The shocking real names of your favorite rappers…

The things that you think about when you're bored. This weekend while making the 6 hour drive from Phoenix to San Diego, David and I were listening to Wiz Khalifa and a random thought popped in my mind. "I wonder what his real name is?" The answer was slightly underwhelming. So I had to discover …

Ladies (& Gents) Mini Spa Treatment: LED

Light therapy dates back as far as ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times. Even then people noticed how much benefit it had on their overall health and skin. LED lights have many different wavelengths that deliver energy to your skin, which actually makes changes in your cells that produce visible results. The Lightwave topical light …

End of Summer Hurrah: Our Phoenician Staycation

Every summer we spend a weekend at one of the local resorts as a family. It's a nice way to kick back and relax in the hot AZ summer. The past several years we have used Groupon to find the best deal. This year there was an expo going on at the Phoenician that was …

Rainbow Sugar Cookie Fail

Every few weeks the kids' room looks like a tornado blew through it and they spend what seems like an eternity cleaning it up. Usually, I come up with some type of bribe to get it done faster. This weekend they asked me if they could make sugar cookies. While they were busy cleaning I …

Worlds Best Slime

Anyone with kids under the age of 12 has surely relived their childhood Nickelodeon days by making gallons and gallons of slime. Slime seems to be a huge trend for little ones of all ages and there are so many cool recipes out there. We've tried several recipes but our favorite recipe by far is …

Painting with Canvas, Moms Escape

Moms and Dads need a break! A happy family does plenty of activities together, but a happy family also does activities apart. Mom and Dad should have date nights and they should also spend time apart doing their own activities with friends or by themselves. Every girl needs a girls night and Painting with Canvas …

Our Day at Pangaea: Land of The Dinosaurs

During the Summer months in Phoenix, it is important to find as many activities as possible to keep the children entertained while also keeping cool. While visiting another attraction at OdySea in Scottsdale, I walked passed Pangaea and thought it looked like an awesome place to take the kids. After reading reviews and doing research …