"Mom, can I have a phone?". As parents of young children and tweens this question comes up a lot! It is difficult to decided when is the right time. We want them to have the safety features of a smart phone such a being able to communicate with us, locating where they are with GPS and feeling like they can have a bit of freedom with still being ...
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2019 Holiday Gift Guide
It's that time of year again! The holidays are right around the corner and we have your guide to some of the hottest new toys this season! Here is our break down of some of the best toys and games we've tried this year. TINY LOVE 4-in-1 ACTIVITY CENTER We just loved this activity center from Tiny Love! The best thing about it was that ...
Thoughts After A Weekend of #NintendoSwitch: You Can Wait
My boys spent all free waking time they had last weekend playing with their new Nintendo Switch. After I waited in line in the cold for it, they better have! We got three games to start with the Switch - the new Legend of Zelda Game, Breath of the Wild, Super Bomberman and 1-2 Switch. A lot of friends have been asking me about it, since it ...
Score! I Waited In Line This Morning & Got the Nintendo Switch! #NintendoSwitch
Truth be told, I should have known it was going to be a scene when I left my house this morning to pick up the Nintendo Switch, which released today, March 3. We hadn't pre-ordered. I had intended to do it at my local GameStop but by the time I got around to it, they were sold out of their pre-order slots. I didn't even think I'd be that person ...
What They Loved: Favorites From Under the Christmas Tree {Tween/Teen Boys}
Every year, I try and bring a round up of gifts that really thrilled my kids that were under the tree. There's always one or two items I picked up last minute that I didn't think much of that ended up being totally successful and sometimes the toys I think will be the biggest hits are total flops. Here's a few that really stuck out this ...
Hot Holiday Pick: The Nintendo #NESClassic. It’s a Must-Have & A Walk Down Memory Lane! #3DSKidForADay
Listen up people, for those of you looking to gift a relative or spouse who was a child of the 80s or early 90s, the Nintendo NES Classic is the holiday gift you have to get. If you can find it. Because right now it's sold out everywhere. This is the original Nintendo console that so many people grew up gaming on. I picked up one when I was on a ...
Cool Geeky Stuff from Subscription Based Service Geek Fuel
Love me some monthly subscription boxes. We're regulars of Bark Box for the pup and I've tried a few others along the way. There's just something fun about the unknown showing up on your doorstep. So I was perusing Groupon one day and shopping for nothing in particular (which is always dangerous) when I found a deal to try out a one month box ...
#FiOSPhilly For My #BacktoSchool Middle Schooler & Family
For the last week, we've been on vacation visiting my parents down in North Carolina. Let me set this story up for you: that's my very tech-savvy family of 4, staying in my parents house with a crazy amount of devices that require fast Wifi. Let me take a count now on how many devices we connect with daily. Hubby: his work laptop. iPad. ...
When I Go Into my Local GameStop, it’s like Going into Cheers, EVERYBODY KNOWS MY NAME
Do you guys have gamers in your house? That's pretty much all my boys are about over here. We have both a WiiU and an Xbox360 and I'd say the WiiU is definitely the preferred system of choice right now although I do see Nate (11) starting to move over to the Xbox more. For gaming purchases, I'm all about GameStop. While I love Amazon, ...
AT&T Unite for GoPhone: WiFi For the Whole Family – IN THE CAR!
My kids have been big-time spoiled with this latest gadget we've been testing out. It's the AT&T Unite for GoPhone by Netgear and it's a mobile hotspot that allows us to connect to it and get Wifi with up to 10 devices. Can I tell you guys how awesome this was for our latest road trip (9 hours in the car?!) I'm sure you all can ...