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Over the weekend, I took my five-year-old son to the children's theater performance at Hale Theatre in Gilbert, AZ today.  The play was (loosely) based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid".  This was my son's first exposure to the...

Most of you have probably heard by now about our Fresh & Easy Social this coming Monday. If not - here's the post with all of the details. We are so looking forward to meeting a handful of you ladies......

I don’t know about you but I love date night. My husband and I try to go as often as we can, when babysitters and budgets permit. It’s good for us, our marriage, and let’s face it, it is...

I don't know about you ladies but I LOVE Fresh & Easy!  I was introduced to this small supermarket about a year ago and have been shopping there ever since!  I was even more pleased with this company when...

Let's all put on your thinking caps and remember what YOU were doing this Tuesday when the sky's turned wicked dark and the rainclouds rolled in?  Got it...the memory that is. What was I doing?  Thanks for asking .. ;) Joy and...

For those of you who slept in this morning.  Here's what you are missing.  This is the Shea/40th Street hike at 6:15am today. And that, kids, is why I live in Scottsdale! XOXO Boon Inc is still looking for baby models.  Preferably...

For those of you momma's who joined us for our Moms Night Out a couple weeks back - you probably remember that unbelievable cupcake in your swag bag :) - right?!!!  I've heard from moms who ate it on...

Need more date night ideas? Check out my Friday Date Night guest post on MomIndex’s Blog...Happy Hour style... ~AND~ Don’t forget to comment on our Mommy SOS post on Strollers!

Boon Inc and Keen Distribution need YOU!!!! A friend of mine just contacted me and asked if I knew of any families that might be interested in helping out with a photo shoot they are doing in the next three...

Sola Coffee Bar’s relaxing atmosphere hosted our second mom’s event allowing me to do two of my favorite things: drink coffee & chat with friends. Six mommies and six babies came to Sola to connect with one another. Personally,...

mom·sen·se (mɒm sens) noun 1.  practical motherly intelligence that is sensible or reasonable 2. a mother’s mental discernment, realization, or recognition  – She has momsense. OR She used her momsense to determine that something was amiss. ~~~~ This week's MomSense is channeling the first part...

Just about two months ago, Reagan and I started volunteering together.  You may think that 8 months old is too young to start volunteering, but I say we are never too young to learn "selfforgetfulness." I have dedicated one lunchtime...

There are days that we block out of our memory.  I’m not sure whether it’s by God’s grace that we forget, or whether trauma causes our body to produce some type of hormone that erases, or at least significantly...

Hey there Scottsdale!  We just wanted to let you know that we are still friends after our little "Steph vs. Joy" battle!  (Isn't it wonderful to embrace our differences!) To prove it, we met for coffee this morning and made a...

I watch both Reagan and Nora on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  I've figured out how to wrangle them for small outings like this one.  I grabbed two dresses, a blanket, a stroller and a camera to get these sweet little...

We're back for the final week of Friday Date Night, Special Occasions edition.  If you didn't get a chance to see the past 2 week's posts Click Here for Week 1 and Click Here for Week 2.  As I...

Just came across this great opportunity in the AZ Republic... A free immunization clinic for children 6 weeks to 18 years old will be given today at Paradise Valley Hospital location of Baby Shots, 3929 E. Bell Rd, Phoenix.  The...

This weekend we took a little mommy-vacay and spent a day at Bloggy Boot Camp. Yes - you heard that right.  We went to a conference on blogging (you don't have to tell us - we're nerds - we...

Hi! I’m Kimberly Bee (kb) from Kimberly Jarman Studios, a couture photography boutique specializing in portraits and weddings. I’m honored to be guest blogging on such a wonderful online resource for mamas just like myself! The Kimberly Jarman team...

When I think of "Summer Camp," I think of college-aged counselors, candy, swim-time, free-time, hop-scotch and bunk-beds.  Sure, those camps are still around, but I'm fascinated by the non-traditional camps that expose children to new industries, explore science, language...

I knew the first time I walked through the doors of Sweet Republic that I was in for a real treat.  And obviously Bon Appetit thought the same thing as they voted this little Scottsdale Ice Cream parlor one of...

As we've said before - this blog is about YOU!  You know about our families...now it's time you tell us a little about yours :) With that in mind we've put together a poll on the right sidebar.  Please take time...

mom·sen·se (mɒm sens) noun 1.  practical motherly intelligence that is sensible or reasonable 2. a mother’s mental discernment, realization, or recognition  – She has momsense.  OR She used her momsense to determine that something was amiss.   I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about...