Hi all! I haven’t posted in awhile since I’ve been busy with real estate and the kids. Right now the COVID cases in my area are on the rise (although not as much as in the South). As a result, I decided to homeschool my kids until they can get a vaccine. It was a …
Do you have high standards for your kids? How does that come through in your parenting? I recently began embracing my inner tiger mom and trying to figure out what kind of tiger mom I need to be. Our Virtual School Experience So Far During this whole crazy COVID time, we decided to keep our …
One of our fitness goals as a family this year is to walk 250 miles. One of the main reasons we wanted to do this is to start teaching our kids about setting goals, being consistent, and reaching them. My husband started “training” with the kids in 2018 before we went to Disney World. While …
Hello RTB Community! Hope your 2020 is starting out amazing! I’ve been focused on my real estate business lately, so that’s why I’ve been MIA from Raising the Best. But several recent events in my life compelled me to write this post today. First, I reached out to one of my neighbors that I hadn’t …
This post contains affiliate links. Affirmations are a habit in my household for everyone in the family, including my husband and me. I first heard of affirmations from The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and began doing it for myself in the morning. Overtime, I found myself repeating them during the day if I was …
My husband and I decided to take the kids to the North Carolina Zoo this weekend. This is probably one of my favorite zoos. All of the animals seem to get up close, so you aren’t straining to see the animals all the way in the back of their exhibit – like this polar bear …
Since Toys R Us was going out of business, we stopped by and picked up some great STEM toys at some really great prices. One of the toys that stood out to me was the LEGO Boost, which is an easier version of LEGO’s popular Mindstorms product line. Although Alex is only 5 and Emily …
We had a family friend over for dinner the other night. He’s a single dad of two boys. We started talking about how much energy we need as parents to really be focused and present for our kids. As a single dad, he mentioned how he can’t really “tap out” since there isn’t another parent …
Tip #1: Prioritize Your Visit You’ll want to visit the museum website before you go to plan out which exhibits are the high priority ones. As you know, we are all about 5 minutes away from a meltdown, so make sure you prioritize which exhibits you want to see first. In general, there may be …
Every time we are on a road trip and need to go through Pittsburgh, we stop by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. This is one of the best things to do with kids in Pittsburgh! The Basics Address: 0 Children’s Way, Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Website: https://pittsburghkids.org/ My Kid’s Favorite Things at the Children’s Museum …
