Wishes for my Daughter on her Birthday I am constantly reminded about the fragility of life and that every day with my daughter is a gift (even the ones where she is telling me that I am turning our house into a hoarders den). How is it possible that my ginger is going to be 19 this month?!? My april baby, my eldest (aka my burned pancake ? ) DOES she KNOW that she is my heart … [Read more...]
10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids
I know scheduling 10 great PLAYDATES for parents and their kids is a lot easier said than done and even when I get that time in; my 17 year-old daughter and 13-year-old son are a bit hard to impress. It feels like it is increasingly getting that much tougher for us parents to compete for our kids' attention having to keep up with the excitement of a fast-paced movie or television show for their … [Read more...]
The greatest gift I can give my daughter is belief in #ThePowerofFriendship
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Friendship Dairies® As a mother I know my every move is being carefully recorded and dissected by my daughter; my mini-me, my living, breathing shadow. Whereas when she was younger, and more easily distracted by shiny objects; i.e. her attention could be diverted by a candy necklace or a new video, I wasn't as concerned that my every action … [Read more...]
Watching my husband give our son a hug-makes me fall in love with him all over again
I'll be honest when my kids ask me to pinpoint the first time they crawled, the first word they said, or any of their firsts I struggle to try and remember and I have *been known* to fudge the truth about my memory of their early years because well to be blunt...IT SUCKED. I remember nothing. I feel like their infancies are these huge periods of time where everything felt fuzzy. I was a miserable … [Read more...]
American Girl’s Lea Clark marries fun with education and we are giving her away!
Congrats to our winner Shelly! I'll admit it- in our family we have succumbed to the intoxicating lure of the American Girl Doll culture. While the marketplace is brimming with dolls, what makes these stand-apart is that; unlike the standard box with a doll in it that once little fingers take out of its package and admire, the playtime with said doll pretty much wanes, with an American Girl … [Read more...]
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