LeeroyDeforest

When it comes to traveling with little ones, I've done my fair share. Over the past 5 years, I've survived multiple "single mama" flights back and forth from Singapore to Minnesota (19 hours of travel "bliss"), domestic flights with both kids, and I spend more than enough time in the car every day with my littles. I've experienced mid-flight diaper blowouts, toddler meltdowns at the airport and on planes, both kids screaming in the car at the same time, and countless "Mom, I'm bored" moments. Traveling with kids kinda sucks. While we can't always leave the little rascals at home, I've learned to just try and make traveling with the kiddos as painless as possible. This week, I shared some ideas on The Jason Show , in hopes of helping make your next trip with the kids a little bit easier... 1. Use a Plastic Bag to Turn your iPad or Phone into a Hands-Free Screen 2. Car Organizers from Skip Hop 3. Cordless Headphones from LilGadgets ...

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It might not seem like it, but spring is officially FOUR DAYS AWAY! It's time to start thinking about your outdoor garden plans, and liven up your home by adding a little green to your decor. Here are some easy ways to start getting ready for spring , while getting the kids involved. I had so much fun sharing these ideas on The Jason Show this week. GROW SEEDS IN JARS Our kindergartener LOVED this project, and it's so easy! Let your kiddos pick out the seeds they want to watch grow, and "plant" them in a mason jar using wet paper towels. You might need to help the kids situate the seeds, so they're pressed up againsts the glass. Keep the paper towels wet, place the seeds in some sunlight, and watch what would actually be happening to a seed underground. Have your kids record the seeds' progress in a journal, so they can see and understand the process of growing healthy food. EGG CARTON SEED-STARTERS Green house from IKEA . Egg cartons are an inexpensive and...

Last week, I was on the phone with one of my mom friends during our semi-regular, 4 p.m. FaceTime happy hour catch-ups. Yep, this is what my "happy hours" are made of these days. We were sipping wine and talking (ok, b*tching...) about our first-world, stay-at-home-mom problems, as our 4 children played, whined, yelled, complained, and interrupted our conversation every 2 to 3 minutes. We both have children around the same age, with close to 4 years between our oldest and youngest, so we always find ourselves having a conversation about the "challenging" ages and phases that our kids go through. As I vented to her about my "week from hell" (our 15-month-old spiking fevers following his vaccines, teething, not sleeping, Papa Saigh's DIY bathroom renovation - the list goes on and on), my friend reminded me of the "living hell" that was her life when her youngest was 1, and her oldest was 5. Her kids were 1 and 5 when I gave birth to our second ...

For a few months now, I have been sharing short video-clips of our everyday adventures, on InstaStory (Instagram's version on SnapChat - Follow us at @MelissaSaigh ). While I absolutely love following our friends, family, and other "vloggers" (video bloggers) on InstaStory, I know that not all of our blog followers are Instagram users and/or InstaStory followers. So, in an effort to save/keep all of these short video clips that I post on InstaStory (they're "deleted" 24 hours later), I decided to use the iMovie app on my iPhone to string a few clips from last week into a little video. See what you're missing by not following us on InstaStory... Sorry about all the cut-off text and graphics in the video clips. I need to figure out a way to fix this. While I love writing, "vlogging" adds a little bit more entertainment to the craziness that is our REAL LIFE. What you see is what you get... And pretty much right as we're in the thick of it. ...