Toulouse – Toulouse and Tonic https://toulouseandtonic.com Making my kids hate me one post at a time. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:13:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.15 39181224 You Had Me at Foo Foo Fest! https://toulouseandtonic.com/foo-foo-fest/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/foo-foo-fest/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:38:31 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com/?p=8481 I just discovered a gem of a festival here on the Gulf Coast! This truly unique fest happens in Pensacola, Florida. And you guys know we LOVES US a festival. This ones combines a bunch of stuff we love: history, culture and the arts, food, diversity, #saltlife, plus events for adults and events for families and kids! And […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/enter-baby-bash-giveaway/feed/ 0 8457 Daddy’s Parenting Wisdom https://toulouseandtonic.com/daddys-parenting-wisdom/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/daddys-parenting-wisdom/#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:24:53 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=6218 This post was actually written 3 years ago but my  husband’s wisdom stands the test of time. Read it and weep (with laughter). This past weekend, I left my husband and the boys here to fend for themselves while I went to BlogU.  To their credit, I barely heard from them the entire time I was […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/honest-beer-labels-for-dads/feed/ 3 7389 Win 8 of the Best Summer Books and a $250 Amazon Giftcard! https://toulouseandtonic.com/win-8-best-summer-books-250-amazon-giftcard/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/win-8-best-summer-books-250-amazon-giftcard/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:17:48 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8450 I’m super excited to be taking part in this great summer book giveaway (plus you can win a $250 Amazon gift card). Read on to find out which book I loved almost enough to DIE 4 this past Spring (hint). Friends, you know we love our books around these parts! We love sharing our latest […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/win-8-best-summer-books-250-amazon-giftcard/feed/ 2 8450 Learning, Exploring and Having Fun! https://toulouseandtonic.com/learning-exploring-and-having-fun/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/learning-exploring-and-having-fun/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 23:27:48 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8443 For the 4th year in a row, we’re going to be part of the  Gulf Coast Exploreum summer camp family. And that should tell you a lot about them. Asher started going to Exploreum camps the summer he was 6. We picked up the brochure while we were there one day (we’re members because the kids love to […]

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]]> https://toulouseandtonic.com/getting-sick-worst/feed/ 0 8388 How Becoming a Parent Turned Me From An Extrovert Into an Introvert https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-becoming-a-parent-turned-me-from-an-extrovert-into-an-introvert/ https://toulouseandtonic.com/how-becoming-a-parent-turned-me-from-an-extrovert-into-an-introvert/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:04:26 +0000 https://toulouseandtonic.com//?p=8356 Before I had kids, there was no one who would describe me as anything other than an extrovert. I went out all the time, I was social as could be, sometimes I even danced on tables if I’d had enough juice. But then becoming a parent turned me from an extrovert into an introvert. The […]

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