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10 Practically No-Prep Indoor Activities

March 19, 2019 / BY Laura Swallow
Hi, there! It's a busy week and I'm here with a short post on some of the activities we've been doing around the home lately. The weather here has been pretty nice, but it's just hard to get all three kids out on week nights when I'm already tried from working all day. These are great activities for when you can't go out...

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The Number One Reason to Travel With Kids

March 12, 2019 / BY Laura Swallow
When it comes to traveling with kids, it can be really challenging. It’s more expensive and less relaxing. Depending on the age of your kids, it requires many more stops for everything from feeding the baby to diaper changes to potty breaks and “don’t-make-me-turn-this-car-around” lectures. It’s easy to just keep putting it off. It’s easy to say, “when they’re just a little bit...

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5 Ways to Make Your Marriage Stronger

March 05, 2019 / BY Laura Swallow
My husband and I have been together for over ten years (you can read our love story here) . We’ve been married for almost eight of those years and, over time, we've learned a few things. A lot of these things are silly and probably trivial, like the fact that I hate sweeping up dust piles and my husband won't eat pie. But,...

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3 Reasons Why My Kids Share a Room

February 26, 2019 / BY Laura Swallow
My brothers and I shared a room until I was about 11. I technically had my own space to keep my things and change my clothes, but, every night, I would head into their room and my little brother would make room on his full sized bottom bunk. I didn't like to sleep in my room because I didn't like to sleep alone....

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