My youngest is 20 months and she is DYING to keep up with her brother and sister on the road. The only problem is that developmentally she isn't quite ready to do so which causes quite a bit of frustration at our house. She no longer wants to sit in a stroller and watch them ride ...read more
My older two kids were balance bike addicts. As a result they both learned to ride a bike in an afternoon - it was a piece of cake. But because Max was pretty attached to his scooter, we didn't get him a balance bike. Until now. Game = changed. Max has always been naturally ...read more
Despite waking to near freezing temperatures this morning, we are totally ready to gear up for summer. The kids are already into the thick of the spring soccer season and we're making the most of warmer days by hitting the parks around base. Max still sits in a stroller on ...read more
One of my favorite summer activities is spending time in the backyard with my three boys. We're lucky enough to have a dad-made treehouse, a rope swing, and enough grass to kick a soccer ball back and forth. While I'm all for sending the kids out on their own to scrape together ...read more
Every summer, I swoon over Melissa & Doug'??s Sunny Patch outdoor toys. With toys for playing in the sand, gardening, exploring nature and playing outside, these whimsical, colorful toys inspire creativity and fun. This year, there are a few new beach toys that would make a ...read more
Short of a real trip to a tropical island, a kiddie pool is an easy way to give the kids a place to play and keep cool on hot days. The new Play & Shade Pool by Step 2 ($60) has a lot of bells and whistles and I'??m whistling right along. Our blow-up pool just popped, so we were ...read more
I just added a new member to our household, the classic Whale Teeter Totter from Little Tikes, and my two girls (two-years-old and four-years-old) have been having a whale of time! I love this whale, perhaps even more than them. This is the first toy they don'??t have to fight ...read more
