When I look around I see so many families that are continuously on the go—never home for more than a few hours and doing just about anything and everything together. I thought that was what you were “supposed” to do for so long that I tried to do it, too. It worked for a while—almost […]
The end of the school year is fast approaching and before you come to that last day—the day you’re supposed to have a gift for the teacher and haven’t even thought about it yet… I have an idea for you! My son was in Pre-K this year, so it’s just your luck that we had […]
June is Great Outdoors Month, including National Get Outdoors Day on June 14, so I thought I’d give Marvy Moms readers some tips for outdoor fun! If you’d like to host an event in your area you can do so on the official National Get Outdoors Day website. If you just need some more […]
I’ve always wanted to hang photos of our family up in the order of a family tree. I saw it in a magazine once and fell in love with the idea. Last week, I painted our upstairs hallway in a grayish-green and bought a darker shade of green to paint a tree on the wall. As […]
Here at the Diedreck household we have a one-year-old, a four-year-old, a working father and a stay-at-home mother—and a lot of weekly/monthly activities to keep track of. Whether it’s Daddy’s weekly photography class, Caleb’s preschool days and swimming lessons, Claire’s play dates or massages for Mommy (ha, just kidding)… we need to have a one-stop-shop […]
We just moved into a new home—and trying to make changes and redecorate and paint and tear up carpets… well, it is not only time-consuming, but not too much fun with a toddler running around. I decided I’d give my son, aged four, a task and have him help me decorate a wall in the […]
The typical answer from my almost-four-year-old for, “What do you want for lunch” or “What do you want for dinner” is: “Mac and Cheese.” Or “Pizza?” “A plain bagel toasted with a little-little butter?” “Chocolate milk!” Does this sound at all familiar? After reading (numerous) books on getting your children/toddler to eat I decided that […]
