Have you ever had one of these? I got the idea from the Betty Crocker website, and was happily surprised by how easy and fast they are to make. I did it all two hours before Marsy’s birthday party, but I’m sure making them the night before would work just as well. They were a [...]

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As you may know, I won a family trip to a Beaches Resort from Mom Central back in July. We just got back from Beaches Boscobel (in Jamaica) a few days ago. The following is a trip report.
Warning: LONG post! Click here if you just want to see the 100+ photos.
Our trip started early on [...]

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But with all the preparations for our trip, I failed to post photos from Marsy’s 4th birthday celebration.
This year, her birthday fell on the most beautiful Saturday of September. We spent the morning at Cox Farms in Northern Virginia, where a Fall Festival is held yearly that just happened to kick off on Marsy’s birthday.
I [...]

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My girls only drink milk and water at home because they get enough juice boxes and fruit “drinks” at playdates and other get-togethers. There are few products that are as convenient as juice boxes or pouches for drinking “on the go”. This is one of the reasons I was happy to sample all four flavors [...]

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I remember enjoying the circus when I was a little girl, and I’m not ashamed to say I love it just as much now, maybe even more so since I get to see it from my daughters’ eyes as well. It’s one of the few things that hasn’t been completely overhauled by technological advances.
Marsy has [...]

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Last year I wanted to dress the girls up as M&Ms. I brought it up with Marsy last week, and she gave me a funny look. Apparently it’s a dumb idea because according to her kids only dress up as princesses, super heroes, witches, or pumpkins for Halloween.
I tried to push the M&M idea by [...]

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