Parenting

The sunscreen war; it’s real. My kids love to spend time in the sun, in the pool and on the boat, but they have a hatred for sunscreen that makes them become tiny little Houdinis able to slip away undetected without an ounce of sunscreen on their bodies. Why they hate it, I don’t know. […] More

Boys with long hair – sometimes cute and sometimes silly, and absolutely not for me and my son. Okay, so my reasons are a bit selfish. After having two little girls we were ready for baby number three (with high hopes that it would be a boy) and we were surprised and blessed with a […] More

Summer vacation; teachers love it, parents don’t always think that it is the most amazing time of year. I love being with my kids, but this summer is a bit rough on me. There’s a lot of pressure to keep my two older kids entertained on a regular basis when they are so used to […] More

Out of four kids, two are still too young to show any athletic aptitude (unless you count the fact that they recently learned to walk) and one is a little too good at everything she attempts, but our oldest is not particularly athletic. She’s going to be 7 next month, but she’s not particularly athletic […] More

As we welcome in another summer the CDC decided to drop a bombshell on the American public.  Something that we all feared but probably something that we all knew deep in our hearts as well.  So we know the whole “water turning purple in the pool because of urine” is a total myth right?  Movies […] More

I don’t hit people I love.  I don’t hit people I don’t love. As the mother of four small kids, I keep my hands to myself unless someone is just begging to be tickled or someone has managed to get a hold of some sharp and dangerous object. You won’t see me lay a hand […] More

You are what you believe. You attract what you believe. Change your thoughts to change your life. Look at us all Pinterest quote-worthy right now. Some people believe this to be true, and others believe it’s just a nice little thought designed on a pretty piece of background to make them feel better when they’re […] More

There comes a point when the stroller becomes something that makes your toddlers contort their little bodies into something to rival any Cirque du Soleil routine. Then come the screams and the tantrums. It takes everything you have to get them in the stroller, and before you know it you’re unbuckling them and letting them […] More

First and foremost, and travel that includes your children is automatically classified as a trip and not a vacation. Vacation is an escape from the everyday reality of life, and kids are the biggest reality in life. Love them and adore them, but they don’t magically become perfect and self-sufficient little angels the moment you […] More

There comes a moment in the life of every parent in which that gorgeous new baby wants to try something a bit sour. It happens to all of us. For some, it’s the lime wedged into a rum and diet at a Mexican chain restaurant (witnessed by yours truly). For others, it’s the slice of […] More

There are many, many mysteries of the parenting universe, the majority of which involve things our children say and do. These are some of the key things about kids that perpetually stump, perplex, and utterly confuse moms.  And while mothers are great at keeping a straight face, there are simply some questions that you have to smile at.  Some […] More

Graduations are a big deal in any household, but typically only when students graduate from high school and/or college. Even kids that graduate from VPK are celebrated more often than other graduates, but that leads me to discuss something that came up recently at our weekly dinner with our best friends. Their son graduated from […] More