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Fancy Nancy Craft Idea

Make Fancy Nancy Shoes with PagingSupermom.com #fancynancy #mint #polkadots #kidscraft

I’m sure it is completely unsurprising that my girls love Fancy Nancy. Actually if you can show me a little girl between the ages of two and eight that *doesn’t* adore Nancy I will be far more shocked. While this book has had a steady slot in our bedtime story circuit for a while, it’s…

Pretty Functional

The Prettiest Humidifer & Important Cleaning and use Facts at PagingSupermom.com #humidifiers #babynursery #tutorials

As I’ve mentioned before, this year’s cold and flu season really took a toll on both Aimée and my families. I felt especially bad for little Modette while she had her cold — such a big cough for such a little body. Since there are really no safe over-the-counter cough medicines for children under two,…

Bettijo’s 2013 Family Photos

Retro Carnival Family Photo Ideas #familypictures #familypictureideas #funfamilypictures

I’ve been dying to share our family photos on the blog for weeks now. I posted my inspiration board and some tips on how to dress for the best family pic back when I was planning out our shoot. I was actually planning to share our family photos on the blog the first week of…

Super Flats!

Crocs Supermolded Flats #crocs #momshoes

For those who have met me in person you know I’m pretty much always wearing either flip flops or Crocs. So when Crocs released the new Supermolded Flats I knew I had to blog about them — after all they are SUPER, right?! I became a Crocs convert back when I was seeking some easy-to-wear…

Family Picture Inspiration & 3 Big No-Nos

Retro Carnival-themed Family Picture Inspiration Board #familypictures #inspiration #carnival

I love family pictures, and we take one every year. I use the photos to make a New Year’s card to mail to family and friends, but I also use them to print a family calendar and a large canvas for above our fireplace. Here is a peak at the inspiration board I’ve created for…

Modette’s Nursery

Book Page Mobile #literature #mobiles #nurserydecor pagingsupermom.com

I finally got around to actually taking pictures of Modette’s nursery! I shared the inspiration board ions ago, and I’m sorry it’s taking me so long to show how it all turned out. First I wanted to share this incredible piece of art that my Grandfather picked up for me. It was really the inspiration…

Elegant Egyptian Birthday Party

Egyptian Themed Birthday Party and Pyramid Cake

I’ve been dying to share my oldest daughter’s birthday party since, um, January {blush!} Crazy how time flies. I guess it’s better late than never though, right?! In my defense, at first I was waiting to share all the lovely details from this party because it was to be featured over at Hostess with the…

Corn Sand Body Polish

Corn Sand Polish Recipe

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! My idea of the perfect mom gift is a little spa pampering, and if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter you probably saw that I treated myself to a quick pedicure. Busy moms rarely have time (or cash) for a full-fledged trip to the spa,…

Secrets to Easy Floral Arranging

Hardy Flowers for Easy Floral Arrangments

While at SNAP last week, we attended a flower arranging workshop presented by our friend Brittany from One Charming Party. I can count on one hand the number of flower arrangements that I’ve done, and Aimée had zero experience. To be sure this was both of our first attempts at a “real” arrangement that involved…

Recycle Tees into Jewelry

Raising Arizona Kids Magazine April 2012

Our contribution for this month’s Raising Arizona Kids magazine is a tutorial on how to recycle old tees into fun and colorful accessories. With Earth Day this month as well as Spring Cleaning (time to go through those closets!) — this activity couldn’t be more timely. Reuse outgrown or even stained T-shirts to create colorful…