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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Movie Review (w. giveaway)

With just two more weeks of summer, we’re enjoying the last of our unstructured days by waking up and doing whatever we want like seeing a matinee of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days just because we can. Based on the book of the same title, Dog Days is the third Wimpy Kid movie…

Shine On with GapKids Back to School Fashions & Fun

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn. It always seems that summer goes by too quickly. We just have a couple more weeks until…

Toyota Prius in Cincinnati!

I visited Cincinnati for the first time speak at the Proctor & Gamble Holistic Design Summit. One thing I love to do when I first arrive to any hotel is to check out the view and mine didn’t disappoint! Later that evening when Amy, Stacey, and I ventured out for dinner, I spotted another Toyota…

How to Sell a “Lot” of Children’s Clothes on eBay

One of my goals for the rest of the summer is to clean out the kids’ closets. Currently their closets can be described in one word- disaster! Captain Computer’s drawers are overflowing while Little Miss Techie’s closet is a mish mash of apparel that fits well, is marginal, and is way too small. My goal…

Toyota Sienna Swagger Wagon- Do you have swagger? (giveaway)

Ever since the Swagger Wagon made its debut, it’s ignited the desire of Toyota Sienna owners everywhere to be the next Sienna Parents. Do you have swagger like the Sienna parents? If so, leave a comment telling me how you rock your minivan for a chance to win one of these! Swagger Wagon bling! Comments…

Call Me Maybe: Our Summer Song Obsession

I always seem to associate certain songs with particular times in my life and this summer will be the summer of Call Me Maybe. From the kids lip-synching it in their bedrooms to belting it out in the car and bopping along to it in the grocery store aisles, it’s a little hard to escape…

GeoCaching & LetterBoxing: Make Family Hiking Fun!

By Carissa Rogers, Parent Advisor to Famigo.com. Hiking is family fun, adventure and exercise, right? The problem is my kids think it’s work (as in: whine, grumble and mumble). Mom, my feet hurt! Mom, it’s too hot! Mom, are we there yet, can we go home? And teen-speak: “Oooh. A tree. Yay.” What they need…

7 Tech Savvy Safety Tips for a Worry Free Vacation

Wanderlust and a desire to turn our kids into global citizens has me planning getaways to far off places in my head. Gorgeous travel photos from glossy tour company brochures and magazines don’t show the seedier of side of what can happen when travel at home or abroad. A worry-free vacation can turn into a…

Toyota Prius C Spotted at E3

Maybe it’s my familiarity with the brand but all of a sudden Toyota is popping up absolutely everywhere! While at E3, Kris Cain, and I were enticed into the Habañero Prius C for a trivia game and the opportunity to win an iPad. While we didn’t win the iPad, we had a blast helping out others…