Given the opportunity, my daughter would love to spend every afternoon in the kitchen baking with me. At just four years old she enjoys baking cookies and cupcakes and prefers to do all the mixing herself. Sometimes we make big messes and our creations don’t turn out as planned. But other times we are able … Read more
With family on the other side of the country and our love for road trips to Disneyland, we are frequently traveling. We have our favorite restaurants along the way but are always looking for the secret restaurants loved by locals. I recently shared my Top Kid Friendly Restaurants in the Phoenix Area when I participated in … Read more
My family takes road trips to California frequently and we always notice the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana from the car on the freeway. The large cube shaped building catches my daughter’s attention as we drive by and we have talked about visiting for a couple of years. Earlier this month when we drove to … Read more
Some of my earliest memories of sleepovers with my best friends are dancing to New Kids On The Block songs and recording music videos. You can imagine my excitement when earlier this year one of my best teacher friends gave me a ticket to The Package Tour for my birthday. Not only was I going to … Read more
Our family visited Disneyland over the Fourth of July this year and were able to spend almost an entire day in California Adventure. Normally my daughter is more interested in riding the attractions than stopping to see a parade but when I promised seeing a few characters from the new Monsters University movie, she couldn’t … Read more
Several years ago I attended a funeral in my hometown. Watching one of my closest childhood friends grieve the loss of his seven year old son to cancer is not something I will ever forget. Dylan Earven, the sweet little boy that charmed his community, has a legacy that will forever live on in the … Read more