Simple Tips To Get Kids Excited To Go Back To School is sponsored in partnership with BIC and The Motherhood. This summer seems like it has flown by! We have been so busy making memories that school starting again just...

This post is sponsored by Noodles & Company. Family dinners are so important to us. Whenever we are not traveling, we plan as many family dinners as possible... especially with our extended family. There is just something so special about...

Maddie and I are up in Los Angeles at BlogHer right now. It is in the LA Live area, right by Staples Center. This area is really hopping at all times of the day, and Maddie and I love the...

This sustainable travel conversation is sponsored by AIG Travel. We are venturing into deeper aspects of travel this year. From pushing our perceived comfort zone by vacationing at a dude ranch, to adding more sustainable aspects to our travels, we are...

Hi everyone, it's Maddie here! A couple of weeks ago I was invited to represent It’s A Lovely Life at a press roundtable and panel for Dreamworks’ Trolls at San Diego Comic-Con. I’ve always loved being involved in my mom’s...

When the world looks even more beautiful is a sponsored post featuring Maui Jim Sunglasses. We have been to so many beautiful places this past year...so many beaches, so many tropical destinations, and so much fun! We are also lucky...

Pete and I have a long-standing joke about housekeeping. It gets brought up at least once a month, sometimes more. It all started back when we were first married. We had just moved in together, and we realized we needed...

Science is all around us, and we as a family believe that it is so important to help our girls learn as much about science as possible. We look for everyday opportunities to share with them science lessons like these....

I am an Invisalign® clear aligners spokesperson and all opinions expressed are my own. Full disclosure. You’ve heard this before right? A smile can change so much. It can be the welcome to a new place that changes your whole...

Last week when we were at Disneyland, it was a very busy Saturday summer day! Normally we plan our visits to Disneyland when it is off season, or during the week if it is summertime, but that isn't always possible...