New Blog

For a multitude of reasons, I chose to start a new blog. If you liked reading here, please subscribe to my new blog or just come by for a visit.

I shared Drake's nursery, some bathroom organization tips, as well as a clever way to reorganize your medicine cabinet that you might want to check out.

I will be closing this blog down for good in a few days, so be sure to subscribe to the new one if you want to keep reading. Thanks for being a loyal reader thus far!

Farewell (from here)

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to drop by and say I'm closing the chapter of this blog. I'll now be blogging here, come by and say hi if you would like. I 'd love to see you there!

Remembering Matt Turner

I'm coming back from a [long] break here to say that I'm observing a day of social media silence, as many bloggers are, tomorrow in honor and memory of Matt Turner.

It is our goal to spend tomorrow covering Julee, Preslee, and the Turner family in prayer as they lay the man they love to rest until they meet again in Heaven.

 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” ~ Revelation 21:4

Ryanne's Third Birthday Party

We celebrated Ry's 3rd birthday party this evening. She is obsessed with my little pony, so her party was of course full of cheesy my little pony decor :) 

Ry's sweet Nana made cupcakes because Ry *needed* strawberry "cake" and the cake was already vanilla. 

We got Ry her first bicycle and took her out this afternoon to ride it. She was elated. (I promise her hair is not always in her face, but no matter how hard I try the bows/clips/ponytails always come out) 

Apparently steering the bicycle is hard work & takes lots of concentration

I got annoyed with the plastic tablecloth, so I used an old blue sheet for the tablecloth & made a bow with the pink one. I'm not sure if that qualifies as ingenuitive or? We'll just go with ingenuitive. 

This is one of her current lovely fake smile faces. 

I think she was up to something. I just haven't figured out what it was yet . . . 

Ry and her sweet best friend, Kynlee. I never really had a good friend as a (young) child so it's so special to me for her to. She is always talking about her "sister Kynlee" 

Best Toddler Apps

Team Umi Zoomi Math: Zoom into Numbers
This cute app helps to teach number recognition as well as basic math skills. (Best for older toddlers & pre-schoolers)












Toddler Phone Tap
This is another great number recognition app. Not to mention that it allows them to "call" and dial numbers without actually calling people in your phone.







WeetWoo
This app is a video viewing app that blocks inappropriate content so it's safer than handing the phone over to your toddler to view a video on youtube. You can choose an age range, or a specific topic you want & let your child view several videos that fit that criteria, but feel safe knowing that is all they are viewing



AlphaBaby
Ryanne loves this app because it shows you all the letters in vibrant colors & repeats them aloud. As she learned her letters in school, this has been great reinforcement (but she still has some to learn!)







Kidzongs
This app has several typical kid songs that it will either sing to them or let them sing to the music. It is easily Ry's favorite app, hands down.












Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
This app has matching & puzzle games & is just plain fun to play. Not speaking from experience or anything ;)








Disney Junior!
This is a fairly new app, but it is great! You can watch any of your (or your child's) favorite Disney junior shows right from the iPhone or iPad.

Toddler Shapes
This is similar to the alphabet app, but lets your little one easily learn their shapes.

These are just a few of our favorite apps that we've discovered along the way. I thought I would share since I'm always on the hunt for great apps.