The girls have been on summer break for a week now, and I’ve already heard the words, “I’m bored!” countless times. I decided I was going to type up a list of all the fun activities we could do, then print it out so we can fight any chance of boredom. Once I got started on the list, it kept growing and growing. Now I’m excited about the months ahead (mixed in with some sleepovers at their grandparents too, of course! Ha!). I’ve listed 72 activities below that are location-neutral, then included 28 that are Houston-specific. Of course, given the Coronavirus pandemic, you’ll want to check to see if/when those places are open.
The girls’ last week of school just ended, and mid-way through the week, we received their beautiful art folders. I loved going through each piece with Isla and Emi – they were so proud of what they had created! At the beginning of the year, I downloaded the Artkive app and had planned to upload photos of the girls’ art throughout the year – forgetting that most art comes home at the end. Instead of uploading to the app (which is still a great idea!), I decided to make Artifact Uprising books to fit in with the other photo books I make throughout the year. I absolutely love their quality!
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With school back in full swing, the birthday parties have already picked up. We’ve got three on our calendar for Isla this month and one for Emilia, and I’m notoriously thinking about a gift just days before the party. Fortunately, Walmart’s new NextDay Delivery service has hundreds of amazing gifts for young kids and you can order them and have them at your door the very next day – no membership required! It’s so easy to toggle to ‘NextDay Delivery eligible’ on the site on your computer or mobile device to see which items are part of the new service. I did a round up of some of our favorite baby and kid toys for one to five year olds – the girls have been given or played with all of these at friends’ houses.
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The last six months of our lives would best be described as baby season. We’ve had handfuls of our closest friends give births, and we’ve been invited to a lot of baby showers and sprinkles. I always love these get togethers – more than any other kind – because although I don’t adore being pregnant myself, I love pregnant people! Ha. The best double standard. And I love watching expecting moms open gifts – sometimes puzzled at what this gadget does or what that bottle would be used for. I have my ‘go to’ baby registry guide and enjoy helping first-time mom friends navigate through the long list of baby items. However, my preparedness for the showers has gotten a little iffy recently following Georgie’s arrival, and the thought of traipsing all three girls to a store to get a gift sounds rather unpleasant. Enter Walmart’s new NextDay Delivery offering – order online, receive the very next-day, shipped in just one box. There are over 100,000 necessities and nice-to-have items that are eligible for this new service, and almost all of my favorite baby gifts are on that list. I did a roundup of some of the most frequently purchased bottles, pacifiers, bath items that you can order online at Walmart.com and have delivered the next day. The two very best part of NextDay Delivery is that it’s not only fast, but it’s FREE – there is no paid membership required – and so easy to use, even on your phone. You just enter ‘NextDay Delivery’ mode on the Walmart site, and from there, you can search all of the eligible products.
I recently posted a photo on Instagram of all three girls on the way to school dropoff, and I received a lot of questions about which model of car I was driving, our car seat setup and which brand of car seats I used for each of the girls. I thought it would be helpful to share how I tote everyone around, but before I begin, I want to disclose that this is a sponsored blog post. I also want to share that I first reached out to Chicco (versus them to me) and that we’ve used Chicco car seats for the past five years. I am very loyal to this brand and have never experienced any issues or had any concerns with our girls’ car seats. I’m honored to work with them to bring you this post. As always, thank you for supporting the brands we absolutely love!
When I was pregnant with Emilia, I began to worry about how I would load both girls into the car (Isla was a very active 2.5 year old when her sister was born). I kept asking myself: “Who gets put in first: the baby or the toddler?”
Then, when I was pregnant with Georgie, I had all the concerns about all things car related: How will we fit in my crossover SUV? Who do I load first? Do I trust Isla to buckle herself if I can’t see what she’s doing in a third row? Will Emilia forever complain about being in the car? Ha.
Fortunately, the transition to three kids in the car has gone smoothly for the most part, with a car ride here and there that was less than ideal (the crying kid trigger effect!). The four questions I’ve received most often about our car configuration are listed below!
