Diaper Stick

Joel has had really bad diaper rash – I think maybe he’s allergic to milk, but I can’t be sure. He loves milk and it’s the one thing he’ll never reject, so I don’t want to stop giving it to him. It could also have nothing to do with milk – identifying the culprit would … Read more

New Product: Lil Rinser

I got this great gadget called a Lil Rinser that works as a shampoo shield to keep water out of baby’s face and ears during hair washing, undoubtedly every kid’s least favorite part of bath time. We tried it out on our son during his Sunday morning bath and it worked beautifully! I was thinking … Read more

Vanilla Joy’s New Look

So I’ve changed my template, as you can see. I’ve been planning on changing for a long time, mostly because my husband said that the blue bird one wasn’t very SEO friendly. And he is the boss when it comes to SEO. I found this template a while ago but it needed some adjustments – … Read more

Manual Milkshake

We LOVE dessert at our house. We pretty much have dessert every night – is that weird? I don’t think it’s normal. My family had dessert every night growing up – usually M&Ms (counted out so each person got exactly the same number. This is what you have to do with 6 kids!) or ice … Read more

Kid Love

When I am working on something, Joel seems to get exceptionally clingy. If I sit on the couch and do nothing, he’ll play by himself all day, but as soon as I start working on something, he wants me to pay attention to him. I have found that if I stop what I’m doing for … Read more

Shape Up! Fitness Challenge

So I’m doing a “Biggest Loser/Shape Up” fitness challenge with some friends. I’m mostly doing it for fun – I don’t expect to win because frankly, I’m not really willing to give up some of my unhealthy habits, like dessert several times a day, etc. And in the first several months after my son was … Read more

Handmade Burp Cloth Tutorial

I have tutorials for two different types of birth cloths here. You can learn the first method by watching this 3 part series of videos and the second from written instructions. Please let me know if you have any questions, and subscribe to my YouTube channel for weekly tutorial video updates! I’ll be doing new … Read more

Book Talk: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

I watched this movie over the Christmas holidays last year and loved it. I love fantasy romance adventures like this one – the story was clever so I wanted to read the book. I liked the movie better – a rarity. The story is about a fallen star rescued/captured by young Tristran Thorn whose objective … Read more