Gift Ideas the Whole Family Can Enjoy

Besides experience gifts, which I have been very adamant about this year, I am loving family gifts because I believe if it is something that we can enjoy all together then my children are going to remember that above all else. And that is my goal in all of this, creating more lasting memories with my family. These gifts do just that - create memories. I hope you enjoy this list and feel free to let me know in the comments some of your family favorite gift ideas!

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Fancy Nancy Volume 1 Coming to DVD November 20th! + Free Printables

Grab some glitter, add a dash of "ooh la la," sprinkle in original songs and… Voilà! Get set to pour on the fun with Fancy Nancy. With her love of all things fabulous, fancy and French, this little lady can change bland into chic. All it takes is a boundless imagination, help from friends and family, and a sunny approach to life that celebrates the differences that make everyone unique and magnifique! Fancy Nancy Vol. 1 arrives homes on Disney DVD November 20th. My daughter loves reading all of the Fancy Nancy books so I thought this would make a great gift idea for her. And in honor of the
release, I thought I would share some fun free coloring pages!

Fancy Nancy Volume 1 Coming to DVD November 20th! + Free Printables


Voice Cast: Mia Sinclair Jenness as Nancy Clancy; Alyson Hannigan as Nancy's mom; Rob Riggle as Nancy's dad; Spencer Moss as JoJo; Dana Heath as Bree; Ruby Jay as Rhonda/Wanda; and Ian Chen as Jonathan.

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Football Cheerleading & Competition Season Fall 2018

So we did cheerleading this past fall. If you haven't been following along on Instagram, please make sure you do. I share so much more over there in my stories. But I thought I would share some of the highlights from this past season. We had amazing coaches who we are going to miss if they decide not to coach again. Everything was so well organized with them too. They are all teachers so they were naturally great with the kids.

cheerleader pictures

We cheered for the Locust Grove Falcons. We had two competitions and they won for their age division plus the coaches won as well. We also had to make a banner for the football players to run through at homecoming and the cheerleaders got little tiaras and sashes. It was so cute.

The Best of Mom Life Hacks


I am not going to sit here and try to pretend that I have this whole parenting thing figured out...because I definitely don't. But after working at a day care, being a nanny for over five years, and a parent for almost eight, I like to think I have a few cards up my sleeves that I like to call "Mom Life Hacks".



The Best of Mom Life Hacks

Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway! Ends 12/15


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