For the Kids

Why a Mom’s Day Out Is Important When You Have a Baby (And How to Ditch the Mom Guilt)

November 27, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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Motherhood is the most beautiful and rewarding experience I’ve ever been a part of. To say it’s all rainbows and sunshine, though, would certainly be a dose of fiction that I don’t ever want to serve to my readers. Of course there is an ample amount of those glorious sunshine moments, but so often I find myself in the trenches of motherhood doing all of the really hard things that are never really acknowledged or shown on social media.

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Before I decided to stay at home when my first child was born 3 years ago, I couldn’t yet see the emotional effect becoming a stay-at-home parent would have on me. Sure, I am absolutely thrilled to be able to experience every milestone with my girls, and I wouldn’t change my decision to be right here with them at all, but when each day comes to a close and I realize that I’ve been wearing spit-up covered pants and that my hair can’t possibly hold one more ounce of dry shampoo because I had no time for myself to take a proper shower, I start to feel a little heavy-laden.

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How We’re Building a Smart House for the Holidays

November 25, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

This post was sponsored by Amazon as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Two years ago to this very day, our family broke ground to build our home on a plot of land nestled between a field of planted pines, and over the next year we watched the house that we spent countless hours designing and planning being built from the ground up. Fast forward to this moment in time, and I stand amazed at the home we’ve created. It’s inside walls are adorned with photos of our beautiful children, the rooms are filled with love and laughter, and there’s a voice ringing throughout the air that helps keep us all laughing, entertained and running efficiently with a simple, single command.

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The Simple Choice I Made For My Baby That Brought Me Peace of Mind

November 8, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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Before becoming a mother a little over 3 years ago, I thought I had this whole parenting thing down-pat. I read all the books, watched all the how-to’s and could spat off ALL of the things I was going to do to make sure my baby was getting only the best in every area across the board. They say the ones who always know the most about kids are the ones that don’t have them. I always crack up at that, because I was in that boat for sure! I thought I knew it all, but then our little bundle of joy entered the world, and the whole game changed.

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3 Steps to More Snuggles and Less Stress at Bedtime with a Newborn

October 18, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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At 11 weeks postpartum, I’m finally starting to get really comfortable with adjusting to life with a toddler and a newborn under my wing. Balancing life with two little ones has come with it’s share of challenges, but one thing that has kept my husband and I mostly sane is maintaining solid routines with our two girls.

While establishing these new routines with our girls (and particularly our newborn,) we quickly discovered that some things that once worked wonders when our oldest was a newborn don’t necessarily work so well with our newest bundle of joy. Products and parental techniques we swore by 3 years ago don’t mesh as well with our little one in the here and now, and quite frankly it’s thrown us for a bit of a loop when trying to figure out what’s going to work for us.

3 Steps to More Snuggles and Less Stress at Bedtime

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Meet Tuckerville’s Tiniest Conductor at the Thomas & Friends Super Station

September 29, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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It was bright and early on a Saturday morning, and the fog was just beginning to lift as the sun started to peak over the horizon. Tuckerville’s tiniest train conductor was just beginning to emerge from her sleep to get ready for a long day of endless playtime – a job that is well suited for a child with a beautifully wild imagination just like hers.

She lets out a yawn, wipes the sleepy out of her eyes and runs down the hallway to my bedroom to claim her spot between her daddy and I. She nestles into the covers and wiggles her little toes against ours as she gently reminds us that the sun is awake, and therefore everyone in the house should be awake, too.

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Falling for Buttons Diapers GIVEAWAY!

September 11, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

Who else is getting excited that Fall is right around the corner?! Even though it’s currently 89 degrees outside, I always look forward to this time of year. I can definitely feel a change in the air, and soon the leaves will be shedding their green and transforming the landscape with their beautiful shades of orange and brown!

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Life Hack: How I Organize My Kids Clothes (Without Losing My Sanity!)

August 10, 2018 by Laura Tucker 3 Comments

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It’s been 2 weeks since we welcomed the newest little Tucker tot into the world, and finally being able to bring her home into her new nursery brought us so much joy on so many levels! While her first encounter with her room was seeing a perfectly polished nursery with everything in it’s place, it was definitely a different story just a few weeks prior when I was bringing all of big sister’s newborn and baby clothes down from the attic!…

Birth Announcement: Our Sweet Little Laken

July 31, 2018 by Laura Tucker 1 Comment

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To Mars and Beyond VBS Snack Ideas

June 14, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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VBS 2018 has officially kicked off with the start of this new month! You may have seen my posts about Game On, Shipwrecked and Splash Canyon (3 popular VBS themes for this year) floating around the world wide web – and it’s because I absolutely LOVE Vacation Bible School and all that it entails!

It may (or may not) come to a surprise to you that even though VBS hasn’t even started at my own home church just yet, I’m already looking ahead to VBS 2019 to see what all the buzz is about! On June 1st, Cokesbury announced the brand new theme set to take off for 2019, and we’re all in for a treat that’s totally out of this world!

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Sparkle & Shine this 4th of July with Olive Loves Apple! + MEGA GIVEAWAY!

June 13, 2018 by Laura Tucker Leave a Comment

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This summer is already off to a sizzling start with lots of fun activities to keep this little firecracker child of mine entertained. She has heard us talk about her baby sister (due at the end of summer) for several months now, and though she doesn’t quite understand what we’re talking about, she can totally sense that Mommy and Daddy are up to something. That’s why we’re doing all the things over the next few weeks to really celebrate this little girl, because she lights up our lives like the 4th of July!

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