Holidays | The Playdate Crashers

Holiday Travel Snacks

I feel like my family is constantly on the road. We take a lot of trips to see my parents or my husband's family, and they all live at least 5 hours away from our home in Kentucky. We'll be traveling again in a few weeks for Christmas and in addition … Continue Reading

Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

What are your favorite tips for healthy holiday eating? Disclaimer: Results and experiences from the Shaklee 180 Program are unique for each person, so results may vary. People following the weight loss portion of the Shaklee 180 program … Continue Reading

This Christmas

Christmas morning with a 3 year old and almost 2 year old is FUN. Serious fun. They get so excited about their new stuff and it's just a total blur of energy and wrapping paper and "Oooooooh!"s. They don't really care what they've gotten at … Continue Reading

Merry Christmas!

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family! Enjoy the holidays, whether you are at home or traveling. Stay safe, remember why you celebrate, and share your love with those you're with. Here are some of our thoughts on Christmas … Continue Reading

Things are different now

Things are different now when we visit my husband's family. We've been married for 6.5 years and have been dating or "together" since 2002. I've spent a lot of time in his hometown, at the house where he grew up, and with his family. But it's … Continue Reading

Christmas lights through the eyes of a child

It has been so much fun to hear the boys' reaction to Christmas lights this year. In previous years, neither of them seemed to care a bit about the lights, and we really didn't go out of our way to show them the lights around town. Even when we … Continue Reading

Podcast #25: Reunions and Sleep Stuff

We discuss: - Thanksgiving - Christmas shopping - Jimmy Fallon's "Turkey Stuffing Song" - High School Reunions - The end of naptime for Miles? - Children rooming together - Teething pain and sleeping disruptions Please spread … Continue Reading

Decking Our Halls (And Yours, Too!)

Decorating for Christmas is so fun. And even more fun than decorating for Christmas is decorating for Christmas in a new house! We moved into our new house in August and even before we moved the first boxes in, I was thinking about how we would … Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Advent Calendar Tutorial

This is the first year I will be doing an advent calendar with the boys. Our first December with children, we were in a really strange place in our lives, having just moved to a new town with a newborn. We were living in someone's (very nice) … Continue Reading

Holiday (Dis)organization

Ohhhhhhh, it's starting. Christmas Spirit is going to force itself on you SOON, whether you like it or not. Like a skilled hunter, it will TRACK.YOU.DOWN. If you're like me, you look forward to the fun things of Christmas like watching "Elf" … Continue Reading