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  • Get those SIGGS replaced!

    You can imagine how irritated I was a few weeks ago  when news "leaked" (no pun intended) that SIGG was admitting that some of their bottles contained BPA.  I was outraged to say the least.  Not only had I spent more than acceptable for my kids' water bottles, but I did…

  • Serve It Up Sunday – Chicken & Beef Week.

    Go ahead, grab my button!Copy the code below then paste onto your site or blog! <a href=”https://mommypalooza.com”><img src=”https://cdn.savemyblog.com/fc9f650d-2631-469a-81c8-804dd1dcde8c/www.mommypalooza.com/serveitup.png” alt=”Serve It Up Sunday” width=”125″ height=”125″ /></a> This week’s edition of Serve It Up Sunday is going to include chicken and beef dishes for the fam.  While our week isn’t nearly as hectic as…

  • One-kid outing.

    Today Will and I headed out to Union Station for the one-day Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour event passing through. I must admit I felt a bit guilty taking Will without Nathan.  It's the first outing ever that's been just Will & I.  While I was excited to take him, I coudn't…

  • Serve It Up Sunday – Back in the Swing

    Go ahead, grab my button!Copy the code below then paste onto your site or blog! <a href="https://mommypalooza.com"><img src="https://mommypalooza.com/serveitup.png" alt="Serve It Up Sunday" width="125" height="125" /></a> This week we're gearing up for a complete overhaul of our daily routine.  Nathan starts full-day Kindergarten Monday and starts back up with violin lessons. …

  • Perfect in Every Way.

    Today I became an aunt!  My baby brother, CJ, and his girlfriend, Cassie welcomed their new little eight pound, fifteen ounce miracle, Xavier Marcelino into the world today.  I am so freakin' excited!  I would totally be driving straight to Dallas right now if I weren't pregnant!  But hopefully the X-man…

  • Men…and why can’t they ever get it right??!

    Let me preface this post by saying I love my husband very much.  I am true to the vows I spoke over 8 years ago.  But as I write this, I'm pretty darn irritated. This day has been full of activity…only the third real day of school for Nathan, a…

  • Officially a Kindergartener.

    Today marked the first official day of Kindergarten – uniforms and all.  Of course there was no way I could resist the urge to take pictures – AGAIN!  But, good thing I have a pretty photogenic and cooperative boy! Nathan began the day with mini-bagels slathered with strawberry cream cheese and OJ…

  • Kindergarten Hour.

    Today was Nathan's first day hour of Kindergarten.  Despite the early morning hour, he was rather easy to wake up, much to my surprise.  We took the traditional pictures of him and of course, our ever-popular back-to-school interview.  Kindergarten interview from Candy Tai on Vimeo. School was only for an…

  • Kindergarten Eve.

    We celebrated 'Kindergarten Eve' here today as my Nathan gets ready to head off (officially) for Kindergarten tomorrow morning.  It's sort of a 'fake' first day of Kinder if you ask me, since he's only going for an hour!  But nonetheless, it's still THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN tomorrow!  I…