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We have a joke that we can’t sit still for more than 5 minutes without deciding to start a new business. We have started and run multiple businesses over our 8 years together and we’ve definitely learned some things along the way. But, as we’ve started new businesses, we’ve found that there are 3 strategies […]

So there’s a lot of talk about all the stuff you need when you’re prepping for a baby. But there’s not a lot out there about how to prepare yourself, your marriage, or your LIFE for a baby.  We all know that having a baby is a HUGE life change! We all know that having […]

So… What’s for dinner? We have all been caught at the last minute with NO idea what to do for dinner. Or we’ve had an exhausting day and just can’t think of one more thing. Or we know we’re going to have a busy day and we won’t have time for a big production for […]

Early in our parenting days we had a LOT going on. We were barely sleeping, not making time to cook dinner, and it took a very bad middle of the night fight to realize we weren’t meeting our most basic needs. We definitely weren’t thriving. We were barely surviving. Amelia was a HARD baby. She barely slept […]

It’s March which means it’s time to share our February Favorites! Our tried and true items that made February easier than January. We are astonished at how fast the year is flying by but they always say time flies when you’re having fun. Some of our favorites created a lot of fun for us last […]

Our Book Club We have a joke that we have our own little book club. What happens any time one of us reads a good book is we DECLARE the other person MUST read it so we can talk about it. Or we just continue reading aloud snippets to the other person until we’re told […]

If you’ve been following along with us, you know it’s no secret that we have 4 crazy kiddos that we absolutely adore. 2 of those kids used to be babies, 1 who is on their way to toddler-hood, and 1 who is still in diapers and nursing. With each kid and experience there have been […]

Mark may be easily mistaken for a background player in the shadows of “The Pasternacks,” but he is our secret weapon. He has been at the helm of multiple successful businesses, beginning with a booming Skittles enterprise at age seven. Ever the salesman, Mark persuaded me (Nicole) to move to a new city and start […]

It’s been awhile since we introduced ourselves. So we thought we’d take a moment, get a little sappy, and share our story. The Beginning We met through Marks older brothers. Mark SWORE he wouldn’t date Nicole. But the following weekend we ended up on 5 accidental first dates. We went on a REAL date a […]

The long awaited moment is HERE. We FINALLY have a second between travels to talk about HOW WE TRAVEL WITH FOUR KIDS and don’t go crazy! It’s not perfect. Now, we’re not going to paint a rosy picture here. I’m not sure there’s a way to make traveling with kids a *relaxing* experience. BUT we […]