Eight Months Old

Day Trip to Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake

panoramic picture of Niagara Falls

My husband and I had a wonderful time last weekend celebrating the marriage of one of our good friends in Ontario. Since the wedding was on Friday we were able to plan a day trip to Niagara Falls for Saturday before heading back home.

We had a great day, my only regret is that we didn’t spend more time in the adorable town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. If you find yourself in the Niagara Falls region I hope my travel tips below help!

Baby Registry: Seasonal Items

baby lounging in baby float wearing a swimsuit and sunglasses

Many moms-to-be forget to add seasonal items to their baby registries. This category can be one that is super fun to shop for (and expensive) so make sure to include these must-have baby items for summer and winter on your baby wish list!

Baby Shower Game of Quotes From Children’s Books

mother reading book to child

If you’ve been to my blog before you know I love to read. My passion for reading developed at a very early age. In elementary school, the one time I faked sick to stay home was so I could read a new book – #nerdalert!

I’m so happy that the trend of bringing a book instead of a card to baby showers has continued for a number of years now. What a sweet way to start building baby’s first library.

A simple baby shower game can also incorporate everyone’s love of children’s books. There are a number of ways you can play “Name That Book”. In each version, guests hear quotes from popular children’s books and try to guess the titles. Whoever correctly guesses the most titles wins!

Below I have included variations of ways you can play the game as well as a FREE PRINTABLE for those who want to make their baby shower planning process easy. Yes, the answers are included! I tried to pick book quotes that were very famous so the game would be fun (and competitive) to play.

Have a children’s book that you, or the mom-to-be, love that I didn’t include? Add more questions or create your own list of quotes that would be more personal to your party.

May 2019 Book Reviews and Recommendations

pin image "book reviews May 2019" with the four book covers

I’m in a bit of a rut with my reading recently. Nothing lately has caused me to think, “Wow, that was a fantastic book!”. I think I’m more disappointed because I’ve waited so long for some of these to come out or the hype was overinflated in my opinion. My four book reviews this month weren’t bad, and one I quite enjoyed, but I’m sorry to say no four or five-star recommendations.