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Make your birthday celebration even more fun with a visit from a princess, superhero, or beloved character. Or hire one of the many talented performers and entertainers in DFW — caricature artists, face painters, balloon twisters, mad scientists ....

No more scrambling around, trying to think of the perfect birthday present. Here's a list of gifts guaranteed to please! Do you have any home-run gift ideas to share? Leave a comment! I've had great luck with these electronic piggy...

We fully embraced the laid-back summer at my house this year. The kids stayed up late and slept in late (mostly), we had many pajama days, and I took a long break from meal planning. Now that school is...

We can all agree that teachers are the real MVPs. They spend so much time with our kids nurturing them, loving them, and pushing them to their highest potential. I’ve worked in education for seven years now, and I’ve...

The 2021–2022 school year was my first year homeschooling my 5-, 7-, and 9-year-old girls. It was a beautiful disaster. I wanted to quit the journey at least once a day, if not more. But then I would see...

Four years ago, I uprooted my party of five from the suburbs of Dallas and relocated to a rural town of 300. Talk about a culture shock. Though it was a move we needed both for our family and...

My friends know that I love to optimize my life to be productive and to make things easier on myself. I am no stranger to finding ways to simplify my life and to focus on what is most important. But,...

Eight years ago, when I decided to stay home with my first baby, I was all consumed with the snuggles, sleep schedules, nursing, and developmental milestones. But once my baby turned a year old, started sleeping through the night,...

I love an outdoor movie night! There's something magical about gathering with friends and hanging outside to watch a movie on the semi-big screen. My daughter is also obsessed with outdoor movies. We watched and loved Disney's Zombies and Zombies...

This post has been sponsored by On-Site Tires. All opinions are 100% our own. Here are a few things we’ve all Googled: Where to get my tires changed. Tire change near me. Best tire place in Dallas. I have the answer...

Golden Girls is one of my all-time favorite comfort TV shows when I need something familiar and funny in the background. I remember watching marathons of these witty women in the summers with my mom and sister when it...

Here's how we throw a probllama-free llama birthday party. My daughter is turning 10 this fall (November, to be specific). First, she asked for a party in August. She has wanted a water-activity party for several years, but I always...