Mama Pie
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How We Made A DIY Chalkboard
For years I’ve held onto this stunning old gold wooden frame that once housed a beautiful landscape oil painting over my grandparent’s mantel. I always loved the frame, but given its size, I could never find the right piece of art to fit it, so it just sat collecting dust in our basement, until one day recently it finally hit me… we should just make our own art. And thus – a fun family project was born. I picked up all the supplies we needed at our local Home Depot, and we were ready to transform our main kitchen wall into a blank canvas for silly doodles, sweet notes, grocery…
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It’s no small world: How to do Disney like a pro
It’s the happiest place on earth, but it’s no small world (after all). Amassing 27,258 acres, Walt Disney World, Orlando, is basically a small city. With 4 Major theme parks, 2 water parks, 34 resorts, over 300 restaurants, 5 golf courses, and world class shopping, entertainment and nightlife, it’s easy to get caught up in all the magic. Growing up I was blessed with a dad who just loved everything Disney, and stayed authentic to his inner Peter Pan mantra, “I won’t grow up”, by taking us on repeat family adventures, and is now reliving the joy all over again with his grandkids. So if you’re planning that trip to Orlando, and you’re not…
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Make the time to play – A Poem to your child by Fisher Price
Recently, I had the honor of being chosen for a Fisher Price video with my one year old, Alonzo. As our first mama + baby commercial appearance, naturally, the experience was fun and exciting… but it was also nothing I could have expected. When it was our turn on set, we were asked to just sit and play and enjoy each other with the toys they provided. Simple enough. Zozo’s fave was the timeless stacking tower that we all grew up on, and he instantly recognized from his own collection at home. But then, I was asked to read him a poem, and that is when the emotions started to…
