Adventures In Parenting
Parenting is one of the crazy joys in life.
“Parenting without a sense of humor is like being an accountant who stinks at math.” — Amber Dusick
My First Fairy Garden…All You Need is a Few Supplies and Your Imagination
What exactly is a Fairy Garden? I became curious about them as articles about these little gems came through my feed on Facebook and Twitter occasionally. I had also seen little fairy villages each year when we browsed through the Hearthsong catalog that always...
Kindle Paperwhite, S’ip by S’well, iPhone 7 Plus, & Rubik’s Cube
Kindle Paperwhite, S'ip by S'well, iPhone 7 Plus, & Rubik's Cube are 4 things I love right now! What in the world are these? I know, I know...I talk about a lot of different toys/products/cameras on Ballcapmom.com, but I always have a few favorites. Here is a...
Skywalker Trampolines…The Perfect Accessory for Everyone’s Backyard!
Skywalker Trampolines...our backyard is finally complete now that we have ours! A few years ago, our kiddos received a trampoline from Santa! It was perfect (and small). It was a 10 foot, round trampoline with a net enclosure. Just what we needed for our then 4...
Bottle Flipping…What is the Big Deal?
What is the big deal with all this bottle flipping? I couldn't figure it out, but this morning after seeing Bottle Flipping was a topic on Live with Kelly, I decided that it was time for me to write about this crazy, fun, and very annoying phenomenon! Bottle...
The Razor Crazy Cart: Raising a New Generation of Drifting Devotees
The drifting fun offered by the Razor Crazy Cart isn’t really new. Drifting has been around for decades, when it started as a Japanese racing technique back in the 1970s. It’s been famous worldwide since the days of video games like Need for Speed: Underground and...
The Top 5 Toys for Girls for 2016…What’s Hot? What’s Not?
What are the Top 5 Toys for Girls for 2016? I can hardly believe that it's that time of year again. Time to start thinking about the holidays and what our kids want, or what we want them to have. Well...as I began to look around and peruse the catalogs that come in my...
Xpogo…Extreme Pogo at the State Fair of Texas
Xpogo? Extreme Pogo? What is that? I'm here to tell you...it is something you should not miss if your are planning a trip to the State Fair of Texas. Our trip to The State Fair of Texas this year was perfect. We had perfect weather, it wasn't too crowded, and I...
The Top 5 Toys for Boys for 2016…What’s Hot? What’s Not?
What are the Top 5 Toys for Boys for 2016? I can hardly believe that it's that time of year again. Time to start thinking about the holidays and what our kids want, or what we want them to have. Well...as I began to look around and peruse the catalogs that come in...
The DJI Phantom and Other Drones…What’s All the Fuss About?
Drones? What's the DJI Phantom? And what is all the fuss about drones? Until a few years ago, I did not even really know what they were. Now, however, being a household with 2 working drones, I have learned quite a bit about them. And...believe it or not, I am...
Super Mario Bros. for the iPhone? Finally…
Super Mario Bros. for the iPhone? Finally!! What in the world took them so long? My love for video games began a long long time ago when my friends and I began playing games together on our Atari 2600, ColecoVision, and IntelliVision Game Systems. Remember those?...