When I found out I was pregnant with our first child, my husband and I both hoped for a baby girl. There is something so magical about tiny pink shoes, lavender onesies, and the vast array of bows. I walked through clothing aisles and was brought to tears in the girl’s department. So. Many. Tiny. …
Today’s post is all about kindness. We all want our children to be kind, right? Yet it’s something we don’t often think about teaching. We teach our children to read and write; to use the potty and tie their own shoes. Kindness is a learned skill, and I’d argue, an extremely important one! Here is …
When Theo was a newborn, I had no idea what I was doing. Isn’t that what happens when you have a baby? You have no clue what to do, and then you figure it all out and think you’re prepared for baby number two. Baby number two turns out to be number two AND THREE… …
As Father’s Day was approaching, I started thinking about what I should write. I could do a cute craft with the kids (Lord have mercy, I get anxiety just thinking about that). Or, I could write a gift guide. Since I wrote an Anti Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Mother’s Day, it only seemed fair …
I am fairly minimalist when it comes to buying things for my kids for several reasons. When they have massive amounts of stuff it’s just more for me to clean up and organize. I am all about keeping the cleaning to a minimum! They also seem to get overstimulated and don’t play as well when …
I’ve seen Mother’s Day Gift Guides floating around Pinterest and the blogging community for the past several months now. I thought about writing one, and even drafted one, but couldn’t get past a title. I’m generally long-winded so if I can’t even get past the title page, I know there’s a problem. *Post contains affiliate …
I’ve always given my children a vast assortment of vegetables. I don’t force them to eat the food on their plate, but they aren’t allowed to choose something else for their meal. I make exceptions of course; for example, Theo, my 3-year old, hates potatoes and always has. Now, I grew up in a household …