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Family Fun: New Family Summer Traditions

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Finding new family traditions while fostering old ones is a challenge that all parents have faced a one time or another. How do you find the activity that your will children will not only enjoy, but will hopefully remember for the rest of their lives and possibly carry on with their own families?

I know that I have not given my parents enough credit over the years. They raised 6 children with a 15 years age difference and I am …

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IMG_3697 Travel: How to Make Family Travel Fun

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Some of my fondest memories are of traveling with my family when I was a child, especially family road trips…. In retrospect, I have to wonder if it was fun for my parents! After all, they had to cope with traveling with my brother and me without all the

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Kids birthday party Parties: How to Plan a Party When You’re Pressed for Time

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I have always loved parties and entertaining. Now that I’m a mom and I’m running my own company, I no longer have time to entertain as much as I would like—the big exception being birthday parties…. With four boys under the age of eight, I find the time

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cherry-tomatoes Garden: How to Start Your Family Garden

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Time to plant your family garden! You can create so many memories and teach your kids so much by planting a garden. Here are some tips to get your garden started:

How to Start Your Family Garden

  1. We love cooking up a meal with fresh fruits and veggies

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New York Cityscape 2 Travel: How to Plan a Trip to New York City

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I’m a blogger, right? And as a blogger, I find that I tend to blog about all sorts of things. But sometimes I get the opportunity to to travel… to one of the most exciting cities in the world and I also get to blog about it. At the beginning

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cinco de mayo Holiday: How to Throw a Cinco de Mayo Party

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Every 5th of May, Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo in remembrance of La Batalla de Puebla, the remarkable victory of 4,000 Mexicans over more than 8,000 French in 1862. Though the two nations are on much better terms today, Cinco de Mayo is such a fun and festive celebration… that

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Angella Dykstra Mother’s Day: How to Make New Mother’s Day Traditions

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Mother’s Day is special day set aside to make sure moms know they are loved and appreciated…. I remember as a child, my mom always did things for my siblings and me before she ever did anything for herself. If we needed something, she took care of it. I

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friends graduating Graduation: Where to go for High School Senior Trips

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Graduation pics are done and school is almost over. If you have a high school senior like my son, they have severe senioritis. My son has been talking about taking a senior trip for months. I never went on a senior trip when I graduated from high school… but I

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MF110726-E19C8554 Family Games: Fun Outdoor Summer Games for the Family

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Family game time is a great way to bring the family together…! Bring on the snacks and drinks, your favorite family game and enjoy the time together! Warmer weather has arrived, so take your family game time outside or to the park. Enjoy a great picnic and have fun!

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picking strawberries Strawberry Picking: “Sweet” Spring Family Tradition

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In a family with three boys, trying to get them all to agree on anything is always a challenge. But every now and then, we latch onto something that we all enjoy as a family. And we make it into a family tradition.
Traditions… don’t have to revolve around

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