Summer is a great time to eat seasonal fruits. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and bananas are so yummy this time of the year. To make eating them more fun, and beat the heat at the same time, I make them into a fruit smoothie. I even sneak in some nutrients, like Flax Seed oil for an added boost – and they don’t even know! To help me make my first smoothie,…
Earlier this week, I talked about the three ways I’m getting my pre-baby body back through a new exercise, diet and beauty regimen, which I had kept under wraps. So here’s the unveiling: I’ll be giving my facial muscles a workout. Did you know: That after the age of 30, facial muscles naturally atrophy (that means it wastes away) which leads to lines and wrinkles? Unlike the rest of your…
It’s the summer of transformation in the Triple Threat Mommy household: we are working on making some improvements in our apartment and I’m making some improvements on my body. Changes, but good changes. It’s been several weeks since I updated everyone on my quest for getting my back in shape which I started on May 31st. These are the three ways I’m getting my pre-baby body back: 1. I joined…
It’s summertime (hooray!) and that means that we all start focusing on keeping our kids safe and protected while playing outside in the sun. But how do you stay safe from the rays while hanging out on the beach for 8 hours or playing in the park all day with the kids? At the Momtrends Trendy Travel Time event, I was introduced to two brands that help in the sun…
Several weeks ago, we went to the movies and saw the preview for Katy Perry’s 3-D movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me. Olivia quickly looked at me and said, “For my birthday party, we’re going to get our nails done and see the Katy Perry movie.“ Well, okee-dokee! I guess it’s decided then. I had reservations about bringing several 9-year old girls to see this movie, so luckily, O and…
I know that summer just started, but for some parts of the United States, school starts in August. Some kids suffer through immense separation anxiety and have a hard time going to school and leaving the comforts of their home. Marnie and Jason Hefter, parents of children who have severe separation anxiety, wanted to be able to send their son to school with his “friends” (tactile wash cloths), but they…
Who has a pile of your kids school work that look like this: And who knows what to do with it?? I had to get my act together if this was something that I was going to accumulate for the next 15 years! I figured out a system that I put into place last year when S started nursery school and O was in second grade. It’s a system that works…
Back in May, I described one room in our apartment that needed a major make-over. The girls called it the “Creepy Forest” because it was filled with boxes, bikes, books — everything that wasn’t in the rest of the apartment. We are still in the process of making it into our “Magical Garden” of a playroom/mudroom/office — and we still aren’t done. Our Home Office – BEFORE Looking for a…
My girls are a bit older – they are 9 and 4.5 years old and I am always jealous of all the cool, new brands that todays parents have access to. I just thought that I could never use those brands anymore simply because my girls have aged out. Until now. Stokke, is a family owned Norwegian company (so you know that the designs are cool) that is known for…
It may be hazy, hot and humid in your neck of the woods, or you may be getting your kids ready for back-to-school, but The Children’s Place has the holidays in mind and it is wrapped up in glitter, animal prints, plaid and fleece. Nicole Feliciano of Momtrends and Michael Gianelli, head of design at The Children’s Place, highlighted the new Holiday 2012 line earlier this month to a bunch…