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Healthy Family Tips: How small lifestyle changes make a BIG difference!

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100 Children’s Books to Read In a Lifetime

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Best Fall Sensory Bins Activities for Toddlers

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5 Simple Reasons You Have an Unhappy Toddler

13 Games & Emotions Activities For Toddlers & Preschoolers

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15 Fun Exercises For Kids Under 5 (to do as a family)

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5 Signs That You Have Toxic Family Dynamics

15 Empathy Books for Children to Understand Feelings

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Toddler Proofing: How to Secure Every Room in the Home

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Life-Saving Tips To Keep Children Cool in the Car

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Cheap Summer Outdoor Activities for Preschoolers

How to Teach Children Empathy

15 Thoughtful Ways to Say Thank You to Dads Who Do It All

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10 Nice Things Every Mom Needs to Hear TODAY

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My 2018 Word of the Year: QUALITY

Preserve family memories by giving your photos new life this holiday season. #Upthere #ScanItAll

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5 ways to incorporate quality family time into your daily routine – with family gift ideas. #Wellness #TGGForFamily

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Daily walks with my son are like therapy and hones

Daily walks with my son are like therapy and honestly, I haven’t walked with him in months. I stopped making it a priority for no good reason other than purely being lazy and sometimes, selfish. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It wasn’t until a neighbor asked where we’d been that I realized I’d put our walks on the back burner. Now, we’re going on 3 consecutive days of walking and I think both of our moods have improved. No music, no audiobooks, just us. Talking, laughing, and bonding. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is what being a mommy is all about. I’ll always cherish our simple moments and I think he will, too. 💖

Oh my sweet boy wins my heart everyday. He picked

Oh my sweet boy wins my heart everyday. He picked his first flower (all by himself) and gave it to me. If that isn’t an act of pure love then I don’t know what is! 😭❤️

I’ve finally had some time to reflect on 2019 an

I’ve finally had some time to reflect on 2019 and overall, it was a pretty steady year. Was it my favorite? Definitely not. However, I made some memories that will last forever. These are my top 10! Swipe to see all! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. Watching my son try on his first pair of glasses after patching his eye for months. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. Attending the Toy story 4 press junket with Tim Allen + Tom Hanks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. Family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. Winning Wellness Blogger of the year at @flblogcon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 5. Seeing Hamilton finally + our first kid-free date! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 6. Visiting Pixar Animation Studios! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 7. Watching my sweet boy take his first steps before his 1st birthday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 8. Rebranding my blog to But First, Joy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 9. Feeling endless love from friends & family at my son’s 1st Birthday party. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 10. Our #PixarUP Family Halloween costumes being a huge hit! ____ 🙇🏻‍♀️🌟 #2019bestmoments #butfirstjoy

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2019 was another great year. Here were my top nine

His big boy room is Marvel themed 🙂 We’ve bee

His big boy room is Marvel themed 🙂 We’ve been working hard transforming this room all month. Slowly making progress. He’s happy! #marvelfamily 💥