This post was sponsored by The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) as part of the PACKETS UP! campaign.   Before we even become parents, we know we will need to babyproof our homes. We block off the stairs and fireplaces. We place locks on cabinets because for whatever reason everyone keeps their household cleaners under the kitchen sink. We even put soft tape around sharp corners of our furniture. But there is another important item to remember when babyproofing: liquid laundry packets. What are Liquid Laundry Packets? Liquid Laundry Packets are small soft packets with pre-measured highly concentrated doses of detergent. […]

This post was sponsored by BODYARMOR Sports Drink. All opinions are my own. A family hike can be a lot of fun. By hike, I do mean a gentle, easy, fun walk in the park through some trails. I’m including small kids after all. A three-year-old is adventurous, but also clumsy. So no serious hiking steep cliffs for us. But we do enjoy walking the trails around the lake and in the local parks here in Central Texas. We are especially looking forward to cooler temperatures when fall arrives, so we can do them more often. Here are some of […]