“Mom – that was awesome!” is the sentiment that pretty much sums up my son’s take on Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark — the newest addition to the Camelback Resort located in the Poconos (Tannersville, PA). Roc and I had the chance to visit the largest indoor waterpark of the Northeast last week to check out the […]
Archives for April 2015
{Guest Post} When Cooley’s Anemia Hits Close to Home
In this very special guest post, Bergen County, New Jersey residents — and mom a la mode family members — Lisa and Joe Vigliotti share their first-hand experience of parenting a young child with a rare genetic blood disorder, Beta Thalassemia (Cooley’s Anemia). Their 2 year old son, A.J. is an absolute ray of sunshine […]
Snapshots from St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Cooking For Kids: Gourmet Fare From Everywhere 2015
Earlier this week, The Hubs and I had the chance to attend St. Joseph’s Hospital’s 8th Annual Cooking for Kids: Gourmet Fare from Everywhere event at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey. As you read in previous posts, it’s an event that we enjoyed last year very much and this year was equally […]
Junior Achievement: Empowering Young People to Own Their Economic Success
Earlier this week, I shared a post about the importance of teaching young children to save their money, and ways to help promote an understanding of budgets and savings. In keeping with the week’s theme of discussing financial literacy with our little ones, today I want to shine some light on a remarkable organization that […]
Tips for Teaching Children to Save their Money
This is a sponsored post. April is a time of the year when we typically talk about the importance of going “green,” and preserving natural resources with Earth Day taking place later in the month. But this week, I’d like to talk about another kind of green: the importance of teaching our children financial literacy […]