homes and Gardens “State Cookie Contest”.  I decided to make cacti and have them standing in cinnamon sugar “sand”.  My kids had SO much fun helping me and were so excited to…

  • Yogurt Popsicles Recipe!

    Safeway is celebrating National Dairy Month throughout all of June by offering great specials and promotions on many dairy items throughout their stores! So, what better way to enjoy some dairy then outdoors while the weather is beautiful! My boys have favorite dairy products are GoGurt and string…

  • IKEA HEMNES Daybed Review

    Summer is a great time to be updating bedrooms and looking for new solutions for growing children or company coming to town! IKEA has some really great options that are worth checking out! IKEA’s HEMNES Daybed is a great solution if you are looking for more room in…

  • Chili’s Triple Dipper Review

    Chili’s has an awesome appetizer – their Triple Dipper! This lets you pick your own top three favorite appetizers from 10 fabulous choices including Loaded Potato Skins, Southwestern Eggrolls, and Honey-Chipotle Shrimp. The appetizer comes with 3 dips as well. We were able to visit our local Chili’s…

  • 5 Summer Getaways with Kids!

    What summer getaway plans do you have underway? My children are all still pretty young so I have reflected back to my youth and the summer trips we would take! Here are my thoughts on five great summer getaways I feel every child really should have while they…

  • Backyard Makeover BEFORE!

    I really excited that I get to be part of a mini backyard makeover series in behalf of great store, Kmart! Kmart has a full line of outdoor living products and so many items to choose from that I literally have spent more than 5 hours pouring over…

  • Hyatt Regency Mission Bay – Review

    Hyatt Regency Mission Bay hotel in San Diego, California offers 529 newly redesigned guestrooms and 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. They are located close to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, PetCo Park, Beaches, Balboa Park, and many other popular sites to visit. Their rooms…

  • Sea World – Trip Day 3!

    Friday morning was to be our last full day in San Diego. Originally, my husband had planned to go Scuba Diving that day but his trip got canceled and he got scheduled with a different tour for Saturday instead as they didn’t have the minimum required for the…

  • Legoland – San Diego Vacation Day 2!

    On Thursday, April 28th, we headed out to actually get to go to Legoland with our Go San Diego cards. The day before they had been closed as a seasonal closure and we just had not paid enough attention to the schedule. None of us had been to…

  • San Diego Zoo – Our Vacation Day 1!

    We headed to San Diego on April 27th EARLY in the morning so we could be there to spend most of the day there. From Phoenix the drive is about 6 hours and we headed straight to Legoland. Turned out that Legoland was closed that day so we…

  • Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego Review

    Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is located along the waterfront of San Diego Bay between the San Diego Convention Center and Seaport Village. They have 1,625 guest rooms including 95 suites, 63 accessible rooms, 40 hypo-allergenic rooms, premium-view rooms, and even a pet-friendly floor! In addition to their…