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  • What’s New at Valleyfair for 2018

    Growing up, the annual trip to Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota was a day we all looked forward to. Every year there is always something new at Valleyfair. We’d usually go once with family and once with school. I have many fond memories of those trips. Now, that I am a mom, I take Peyton to… [Continue Reading]

    What’s New at Valleyfair for 2018
  • Wind Cave National Park: Scenic Cave Tour

    Peyton discovered cave tours last year when I took her on one in southern Minnesota. From that moment on, she has been begging to go on more cave tours. South Dakota has several guided tours available to the public at various caves. Since we were already exploring Wind Cave National Park I decided to take… [Continue Reading]

    Wind Cave National Park: Scenic Cave Tour
  • Escape to the Windy City for the Weekend

    The Chicago area is one of our favorite destinations. It’s only 5 hours from home and full of museums, zoos, attractions and more. It’s the perfect change of scenery for the weekend. On our most recent trip, we stayed in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. It’s just a short drive outside of Chicago, however, it’s centrally… [Continue Reading]

    Escape to the Windy City for the Weekend
  • Navigating Cedar Point Amusement Park with a Special Needs Child

    Recently, Peyton and I attended a conference in Sandusky, Ohio. While we were there I decided to make some time to take her to Cedar Point Amusement Park. Peyton loves roller coasters and all things Snoopy so I thought it would be a great way to spend a little family fun time together on a… [Continue Reading]

    Navigating Cedar Point Amusement Park with a Special Needs Child
  • Mammoth Site

    Peyton has a fascination with dinosaurs. There was one point when she would only watch The Land Before Time and Ice Age movies. She’s better now and watches other shows but when I saw an opportunity to take her to a site where they are excavating Mammoth bones I knew I had to take her.… [Continue Reading]

    Mammoth Site
  • A Little Throwback to Sea World

    One of my fondest memories growing up was the vacation my grandparents took me on to Sea World. I was about 6 years old and it was my first time to a park with sea animals. Oh boy was I excited! Back in 1983, Sea World was a lot different than it is now. I… [Continue Reading]

    A Little Throwback to Sea World
  • 5 Tips to Beat the Heat at Valleyfair

    With summers being so short in Minnesota we try to cram as much as possible into it.  One of our favorite Minnesota places to spend time in the summer is Valleyfair. It’s a must-visit place for us every summer. But this summer Mother Nature is trying to break some records with triple-digit days! That is… [Continue Reading]

    5 Tips to Beat the Heat at Valleyfair
  • Toll Roads No Problem with the FastToll App

    Peyton and I are in the Chicago area at least every other month. But I don’t want to invest in an I-Pass because I don’t need it in Minnesota. And Illinois is really the only place that we travel that has toll roads. But stopping at all those toll roads adds on travel time. That’s… [Continue Reading]

    Toll Roads No Problem with the FastToll App
  • Christmas Village

    It’s always Christmas time at Christmas Village in Rapid City, South Dakota. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I love decorating our tree, the home and our walkway. It’s something Peyton and I have been doing together since the day she was born. Granted, when she was a baby she sat and watched. But… [Continue Reading]

    Christmas Village
  • 5 Apple Orchards to Visit This Fall

    It’s nearly fall y’all! Can you believe how quickly summer just flew by?? It feels like it was just yesterday that Peyton was getting out of the school and we were packing up the car to head to Wisconsin Dells. But yet, here we are, in school and starting to winterize the yard.  I cannot… [Continue Reading]

    5 Apple Orchards to Visit This Fall

Turn Lunch Time into Fun Time!

I make Peyton's school lunch every single day. Most of the time she wants a sandwich. Since that is an easy lunch request to fill I obliged. But I think it would be boring eating a plain old sandwich day in and day out. Last summer I started using cookie cutters to make her sandwiches fun.  Cookies cutter are fine but there's a lot of wasted sandwich. Then I found sandwich cutters, they are specifically made to cut your sandwich into fun shapes without all the waste! I've used the dinosaur a ...

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Cold Brew Coffee From the Comfort of Your Home

Portable Iced Coffee Maker Dripo

Coffee is a must for my daily routine. It's how I start my day. But sometimes, I rather have an iced coffee. Typically, I would stop at the local coffee shop and pick one up after dropping Peyton off at school. At $4.50 a coffee that can add up pretty quickly. Dripo has an ice drip coffee maker that will let me have my iced coffee without leaving the house. We are also a very active family so I really appreciate that the iced coffee maker is portable. I am looking forward to taking this with ...

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Being A Mom Comes With It’s Ups & Downs: Here’s How To Deal With Them!

Before you have a child, you don’t realize how much of a full-time job parenthood is. People tell you how hard being a mom is, but until you have a child of your own, you don’t realize how much time and effort it takes to bring up a child. Of course, all the stress that comes with parenthood is totally outweighed by the love that you have for your child. Life might be stressful at times, but that doesn’t mean that you would have it any other way.   However, that being said, just ...

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Discover the World of Minecraft and Best Buy

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. My nephew is obsessed with Minecraft. He can spend hours upon hours on his iPad and play.  So after seeing how engrossed he had been in this game I decided to take an interest. I wanted to know exactly what he was playing. Plus, Peyton wanted to start playing too, so I needed to see if it was appropriate. My nephew gave me a little crash corse in ...

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Show Them You are Thinking About Them with Grandbox

GrandBox

Life is busy. And once you have children life becomes chaotic. I feel like I am constantly running from school, to work, to the grocery store, to an afterschool event and then playdates. Not to mention at some point, I need to cook dinner and do laundry. There is just so much to do that it is easy to caught up in my day and forget about connecting with family members that do not live in our house. GrandBox is a great way to show grandparents that you love them and are thinking about ...

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Spread Some Joy this Holiday Season

Companion Robotic Dog

This post was sponsored by Hasbro’s Joy For All brand as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own. Our family is the type of family that has at least 2 pets. Growing up, we always had a dog. His name was Half-Pint and he went everywhere with us. When we would go on vacation, Half-Pint would come along.  Over the years we've had other dogs and they have all been wonderful. But dogs are a lot of work. There's the daily walk or exercise, ...

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About Peyton’s Momma

Shanna is a single mom living in the suburbs of the Twin Cities raising her daughter.

Shanna blogs about family, food, travel, middle-school-age children topics, and more. She shares tips and tricks she has discovered to help make her life run smoother.

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