Taking a trip through history with the family is an exciting and unique adventure that doesn’t come around often. Living history events take place all over the United States each year, some just celebrating the rich history of a region, others commemorating battles or events of significance that took place. Attending one of these events with your family, or even participating in the reenactments yourself is an exciting way to vacation and step back in time with the entire family this Continue Reading
Lil’ Yat’s Adventure Book Spotlight-NOLA Author Rhonda Johnson Valladares Hardback @YatsUnlimited
Since 2012 Blogging, Babies and the Bayou has been friends to several local children's book authors including Lil’ Yat’s Adventure Book by Rhonda Johnson Valladares. We are thrilled to announce that book 9 in the Lil’ Yat’s Adventure Book Series will be available in HARDBACK! Lil' Yat's followers have been asking for hardback for quite sometime with a book titled "Oh give me a home where the WHO DATS roam". Who Dat fans of all ages can enjoy family favorite Lil' Yat characters (Lil’ Yat is a Continue Reading
Planning Your Upcoming Family Cruise – Cruise Ship Printables #BayouTravel
Carnival Sunshine is pictured above. Isn't she a beauty!?! Last week I was reunited with Carnival Cruise Lines for a Carnival Dream event in New Orleans. My family & I have been on Carnival Dream as well as other cruise ships multiple times. Cruise ship travel is my family's favorite way to travel. I'm not kidding, the kids have picked traveling by cruise ship over Disney World several times. But how do you plan your first family cruise? I have touched on the subject many times. In fact, Continue Reading
Turning Sweet Moments into La Merienda + Bilingual Snack Bingo Printable #FunSizeMerienda #Ad
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FunSizeMerienda #CollectiveBias Although it's into the 100°F outside, summer is technically over! My kids went back to school and for the first time in years I am strictly working from home. It's going to be a adjustment for the entire family mostly the kids. We normally review our day during dinner time but now I can enjoy La Merienda when the kids get off the school Continue Reading
Shop & Give Back with Campbell’s Labels for Education® Program #1Millon4Edu #CollectiveBias {ad}
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #1Millon4Edu #CollectiveBias Educar es como intentar mantener 35 corchos bajo el agua al mismo tiempo - Mark Twain Educating is like trying to hold 35 corks under water at the same time - Mark Twain I spent half my childhood in Los Angeles area and then in a small rural school system in Southeast Louisiana. Both had one common denominator - budget restrictions. I suppose all Continue Reading
Download Today – Free First Day of School Printables Pre-K through 12th Grade
Are your children ready for their 1st day of school? I know my aren't but the show must go on. Today I'm sharing the printables I create for my kids on their first day of school. Use the highlighted link below each picture to download a PDF version. I'm usually last minute about the 1st day of school but both of my kids are going to new school. I hope you the kiddos enjoy their first day back and don't forget to share this post. Your friends will appreciate the reminder! Pre-K - Back Continue Reading
Strawberry Pancakes w/ Quaker® Real Medleys® Yogurt Cups #QuakerRealMedleys #CollectiveBias {ad}
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #QuakerRealMedleys #CollectiveBias Morning at my house are on the chaotic side! For the last 5 weeks my teenage daughter has been waking up at 5:30 a.m for high school volleyball practice. Let's just say, she's not a morning person. But how can you be when it's July and practice is at 7 a.m. I'm always on the hunt for a easy breakfast solution. Today I'm going to WOW you with Continue Reading
BTS Savings – Save Big w/ T-Mobile Prepaid Plans @TMobileDeals #TMobile {ad}
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post from Coupons.com. I love my daughter but the one constant argument we have (aside from cleaning her bedroom) is her cell phone. I don't understand how she can use 3X the amount of data that I use and almost 9x more than her father does. We hate change but we decided that enough was enough and are moving her to a pre-paid plan. With numerous plans out there it's hard to choose where to go with our daughter's mobile plan but after numerous people Continue Reading
Sailing Away with Dr. Seuss & Carnival Dream Seuss-a-Palooza in New Orleans #CruisingCarnival
Disclosure: My family & I attended the Dr.Seuss Palooza event as a media guest. In my previous post I mentioned how excited I was to be able to board the Carnival Dream in New Orleans to attend their Dr.Seuss Palooza to celebrate the release of the new book, "What Pet Should I Get?" Given the fact that one of my beloved childhood authors hadn't released a new book in over 25 years, I was pretty excited that I was getting a chance to cover the event and attend as a special guest. I was Continue Reading
Inside the Attraction: Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum #BayouTravel
For many years my family has traveled to various American historical sites. America's history is an interesting and complex story which encompasses the good, bad and the ugly, yet our history is just that...history. It has been my honor to cover diverse and cultural events over the last 6+ years and I will always strive to do them justice. More importantly, I owe it to my children to show them how our country has achieved great success yet in some way disappointed people over the years. Our Continue Reading
Dr. Seuss 1st Book Release in +25 years & Carnival Cruise’s Seuss at the Sea #CruisingCarnival
Memories recalled from my childhood have always been a fond experience for me. I remember a lot of things that other children simply forget over time; faces, teachers names, early memories, etc. One of the things I remember most was my love of reading and the many authors that I adored during my childhood, one of whom was Dr.Seuss. If you are a parent of little ones who adores the imaginary world of Dr.Seuss or remember being an avid fan during your own childhood, then you'll be as pleased as Continue Reading
The Future is Bright w/ Coca-Cola #ForTheDream Sweeps + Giveaway #ForTheDreamSweeps Ad
This is part of a sponsored campaign with DiMe Media and Coca-Cola. However, all opinions expressed are my own. My daughter will be entering high school in a few weeks and we are so excited! But as excited as we are as a family, we are also getting very nervous. In the blink of an eye my daughter will be graduating from high school and hopefully attend college. While she has dreams of attending UCLA in California, meanwhile I'm recommending local state universities. I feel bad but Continue Reading