Working From Home In The Summer
by Cari Dugan
Working from home sure has it perks. Fresh and free flowing coffee. Relaxed office attire. A flexible schedule. And comfort and coziness, are just a few luxuries to be had...
What’s in My Diaper Bag? My Top 5 Items to Bring When Eating Out with a Toddler
by Jen
Even though I love to cook, our family also loves to go out to eat. Whether it is a fancy restaurant or a small hole in the wall pizza place,...
A Taste of Summer: Warm Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad
by Melissa
I feel pretty safe saying that this pasta salad is one of my kids all-time favorites…and the adults straight up devour it, too. I love that the dressing can...
Healthy Homemade Ice Cream
by Emily
One of my favorite memories of summer as a kid is eating ice cream on my front steps. Our neighborhood was jam-packed with kids of all ages, running around all...
Pinterest Has It All Wrong
by Leah Pihlaja
Feeling pressured? Tired? Overworked? Feeling like there’s just not enough time to be the creative Pinterest mom you’re able to be? You and me both. Today, I’m throwing in the reigns,...
Moving to Minnesota (Why we did it with a newborn in tow)
by Kate Awsumb
In super Lasik-style 20/20 hindsight, I’m not sure I’d recommend having a baby, deciding to move, shipping life cross-country and living like suitcase gypsies for a month all in the...
Marriage+Kids: 10 Ways to Stay Connected to Your Spouse
by Ami
In the thick of parenting, it’s so easy to just do what you must do to survive and get stuff done — because there is always so much to do. Each...
Giveaway! AmericInn Great Adventure
Selfie Prize Patrol: Seeking Wild & Wacky Vacation Pictures! Wild, Wacky and Wonderful. That’s what AmericInn Hotels is looking for this summer—in your travel photos. And they are giving away prizes! AmericInn—the largest midscale hotel brand...
Summer 2015: Park Hops with Twin Cities Familys Blog!
Summer is well underway in Minnesota and we would love to meet you at the park! Twin Cities Familys Blog and Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates presents Summer Park Hop Series. Kicking...
Swicharoos for Every Fashion Savvy Girl
by Cari Dugan
It’s no secret in my house that the one thing that drives this Mama crazy is how many times my daughter changes her outfits in a day. It is a...
Embrace the Differences
by Annie
June is national Pride month. In the Twin Cities, Pride culminates the weekend of June 26, with the parade on Sunday. Aside from being an awesome family-friendly event in Loring...
Growing Pains
by Cari Dugan
The thing about parenting that always gets me is that as soon as I think I have figured a child out, they go and do a 180 on me so...
7 Tools for Writing Moms
I am mom. And I am a writer. Yes, I write for TCMB, and sometimes people are crazy enough to even pay me to write things. But those things are...
To Market, To Market
by Emily
I’m not a fan of winter. At all. Ever. I’ve tried. Growing up in Wisconsin and then starting the college years at UMD, you’d think it’d eventually click. Nope. Then...
