Although I made a huge deal out of turning 40 back in 2013 where I flew out to Los Angeles by myself, this year I wanted to travel a little closer to home. My birthday weekend was right before the first day of school, so that was a No-Go. A.J. …
Read More »Our Longer School Commute in the Mazda CX-3 #DriveMazda
Before we moved, our morning school commute for pre-K and kindergarten to A.J.’s school was 10 to 15 minutes on local roads. We would leave at a reasonable time and still make it to school without any major delays. Now that we’re in first grade at a new school, we take Interstate 285 …
Read More »3 Car Seat Mistakes I Made and Easily Fixed
Just when you’ve wiped the sweat from your brow after enduring the complicated process of installing a child’s car seat, you’re probably ready to strap in your little one and go. But – no so fast. In the last six years, A.J. has gone through several different car seats. We started with …
Read More »[VIDEO] Carnival Cruise Memories
For days after we returned home from our Carnival Cruise on the ship, Glory, our son A.J. could not stop talking about all the fun he had. From the games he played with his age group at Camp Ocean to the access to pizza 24 hours a day at the …
Read More »Caring for Kids with Food Allergies at Camp Ocean
Our five-year-old son A.J. loved Camp Ocean on board Carnival Glory so much that he never wanted to leave. To hear about all the activities and fun that kept children busy on the ship made me relieved. As a food allergy family, we are very cautious about A.J.’s childcare because …
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