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Today, the girls and I went to a super fun VIP media party at Little Beans Cafe in Chicago.  The new cafe/imaginative play space was really easy for a suburbanite like me to get to, located right off of 90/94 and just a short jaunt off of the Damen Ave. exit, in the Lincoln Park [...]

We recently went to the DuPage Children’s Museum to hear Ralph Covert (aka “Ralph’s World”) narrate Sergei Prokofiev’s, Peter and the Wolf, while members of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra took on the musical form of the famous story’s characters. Ralph did a fantastic job narrating and keeping the kids entertained by including them in the [...]

Are you as excited about this as we are? We’re pretty flippin’ excited. In less than two hours, we’re heading to our local Blockbuster to celebrate the release of Toy Story 3 and vote for our favorite Toy Story character.  What else would we be doing on election day?! If you are in the Chicago/Naperville [...]

The Westfield Style Tour made a recent stop at my local Westfield Shopping Center and whadaya know?  Stacy London of TLC’s What Not To Wear was there!  Stacy did a great job showcasing some fabulous Fall fashions and answering questions from eager shoppers in the audience. Here’s a look at some of the fun, Fall [...]

Sometimes I get these crazy ideas.  Several months ago, I decided that I should make a Perry the Platypus cake for the kiddo’s 5th birthday.  So, I went online and scoped out some sites where people had documented their Perry the Platypus cake process. My-oh-my, this 5th birthday has snuck right up on me.  I [...]

Right about the beginning of October, I get bitten by the crafty bug.  Fall is my favorite season; I love the colors, the scents, the pies, the leaves. Speaking of leaves, one of my absolute favorite things about Fall are the colorful leaves.  The other day, as we walked through a neighborhood on our way [...]

Alright.  It’s about time we get a post up that is music-related.  This family loves music, so we should be talking about it WAY more than we do.  I suppose I should speak for myself because the hubs is always talking about music on his blog.  I have a very good reason to talk music [...]

We are in the midst of Water Safety Month and the official 2010 swimming season is right around the corner, so I feel that this is a very important topic to cover. I just found out about Infant Swimming Resource.  I watched this video and my chest tightened as my eyes welled up with tears.  [...]

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I mentioned in an earlier post that we were working on another project.  We’ve finally finished it! I was recently on a mission to find picture frame ornaments but not just any picture frame ornaments.  I wanted simple, small wooden frames that we could decorate.  I went to several stores and couldn’t find what I [...]

I purchased my iPhone this past July and truthfully, it’s one of the best purchases I have made in a while.  I love everything about this phone.  I switched from a BlackBerry Curve and it was an excellent decision, in my opinion. My iPhone keeps me company while I’m feeding the baby or swaying her [...]

I’m gettin’ crafty this Christmas. I took the four year old to Michaels the other day. We were on a mission to gather items for our homemade wreath. I thought it would be fun and a little less expensive to assemble our own this year. I added it up and figured out that we spent [...]

I’m a sucker for electronics that keep me connected.  Speaking of products that keep you connected, the brand new Nintendo DSi is here.  It retails for $169.99 and it’s pretty sweet.  Why I like it: it has a built in camera (and an SD Card slot), you can connect to the internet wirelessly (I’ve already [...]

On a weekly basis, our little three year old comes home from the babysitter’s house with a special drawing or seasonal craft.  I am so thankful that our sitter takes the time to sit down with the kids and work on projects with them.  Hailey just loves arts and crafts. So, yesterday, she came home [...]

I love making memories and traditions, especially when it has to do with my family. Each year, for the past three years, we have taken a picture of Hailey on Halloween sitting with a pumpkin. Each year, on the pumpkin, we paint one of the letters of her name. For example, since Hailey’s birthday is [...]

We paid a visit to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium to check out their brand new show, “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure” and were nothing short of impressed. We were invited to attend opening weekend and there was already a crowd lined up at the door to see the new show and to meet Elmo.  [...]