Erin
Christmas in July: Make Summer Matter
Every December, instead of making a list of what we want to "get,"
my family makes a list of all the things we can "give." Our time, our money, things we've outgrown or underused —...
How to Plan the Ultimate (OUTDOOR!) Summer Playdate
Summer break in Jacksonville can be brutal. It's 96 degrees and 80% humidity. My two toddlers are home all day, every day, generally attempting to kill one another or break multiple bones and/or toys simultaneously. I...
To All The Friends I’ll Leave Behind
May is Military Appreciation Month and, while I've written about it before, this year really has me thinking. As anyone can guess, it's not always easy being part of a military family. My husband...
Making Time For Baby #2: Our ‘My Gym’ Experience
My two-year-old, Mac, started Mommy and Me classes when he was only 2 months old. The week after his first set of vaccinations, I put on his second cutest outfit (he puked on the first cutest...
Confessions of a Former Mean Girl: From Queen Bee to Mama Bear
Being nice does not come naturally to me. I'm not saying I'm not friendly, polite or even empathetic — I am all of those things. I love a shelter dog, I hold the door...
Another Reason My Babies Are Britax Babies
Britax knows how to party.
Ok, there's also unparalleled safety and idiot-mom proof installation--but also, yeah, cupcakes. It's Child Passenger Safety Month and, last week, Britax and City Moms Blog Network got together with Jacksonville Moms...
A Better Mom When I’m Not Always Mom-ing
I never set out to be a Stay At Home Mom and, in all honesty, most days I'm not even sure I'm a very good one. A lifetime ago, when I was young, unmarried,...
10 Places To Meet Your MFF: Mom Friend Forever, Jax Edition
It's hard to make friends with two-day-old spit up all over your four-day-old t-shirt. It's hard to make friends when your toddler has let you sleep approximately three hours in last three years, forcing you...
Celebrating Father’s Day (When There’s No Dad)
If you've read any of my posts for Jacksonville Moms Blog over the past couple of years, then you probably know I'm a card-carrying Navy Wife- and that at any given time, my husband...
So You’re Having Another Baby? (Congrats- No One Cares!)
Let me just start off by saying that I am NOT a Pregzilla. And it's not just me saying it- I have friends and family that can vouch for me, too. I'm 34 weeks...
Spring Break Camps In & Around Jacksonville
Even though I feel like I'm still finding random scraps of red and green wrapping paper in corners of my house, people keep insisting that it's actually almost Spring Break. That's a problem for me because...
All I Want To Do Is Hate People, Drink Coffee, and Save Animals
Growing up, I had three siblings. Monica, a sister four years my junior; Misti, a small-but-important-step-away-from-feral cat; and Mac-named for Paul McCartney and my Grandaddy-a pit bull/ ehhhhh, questionably American Bulldog mix. Misti and Mac...