10 Easy Easter Food Ideas for Kids

10 Easy Easter Food Ideas for Kids

Easter brunch (or lunch) has always been a super easy meal in my family. We typically go to church on Easter Sunday, so when I was younger, my mom always made the Easter meal an easy one. Ham ready-made from the store. A few vegetables. Perhaps a cake. (We're big on cake).

10 Unique Holiday Storage Ideas

10 Unique Holiday Storage Ideas

I actually decorated for Christmas this year, which I haven’t done for the last few years. It was great getting into the holiday spirit and pulling ALL of my old decorations out of storage. However, now that the holidays are over, I realize there’s only one problem with decorating for the season: cleaning it up MORE »

Memories

Memories

I have only a slim photo album of my childhood. My mother had an early Polaroid camera, but the cost of film was prohibitive, so the pictures were taken infrequently. I only have a handful of my school photos, too; sadly, we couldn’t usually afford to purchase them so I only got to see the MORE »

Filling Your Walls With Your Photos

Filling Your Walls With Your Photos

Obviously, the biggest perk to having a nice camera is the amazing images it can help you create. Too often, we upload these photos to Facebook or other image-sharing sites, and leave it at that. But wonderful pictures are meant to be framed! Creating a photo display sounds daunting, but once you find the right MORE »

The Holidays: California Style!

The Holidays: California Style!

One of the greatest things about living in California is the diverse cultural resources and landmarks. But the seasons end up being a little… shall we say… different. We don’t really have them. What we lack in seasons, we make up for in being awesome. Sure, most of our lima bean-looking state is bereft of MORE »

How to Ice Skate for Toddlers

How to Ice Skate for Toddlers

Of the many activities I’m teaching my son, one is procrastination. I’ve taught him all the important things: farting audibly and announcing it to bystanders, getting cookie crumbs all over the couch, making that “ahhhhhhh” sound after he drinks something that hits the spot, and declaring which bathroom number he counted to on the toilet. MORE »

Capturing Our First Snow Adventure with Samsung!

Capturing Our First Snow Adventure with Samsung!

I know. I’m a horrible California father who has never taken his son to see snow in real life. Sure, he’s seen it many times on television and in books, and he’s even touched ice in the freezer, but frolicking in actual snow has never occurred before. Before you behead me and put me on MORE »

New Year’s: Do you kiss at midnight?

New Year’s: Do you kiss at midnight?

Ah yes, the coveted New Year’s kiss. It has made an appearance in countless movies, is the topic in numerous articles, and chances are, it’s something you’ve partaken in at least once in your life. As an adolescent the New Year’s kiss seemed magical. A moment where you lock eyes with Mr. Handsome and right MORE »