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Discovery Island Water Park- Greenville 4 Moms

August 19, 2009 By Deirdre

It can get hot and steamy in South Carolina in the summer. JDaniel, my husband and I have done various things to keep cool. Discovery Island Water Park We have enjoyed the Discovery Island Water Park in Simpsonville three times this summer. It is a little expensive, but children under two are free. (JDaniel under two so he has been a great Continue Reading

Play Idea- Water Tub Instead of Table

August 18, 2009 By Deirdre

I really wanted a water table this summer for JDaniel. I searched for deals. I looked at Craig’s List for used ones. I just couldn’t bring myself to pay the price at the store or wasn’t fast enough for the Craig’s List deals. Finally I settled on using a plastic tub I already had and put some sand toys, kitchen utensils, a fancy straw to blow Continue Reading

Mommyhood Moment-Pushing the Envelope or the Chair

August 11, 2009 By Deirdre

JDaniel is working on keeping his sippy cup in the kitchen and not carrying it around the house. I have taken to putting it on a kitchen chair so that he doesn’t have to bend down to reach it. This is what I found when I turned around after hearing a chair scrapping across the kitchen floor. Continue Reading

Mommyhood Tip- Keeping track of things that need to go up or down

July 23, 2009 By Deirdre

One of the Mentor Moms at church shared this tip with me last winter and it has been a lifesaver. She said to get plastic baskets for your children. Each child gets two baskets of their assigned color. Put one in their room and one on the stairs. All day put the things that need to go downstairs in the basket in their room and things that need to Continue Reading

Traveling with a Toddler

July 1, 2009 By Deirdre

We are heading to a family reunion and to visit friends ten hours from where we live. JDaniel has never been in the car for more than two and half hours for over a year. Back then he was four months old and slept most of the way. Needless to say I have been trying to plan out what we will need to make the trip successful. The first thing I did Continue Reading