Inspired By Familia

Some days are so hot that my kids don’t even want to play outside.  When we used to live in hot Texas I didn’t even want to go get the mail only a few feet away from my front door because it was so hot. This activity definitely helped beat the heat and it was […]

  Featured Contributor: Teri Newburn “Go see what your sister is doing!”  I love to send my 3-year old son running through the house to track down his crawling, mischievous 11-month old sister.  Is she playing with the toilet brush?  Is she pulling apart my cell phone? Is she climbing into the dryer?  (If she […]

I can’t believe I actually did this for Father’s day: Daddy’s Little Monster Breakfast. All of you, who know me or have followed along this blog-zine know that I love a good party but I especially love a good theme.  With a good theme, I can conquer the world. Well, last year I think I […]

The 10+ Best Summer Toddler Activities and $50 Giveaway This is part of a sponsored campaign with Latina Bloggers Connect and Huggies®. Babies R’ Us has provided me with a $50 gift card to supply to one reader for a giveaway. I have been financially compensated to provide my opinion and review of the products. Even though I received […]

Join our FREE Virtual Summer Camp Series: Family Fun All Summer Long! We are excited to be a part of this camp that Babble/Disney  has going on this summer. And you can join in one of two ways by linking your summer fun activities below and your craft may get featured on Babble/Disney and/or joining our […]

Let’s get this party started!  We are now going to go to the M setting on your camera. Yes, you can do it! The only way to improve your shots is if you practice in the manual setting. I have had so much fun playing with my manual settings these past two weeks.  Seriously, after […]

I love connecting with my family over meals and with summer upon us I wanted to get this activity started.  For us connecting, usually happens at dinner time, so I created this Dinner Discussion Ideas Jar to set out at dinner.  I used it for the first time last night and my kids LOVED it.  […]

Our first stop in our series “Traveling Adventures with the Familia” is Ecuador. Here are some fun facts to share with them before you head down south. We left the U.S. 4 years ago with only 4 suit cases, our little family of four and big dreams. We were headed South, really, really South and […]

I shared with you in this post 10 Fun Beach Activities for you to enjoy with your family.  So today I wanted to give you this free printable to go with idea number 10. If you have little ones pair them up with an adult. I don’t know about your beaches but the ones we […]

Do your summer plans say BEACH?  If so, you’re going to love this list of fun things to do with kids. Honestly, it takes a lot to motivate me to go to the beach.  Mostly, because I don’t enjoy sunbathing, I seriously turn another shade of brown within 10 minutes of being in the sun. I […]

Traveling can be very stressful. Traveling with kids can be STRESSFUL. But I don’t want this to keep us from discovering the world around us.  Because there is so much culture, adventure and memories to be made when we step out of our comfort zone as a family and explore the world together. What got […]

Whining. Crying. Screaming. Whining. Because he couldn’t play with the car that my other son was already playing with. Our adorable little guy has quite the little feisty personality. I know and pray that one day it will be a great trait as he learns to channel his energy in a positive direction but at this age […]

Today is our first lesson on shooting in manual the easy peasy way.  We will start with shooting in Aperture Priority Mode or AV which is one of the easiest setting to shoot in manual because your camera automatically adjust the shutter speed for you depending on what aperture and ISO you choose. First, find […]

I recently was looking through some stuff and found this Mother’s day interview my son answered back when he was 4 years old. I shared his Mother’s day interview responses over on my column, “We are that familia…” at  Babble/Disney.  My favorite responses are #7, #10 and #15. These are my handsome little men! Since I loved this activity so much I […]

Have you been telling yourself  you will learn how to shoot in manual mode on your DSLR? But like me it’s been well over a year that you’ve been saying this and you still haven’t gotten around to it. Or you’ve been wondering what the heck ”aperture” is?  My excuse for shooting in auto mode all the time […]

In honor of Mother’s Day, 22 blogger moms are uniting forces to Celebrate the Difference in Motherhood! We come in all different shapes, sizes and shades from all over the world, that’s the beauty of diversity. So why would we expect to all parent in the same way? As moms we are constantly under attack, […]

Contributing Writer: Beth Saavedra Do you remember how you first learned about sex? Where did you get your ideas? Were they correct? Do you have positive recollections of learning to connect your sexuality with concrete ideas about how to live it out in a healthy way? Or are your first memories of learning about your […]

Why is it so hard to make mom friends? Before I became a mom I had no problem making friends. In fact, in my single years and prior to having children I had lots of mom friends but when I became a mom things changed drastically. But I wasn’t going to let these barriers keep me […]

I feel anger. I feel hatred. I feel frustration. I feel sad. I feel the depravity of man in times like this. Those kind of emotions can only find comfort when one lets out a ROAR. That deep stirring from within my soul is what I call “My ROAR.” My roar sometimes take the form of: […]

For years, I’d been waking up in the middle of the night wondering why the Lord had given me so many ideas and dreams, so much conviction for the lost but so little time, resources and energy. I’d wake up restless, jotting down ideas to relieve my mind of all the brainstorming going on in my […]