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Pretend City- Children’s Museum Orange County- Pt. 1

April 1, 2019September 30, 2017 by Paige Mateski

In a small, unassuming business park in Irvine, Ca, lies a bit of a hidden gem for the younger kiddos in your life. We got a chance to hang out …

Getting Creative with Baby Hacks

April 14, 2019September 7, 2017 by Paige Mateski

As parents of an adorable, busy little toddler, we are always looking for Baby Hacks to make life a little easier or make things happen a little faster. Therefore, we have become pretty creative in our home and during our travels.

The following baby hacks are things that we have come up with (and a bonus found all over Pinterest), that have been working for us.

SHHHH….. Baby Sleeping

September 1, 2017 by Paige Mateski

We weren’t going to do it.

Nope.

20170701_211044-01 — Sorry for the horrible quality, taken around midnight with a cell phone in a tent that had a small lamp in it… Because she was WIDE AWAKE

Even at the most awake of nights. We were not going to have Baby Wagon in bed with us. I just knew I would roll over on her. I knew Cris would roll over on her. It was a decision that we made together before she came, and darn it, we were going to stick to it.

20170617_065615-03 — This is generally what I get to wake up to when she’s in our bed. At least she’s happy when she wakes up!

You can laugh now.