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Santa at the Mall Family Date

This family date to see Santa Clause at the mall is sponsored by Santa HQ. But all opinions are our own. Santa At The Mall Family Date Price: The cost of a pictures with Santa package. Check your local listing for exact pricing. Location: Your local mall! We love Santa HQ at the Chandler Fashion… Read More

Best Christmas Picture Books: 15 New Christmas Books We’ve Added to Our Library

A carefully curated list of THE best Christmas picture books! These Christmas books for kids have meaningful messages, amazing illustrations create classics you’ll want in your library! I had a moment this year packing up our huge pile of Halloween books for kids and reminding my son that Christmas books were coming soon. I looked… Read More

Tips for Holiday Travel for Families

This post is sponsored by Autotrader; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. ‘Tis the season to head home for the holidays! Or at least head to the homes of family and friends for holiday visits. With family all over the state and quite a bit of family out-of-state, we have done our fair share of holiday… Read More

Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Family Party

This post is sponsored by Honey Maid Graham Crackers. But our longstanding tradition of love of graham cracker gingerbread house making parties is our own! One of our favorite holiday traditions comes from the Whiting side of the family. Each year we meet together for a graham cracker “gingerbread” house decorating party. This is a… Read More

Holiday Coloring Pages: An Oversized Christmas Coloring Page Printable

Lots of holiday coloring pages in one! A free giant Christmas color page printable that works as a Christmas playmat for hours of holiday entertainment! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, which means there’s plenty of opportunities to fit in some holiday fun! The day after Thanksgiving means full steam ahead to get… Read More

Decorating the Tree Family Tradition

One of our favorite Christmas family dates is the decorating the tree family tradition. We love pulling our tree out of storage, fluffing the branches, and carefully crafting the perfect placement of each ornament. About eight years ago Jacob had the idea to capture our trimming the tree in stop motion. The man was and… Read More

Building Toys

A master list of the best building toys separated by age and category so you can find the perfect building blocks or modern building toys for you! Building Toys We’re parents who found ourselves in STEM careers: Jacob is an engineer and I’m a former technical project manager. It’s always been important to us that… Read More

Fun Family Activities: 52 Family Date Ideas to Do This Year

A huge list of fun family activities that you can do together for family entertainment! These family dates help build memories that will last forever! We love a great couple’s date, and go out once a week: hence Friday We’re in Love. But we’ve learned that fun family activities have a huge space in our… Read More

Experience Gifts for Kids: A Year of Experiences Free Printable

Experience Gifts for Kids: A FREE PRINTABLE to help you gift a year of experiences with a list of the best experience gifts for kids and family to make memories throughout the year! A few weeks ago we launched our year of dates printable to create your own date night gift for your significant other.… Read More

Practicing Fine Motor Skills On the Go

This post has been sponsored by Gerber®. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It’s no secret we love going new places and trying new things as a couple. But family outings are just as important to us too! We strive to take our kids out with us at least once a week, even if… Read More

Halloween Costume Pictures: Pre Trick-or-Treating {Free Halloween Printable}

Create Halloween memories with Halloween costume pictures. These before Treat-or-Treat pictures of kids in costume help you document the year and with a free Halloween printable! Halloween Memories I have joked with my husband for years the main reason one has children is to dress them up for Halloween! There is just something so darling… Read More

Our Favorite Halloween Books For Kids

Looking to celebrate Halloween with some Halloween books for kids? Since the Halloween obsession runs strong in our family, we’ve read just about all of them! Here are our favorite Halloween picture books for kids. I have a not-so-secret obsession with Halloween. I know many families have a month’s worth of Christmas books to read… Read More