Score a Deal at 7-Eleven with Bring Your Own Cup Day
Reduce, reuse, recycle and get a Slurpee of virtually any size for just $1.49 on Bring Your Own Cup Day (#BYOCupDay) this Saturday. Just bring your own cup (or container) to a participating 7-Eleven...
View ArticleGet SOAKED at Kings Dominion’s Brand New Soak City!
There are two types of people: Roller Coaster People and Water Park People. Thankfully Kings Dominion is combining amazing roller coasters with thrilling water slides to please even a house divided. In...
View ArticleEngineering For Kids of Central Virginia Summer Camp
By Sara Butler “Critical Thinking – The Other National Deficit” As I was driving north on I-95 this past weekend, I saw those words written on a bumper sticker and they caught my attention. I spent the...
View ArticleMake it a Brilliant Summer at St. Catherine’s
It’s going to be a Brilliant Summer at St. Catherine’s! This summer, St. Catherine’s will be transformed into a unique experience for boys and girls ages three and up. With hundreds of choices over 12...
View Article5 Ways To Make Summer Parenting Easier
A few years ago, I wrote a post entitled “I Am Not A Summer Parent,” where I detailed why having no schedules and being the one in charge day after day was not for me. It was all true but not how I...
View ArticleOur Summer Fun List
The kids and I sat down over the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day Weekend, and made our summer fun list. I thought I’d piggyback off of my previous post, 5 Ways To Make Summer Parenting Easier,...
View Article2 Simple and Amazing Summer Sangrias
Summer may be ice tea time for many, but for us, it’s definitely Sangria time! When the temp starts to go up, a nice refreshing glass of Sangria with good friends is hard to beat. It goes with...
View ArticleTum-E Yummies® Review and Giveaway
June is here and hot weather is coming along with it. And of course one of the most important things to do to beat the heat is to stay hydrated. It would be great if our kids would all drink water, but...
View Article“We had a bug free yard for the first time ever!”
What’s the last product or service you came across that left you really, really satisfied. Like, “I have to tell everyone about this” satisfied? It doesn’t come along often. After Laura’s experience...
View ArticleSummer Chore List (Part 3 of Our Summer at Home)
Part 1: 5 Ways To Make Summer Parenting Easier Part 2: Our Summer Fun List Now summer can’t all be fun because dishes don’t wash themselves (sadly) so I’m implementing our summer chore time where the...
View ArticleSummer Heat: MAC to the Rescue *Giveaway*
Now that Summer is finally here, going to the pool is sure to be on every kids daily “to do list”. Especially if this scorching weather keeps up! Imagine lounging poolside while the kids enjoy...
View ArticleFlowers After 5 – Fidos After 5
Relax on Thursday evenings throughout summer. Stroll through the gardens; enjoy live music, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA on second and fourth Thursdays of each...
View ArticleFlowers After 5 Fido After 5 – Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Relax on Thursday evenings throughout summer. Stroll through the gardens; enjoy live music, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA on second and fourth Thursdays of each...
View ArticleFlowers After 5 Fido After 5 – Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Relax on Thursday evenings throughout summer. Stroll through the gardens; enjoy live music, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA on second and fourth Thursdays of each...
View ArticleThe Ice Cream Truck Infiltration
Depending on who you talk to in my house, the ice cream truck that trolls roams the neighborhood for tiny victims consumers, is touted as either a rite of passage or my nemesis. During my sons’ early...
View Article5 Fun and Inexpensive Craft Ideas For Summertime (Or Anytime)
We are halfway through the summer and all my exciting tricks are not so exciting anymore so I’m turning to the Internet to help me. And not just Netflix. Here’s some of my crafts and activity finds to...
View ArticleHelp Keep Your Kids Safe Around Water With These Products
As a mom, you are the number one method of keeping your precious child safe in the water. From keeping your eyes on your daughter as she does her hundredth cannonball to staying within arm’s reach of...
View ArticleWhy My Kids Need Summer Camp
On a camp-free day, my three braving Drop Zone at King’s Dominion. All school year long, I both long for and dread the coming of summer. I’ll happily ditch the permission slips, homework to review and...
View Article25 Ways to Extend Summer
It is hard to believe that summer is coming to an end. Around here, it seems like summer has flown by. Fortunately for us in RVA, warm temperatures, though inconsistent, dot our fall days pretty...
View ArticleFlowers After 5 – Fidos After 5
Relax on Thursday evenings throughout summer. Stroll through the gardens; enjoy live music, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Garden partners with Richmond SPCA on second and fourth Thursdays of each...
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