Monthly Archives: August 2015

School is officially in! Now, it's time for moms to relax. . . at least until pick-up time. We asked our contributors how they...

Snooze is an amazing breakfast joint and they just opened their first Scottsdale location this past week in Kierland Commons. It has a casual...

  You survived the summer, hooray! The kids are back in school and hopefully that means at least a few more moments to yourself. Take...

I never understood why parents got so emotional about their child starting school until about a week before watching my oldest walk through the door...

A few weeks ago, SMB reposted a story about a Louisiana mother who publicly confessed she and her husband simply "forgot my kid in...

Back to School also means back to germs. Kids get sick and there is not much we can do to prevent it. But there...

Our latest Sunday meal planning guest contribution comes from a local Scottsdale mom who has two young toddlers and looks to find healthy, but quick...

I have an independent one-year-old. She has never really let us feed her (she mastered a fork before she walked), she picks out her...

Scottsdale Moms Blog has been big fans of Music Together for many years. We love them and we are excited to bring you this giveaway just...

As the third child and second girl in a family of four children, I was well accustomed to second-hand clothing. I never minded (or...

For many families back to school means back to packing lunches. That can also mean a lot of waste from packaging and lots of...

  As soon as I pick up my daughter after-school, she has one thing on her mind.  "I am hungry, Momma!" Sound familiar? When I...

This summer, we have been so fortunate to spend time with friends! We've been in town most of the summer, since my daughter Mary Alice...

It's no secret. You guys know how I feel about summertime around here. And you can sugar coat it all you want with your talk...

I recently attended an awesome creative workshop called The School of Styling (you can read more about my experience there on my blog) where...

A fabulous grocery store chain based out of Colorado, called Natural Grocers is opening it's first Scottsdale location this week! How exciting for all...

Parks were our saving grace when we first moved to Scottsdale. This post is mostly geared towards fellow newcomers to the area, but maybe...

Have you been to Sweet Basil? Just this past month my two nine year olds attended the cooking camp at Sweet Basil on Scottsdale Road. If you...

My family LOVES ice cream. Hubs would have it every day if it didn't love his belly so much ;-) I was never a...

We all want to raise children who grow into adults that are compassionate and understand the needs of others. For years, I have wanted to expose the kids...

Like most of the developed world, I listened to the Serial podcast last fall and became obsessed with the story, checking my phone virtually...

If you attended our Mom's Night Out Event at Pinspiration last month, you might have been the lucky lady who won a one night...

For a long time I felt like I had one foot in the Arizona door and one foot out, ready to move at a...

Did you know August 2 is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day? Now anyone that knows me knows that I L-O-V-E ice cream in all forms...