From the category archives:

Eating

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Giveaway: Flipcam + more from GoGo SqueeZ ($225 value)

August 18, 2011

Dear readers, this contest is closed. We will contact the winner offline. Peace out. Did you see the post last month where Whitney showed how her kids used the summer fun kit from GoGo SqueeZ? It cracked me up. Our children — born at the same hospital and living only 2 miles apart — could [...]

Introducing the Beanbag Putting On Body game (sponsored)

July 28, 2011

When I was a kid, during recess you’d find me reading, playing jacks, or just sitting and talking with friends. Hence, my son’s daily deliveries of friendship bracelets and lanyards from day camp that tell me how he’s spending his time there are not surprising. I have not yet picked him up at the end [...]

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Stumble into a family-friendly pub

July 25, 2011

Today’s challenge, your thirtieth, is to discover a family-friendly pub in your area and test it out. Yes, we tried this a few times. Sure, baby Julian made a frat boy of himself and booted the first time. Nobody cared! You don’t have to compromise on ambiance every time you go out for dinner with [...]

Activity #299: Pack a picnic and roll in the grass

July 11, 2011

The challenge for the day is to take advantage of a warm afternoon and feed your family outside; it’s time for a family picnic. It is so much easier to clean up Cheerio crumbs when I can just shake my blanket into the grass and leave the rest to the bugs. I like to keep [...]

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Activity #308: Hit the casino with a bambino

June 29, 2011

When we have new babies in our lives, it’s easy to go into a self-imposed exile or quarantine, reading only sleep habits books and looking only at the baby. Of course, Whitney and I think that mama needs to leave the house and thus this site was born. I read the story of how Vicky [...]

Awesome mom: Robyn O’Brien, fighting against bad food

June 24, 2011

Last week I was invited to lunch by the folks at Stonyfield Farm yogurt. We are big consumers of their products in my house and I was happy to go. The guest speaker was Robyn O’Brien, and her story moved me. Robyn talked about how a couple of years ago, as a busy mom of [...]

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Baby food blooper

June 2, 2011

While Heather was keeping her current pregnancy secret from me, she started paying heightened attention to products for young babies in a way that didn’t tip me off, due to our jobs as “mommy bloggers.” I thought she was just trying to keep up with changing trends and technologies for parents. When she accepted a [...]

The Ragu Panel recap

May 25, 2011

Remember those videos I made with the Ragú® folks? One of the other moms, Daphne, was saying that she got stuck in a dinner rut and actually watched one of her own videos and felt re-invigorated. I love it! Who better from to get tips that actually work for your unique situation? Yourself! Dear self, [...]

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Win a tasty treat from PrizeBite

May 20, 2011

This contest is now closed, the winner is #17. Read on about tasty foods you can buy. My good friend Michelle always knows the best places to eat, the tastiest meals to order, and exactly the right combination to put on a fork (she calls that yummiest bite the “prize bite”). We met at our [...]

Activity #124: Go to a Farmers’ Market

May 16, 2011

Navigating the stroller through the market area is a challenge and there are so many things to look at for your baby, it’s worth the effort. Does this not sound like enough action for you? Believe me, it is. You will see other babies, musicians, and tasty food. Look around and choose a vegetable your [...]

Ideas for feeding your baby and yourself… these should be obvious, natural, easy… but they’re not always

Life is a picnic (win!)

April 22, 2011

Contest is now closed. Winner will be notified. Random.org tells me its comment 66. Celebrate Earth Day with your little one with this limited edition eco-friendly “Life is a Picnic” Kit. This adorable picnic pack (valued at $36) features goodies from many of our favorite greenish companies. The kit includes the following items: 40 CleanWell [...]

Dinner together – do you do it? (Sponsored)

April 11, 2011

Tell me about your dinner rituals. Are you driven by treasured memories of the way you grew up or by a determination to compensate for what you never had? Or do work schedules dictate a barely-make-it-to-the-table-and-it’s-witching-hour-so-I’ll-just-eat-cereal-at-9-pm practice in your household? My role in the kitchen has changed radically since I’ve had kids. My husband and [...]

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →