Family Fun — The Happiest Home

LISTEN: Interview with Stephanie Precourt of Adventures in Babywearing

by Meagan Francis January 22, 2014

This week’s episode of The Kitchen Hour Podcast features a discussion with my good friend Stephanie Precourt about her move to coastal Oregon, feeding a child with food allergies and living gluten-free, the Listen To Your Mother show, and more. I also share what’s happening in my kitchen this week! Click the “play” button below […]

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Big Day of Giveaways: Win Christmas Pajamas from Sara’s Prints!

by Meagan Francis December 9, 2013

* * * UPDATE! * * * Congrats to readers Laura and Holly, who each one a set of pajamas from Sara’s Prints! And don’t forget: Sara’s Prints is offering a 15% off discount to our readers using the code HAPPIEST at checkout, so you can get all the kids a pair. One of my secrets of […]

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Big Day of Giveaways: Win an Art Easel/Desk from One Step Ahead!

by Meagan Francis December 9, 2013

Lately, Clara has been really into taking marker to paper. She draws all day, coming up with inventive characters and practicing drawing letters and numbers on every piece of paper she can find. And naturally, I’ve encouraged my budding artist and writer. But a couple of weeks ago, I woke up one morning to find […]

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Big Day of Giveaways: Win a Clothing Set from Tea Collection!

by Meagan Francis December 9, 2013

* * * UPDATE! * * * Congrats to reader Doña, who won a clothing set from Tea Collection! Tea Collection clothes first came on my radar a couple of years ago, and right away I was drawn to the unique styles and sheer cuteness of the outfits I saw. But since I tend to […]

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Big Day of Giveaways! Tea Collection, One Step Ahead, Hanes, & Holiday PJs from Sara’s Prints!

by Meagan Francis December 9, 2013

One of the best parts about the holiday is giving! That’s why we’m so excited to give back to our awesome readers here at The Happiest Home by hosting a day-long extravaganza of giveaways, just in time for Christmas. Today we’ll be hosting four separate contests featuring products we love. You can enter just one […]

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Sunday Morning Tea: Comet, the red-nosed minivan (and links!)

by Sarah Powers December 8, 2013

Hi everyone! Sarah here. Meagan is traveling this weekend, so I’m subbing in for Sunday Morning Tea (which, technically, should be called Sunday Morning COFFEE this week. Ahem.) to share some thoughts from my week and a few great links for you to read. So, this happened. We got a red nose and antlers for […]

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PODCAST: Are holiday traditions created – or do they evolve?

by Meagan Francis December 4, 2013

Are you stressed out over the idea of juggling a visit to Santa, baking, decorating, listening to the right music, finding the perfect gift – and now figuring out how to fit in the Elf on the Shelf – all in the next three weeks? How in the world does anyone have time to create […]

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7 toys that pass the “hand-me-down” test

by Meagan Francis December 2, 2013

When Jon and I celebrated our first Christmas as parents, we felt sort of like kids again. Though Jacob was barely more than a month old at the time, we used him as a perfect excuse to linger in toy stores and toy aisles, dazzled by the selection of playthings that shook and squeaked and […]

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Sunday Morning Tea: surviving snow days, mom temper tantrums, and links for you

by Meagan Francis November 17, 2013

I’ve been experimenting with new names for our weekend series and Sunday Morning Tea is speaking to me – it feels cozy and warm and peaceful and Sunday-ish, doesn’t it? Let me know what you think! This is the view that welcomed me when I opened our front door Tuesday morning. Yes, we get a […]

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A simple, special Halloween.

by Meagan Francis October 21, 2013

I’m working with Minute Maid® Pure Squeezed on a series of posts about nurturing ourselves and our families. Click here to see more of the discussion. When I was growing up, Halloween was one of our family’s favorite holidays. My mom always loved Halloween, and her enthusiasm was infectious…but even so, she kept it simple. Year after year, we […]

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