Author Archives: Kristina Slaney

I have fond memories of playing board games with my family on Christmas Day. We'd usually get one or two under the tree in the morning, and spend the afternoon around the dining room table trying to f...

We send Christmas cards every year. I love mailing them out and getting updates from other families in return. Each year our card is accompanied by a brief little synopsis of our family's annual highl...

My daughter is playing with bottles of paint. Except she’s not painting with them. The pink one is Elsa, the purple one is Anna, and they are shimmying down the leg of the dining room table to r...

You guys. This Christmas, I have been obsessed with leggings. But not just any leggings. Obnoxiously loud and super fun Christmas leggings. I’ve spent far more time than I’m wil...

No, we're not freaking out and telling you to get ready for the blizzard of the century. But we ARE giving you a few things to think about in case snow actually happens.

Want to cut down your cooking, prep, and clean-up time in the kitchen? Then make sure you have these 8 things in your kitchen:

Last week my littlest came across our wedding album for the first time. She was captivated as she carefully turned each page and studied each photograph. She took it to bed with her and flipped throug...

If you have a college-bound student in your home you’ve likely had a thought or two about how to pay for higher education. You’ve also probably heard about the FAFSA. As the gov...

There is a plethora of kid-friendly convenience foods that many of us feed our kids but are too embarrassed to admit publicly. What we’re even more embarrassed to admit is that sometimes we love...

His mouth opened, but no words came out. He squeezed his eyes shut in concentration and tried again. Still nothing. Finally, a few broken words found their way to his lips, but they were unintelligibl...