Can you believe it’s almost the summer? That means lots of traveling and road trips for this big family! We love to go road tripping and camping in our RV! Not only is it super comfy, but it has beds, a bathroom, running water and electricity! No...

It’s almost graduation time! Are you still looking for a gift to give the graduate in your life? Maybe you’re looking for a gift for someone else with a birthday or other special occasion coming up? That’s where SparkGift comes into p...

Frank and I love to go on cruises! Every cruise I’ve been on has been with Carnival Cruise Lines and I am so impressed. In fact, we have two more cruises already booked (including our upcoming wedding cruise). Last year, we went on a cruise to ce...

I love this time of year! Celebrating the holidays and birthdays are a big to-do in our family, but what happens when someone catches that dreadful cold? It kind of puts a damper on things, right? Did you know that school age kids get around eight to t...

With 6 kids in our family, it’s often hard to find a recipe that everyone enjoys.  Usually there is someone who doesn’t like something.  So, I have decided to create a series of blog posts giving you tested and true recipes we use...

 </p> I’m a big fan of Baskin-Robbins.  I absolutely love the Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream, not to mention all the other flavors you’ll> find!  In fact, when I was pregnant with my boys, I...

DISCLOSURE: I received 2 LeapBands from LeapFrog and Clif Kid Bars for my “Fit Made Fun” MommyParty. All opinions and thoughts are my own. On September 6th, The Mommy-Files participated in a day of “Fit Made Fun” sponsored by LeapFrog and Clif Kid to i...

We recently had the opportunity to work with LEGO and check out the LEGO Juniors sets.  My 6 year old LOVED the sets!  He was even able to put the sets together on his own.  Pretty sweet, right?   What usually ends up happening when...

With a big family, we tend to generate a lot of trash!  There is especially a lot of trash when we celebrate holidays or birthdays as a family.  At the holidays, we generate trash from food, gifts and packages that arrive for my blog.  M...

Whether it is time for prom, homecoming or another event that requires you to up the fashion ante, you might find yourself on the hunt for designer pageant dresses. Find a dress and the right accessories, shoes, jewelry, swimwear, ornamental hair combs...

We love cake in our family, but the kids especially love cake when they get involved in the process of making it and decorating it.  Whether it’s actually whipping together the batter, frosting the cake or cupcakes or decorating, our kids lo...

When my boys were little, I was really into scrapbooking.  I mean old school scrapbooking!  You know where you trim and cut the pictures with different scissors, add borders and stickers, adhere the pictures to the pages, add a sheet protector and then...

As our kids get have been getting older, they have expressed more of an interest in baking.  Our oldest son, Brian, recently expressed a desire to help me bake up some Pillsbury Funfetti Cupcakes.  I was all for it! I love spending this quali...

  As we have yet to experience any winter weather (I promise I’m not trying to rub it in), I am using every opportunity to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.  Bear with me as I am trying to catch up on my posts from the last few weeks (I h...

I love the holidays and this past holiday season, they were filled with family, friends, food, fun and gifts!  I recently had the opportunity to go shopping at Ralphs and create a fun Applebees Holiday Gift Basket.  Oh my gosh – there w...

Baking and cooking, cleaning and freshening, personal and baby care, fun for kids.  What do all of these daily tasks have in common?  They all are daily tasks in which you can use ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda.  I know that in our home, I...

Today, Frank and I gave a beautiful roll top desk to a friend of ours for her daughter’s birthday.  To my surprise, I found an old Christmas picture of the boys with Santa when we first moved here to California.  You’ll notice tha...

First off, I want to start by saying this was one of the best Thanksgivings ever!!!  It was filled with family, friends, yummy food and memories I’ll keep with me forever.  I felt so happy and blessed this Thanksgiving and it turned out...

The holidays are here, but so is cold and flu session.  As parents, we want our kids to be happy and healthy, which means taking extra precautions this time of the year.  With the change in the season comes the inevitable onset of runny noses, sore thr...

I am a huge fan of Bigelow Tea!  In fact, quite often I either have a cup of Early Grey (or English Breakfast) in the morning or Chamomile at night.  Heck, sometimes I do both!  Even my oldest son enjoys the Cozy Chamomile tea.  The...