Holiday movies, gingerbread houses, baking sugar cookies, Christmas music…Anika and Jacob have made it all so much better. Their gleeful discovery of everything the holiday season contains is contagious. The pure innocent joy…getting to relive everything through the sweet excited eyes of a child. So thank you Anika and Jacob for making Christmas so magical […]
Baby stuff I wouldn’t buy again
After doing this baby thing two times now this is my list of baby stuff I definitely wouldn’t buy again. 1. Diaper pail With my second child I just use a garbage can and take out the garbage regularly. The liners are crazy expensive and I don’t want yucky diapers hanging around my house that […]
Holiday Tradition Ideas
“Traditions should not detract from the season, they should elevate it.” ~Joshua Becker We love the Christmas season and our family traditions that go along with it. Traditions are important for kids. I recently read a great Tinkergarten blog post that so eloquently explained why. Traditions have the ability to connect us, give us a sense […]
Four things that changed after having a baby
It occurred to me the other day that before having a child I wasted a lot of time. What felt like a challenging or difficult day was really just a walk in the park. I remember people telling me what life was going to be like after becoming a mom but there was no way […]
My essentials when transitioning to two
I didn’t buy a lot of stuff when I got pregnant with my second child; however, I did purchase three items that I would buy time and time again. 20 months into being a mom of two has revealed these items useful for me on many occasions. 1. Double stroller This works for me because […]
Mom Fail
I recently had a mom fail moment. My daughter does a class at a local Rec center. We had a busier then usual morning that involved us dropping our dog off at the vet and running multiple errands before arriving at the class. Upon pulling into the parking lot I remembered that she was suppose […]
Go off season
My husband strongly dislikes crowds. He dislikes heat. He dislikes long periods of time in the sun. He does however share my love of the ocean. How does this possibly work, you might ask? We go off-season. For us as a family (I’ll take the kids by myself or with friends the majority of the […]
Transitioning to a Stay at Home Mom
When I first decided to become a stay at home mom it was a bit of an adjustment for me. I had always been an on the go person, who liked to be “busy”. Looking back on my pre-child life I have no idea what I was so busy doing….but that’s a whole other blog […]
My Baby Essentials
Upon becoming pregnant with our first child my mind started to come up with lists of what I was going to need to take care of our baby. I began to agonize over what to put on our baby registry. I researched products. I talked to people about what they liked. I spent hours on […]
Thanksgiving Our Way 2018
The first few years of being a mom I was so excited to cook Thanksgiving dinner. I wanted to learn how to roast a beautiful turkey, make pumpkin pie with flaky crust and homemade whole berry cranberry sauce. I spent time googling recipes and watching YouTube videos learning how to do all this because, ” I […]