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Santa’s Candy Cane Express + Donating Some of Our MindWare Favs to Toys for Tots!

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This post is in partnership with MindWare Toys. All words and opinions are my own. We're well into the holiday season and we've been trying to make an effort to enjoy the experiences of the season before the big day. It's something that we struggle with even more so since we have to save family…

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Beach Day Essentials + Checklist

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This post is sponsored by Meijer. Thanks for supporting the brands that support Sophistishe! We are indeed in the dog days of summer. The temps have been rising and I honestly can't even complain. These are the days of summer that I look forward to the most because it makes splashing outside in water totally…

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Best Of Fashion NW Indiana

Stepping Out

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Today, I'm teaming up with Zappos and Crocs sharing how we welcome summer break at one of our favorite hangout spots! Spring marks the start of my new year for a few reasons. The weather gets a whole lot nicer, thunderstorms start rolling in, the grass almost glows a vibrant green, and flowers come into bloom. Spring starts the…

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Best Of Kids NW Indiana Travel

A Day At The Orchard With Juicy

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Since the birth of baby Akilah, Jaxon has taken a seat on the sidelines as the baby of the house. He is now the middle child, typically the one who gets lost among the oldest and youngest children.

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Best Of NW Indiana Photography

4K Photography: Park Hop Motion Stop

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Now that baby’s here, we’re back on the move. I’m finally able to move freely without doing the struggle waddle, so we are trying to squeeze

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Simple Adventure: Picking Strawberries At Johnson’s

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This post is sponsored by the National Center for Families Learning. As a Family Trails blogger, I receive financial compensation for my participation. Opinions and experiences expressed on this post are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Sophistishe! I'll admit it. I have high and sometimes unrealistic expectations for summer vacations…

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Best Of NW Indiana Travel

Our Weekend Stay At Kampgrounds Of America

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I've always wanted to take my family out to a cabin and this past Memorial Day weekend I finally got to fulfill that wish. Thanks to the folks at Trekaroo and Kampgrounds of America, we had a taste of tiny house living at our local KOA. Unfamiliar with KOA Kampgrounds or camping in general, we…

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NW Indiana Social Good

Giving Back to the Next Generation of ValPLAYso

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Jayden's school recently had a spirit week celebration to raise funds for ValPLAYso, one of our local parks. It's a unique little park with a lot of medieval quirks. The kids have done fun things like wear hats in class, dress like adults, and crazy hair day which I temporarily dyed Jayden's hair blue for. His friends thought…

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Local Business Spotlight / Valpo Designer Desserts

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We live in an area where quaint shops and restaurants are bountiful. There are a number of coffee shops, bakeries, and ice cream parlors. They all thrive because they each have their own specialties, but most importantly, they treat their customers like family. On Jayden's 5th birthday, we took him for cupcakes at Designer Desserts. We…

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Life & Quirks NW Indiana

Summer Memories: Surreal Beach

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July 26, 2012 It had been a straight up annoying week. I had people who I was trying to give my money to giving me the run around, not returning important emails/calls/texts, not listening at.all. it seemed, and nonchalantly blowing off their mistakes. I had lost all hope for humanity. I was just done. I…