The Soltrop Six

life with two sets of twins

4 ways to keep your kids responsible over summer vacation

I will be the first to admit that I have never made my children do chores. I’m the type of mom who would rather do it myself because it will get done the “right” way. Even my husband does minimal cleaning because I’m so picky. However, this year I decided to change all that. Housework was starting to get overwhelming for me because the toddlers are at the age where they are DESTROYING our house. I feel like cleaning is a waste of time because it stays clean for exactly 4 hours. I couldn’t keep up. Time to enlist the soldiers..

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our favorite after-school snack with goldfish®

This post is sponsored by Goldfish® but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

I know I’m not alone when I say that I have some PICKY eaters on my hands. My ten year old daughters, McKenzie and Kasey, are more of “snackers” than full meal eaters. This has made them pretty specific when requesting snacks from the store. Since they were younger, they have always picked out a bag of Goldfish crackers. When I heard that they just came out with a new line of crackers, I knew I had to bring some home for them to try. They were a hit! 

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road-trip essentials for kids

This is a bittersweet post. We leave for Georgia in just a couple days for spring break – YAY! We’re going to visit my brother, sister in law and my baby nephew, whom we’ve had yet to meet. So that’s very exciting! The “bitter” part of it all is that we are driving. Michigan to Georgia. 12+ hours. With TWO toddlers. The girls are coming too but they do so well on road-trips we hardly even notice they’re there! 

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