In 2010, my husband and I made a major and completely unexpected decision to take our two children (ages 6 and 8 at the time) on a mission trip to Ecuador. Our primary purpose was to spend time at...
I started my first journal when I was pregnant with my son. I had so much anxiety and anticipation of the future that I felt like I needed to write it all down. Then it slowly took on a ...
My family loves going to big events that come to Jacksonville, but sometimes they can get a little pricey. Ticket cost, fees, and surcharges and then what you spend on parking, merchandise, and food. Yikes!
Even before we were a family of six, I...
The opening ceremony of the XXII Sochi Olympic Winter Games 2014 kicked off on Friday, February 7 at 12:18pm ET. I'm dating myself here, but the 1984 Olympic Games took place while I was in Kindergarten. I remember posing...
After reading the recent post by Kathy about picking a preschool/Kindergarden, I had a startling realization. Short of divine intervention, that part of my parenting life is over. No more watching my children enter a classroom for the first...
As a follow up to my post last week about Easy DIY Valentines for students, I'd also like to share a few simple ideas for teachers. They have the important role of educating our little ones during their most...
My children are five and ten months. Sometimes people are surprised at the age gap – they have a soft puzzled look on their faces, but they rarely ask why. Others say “Smart. We planned ours that way too...
Rightly so, my nickname has always been "The Planner." I'm that mom you love to hate. You know, the one who has her holiday cards stamped and addressed before Thanksgiving. In fact, they're done so early that I find...
It is safe to assume your children opened many gifts over the holidays, right? As parents we want our childrent to take good care of their toys to show there appreciation like playing gently or putting them away when...
Although we launched in October 2012, 2013 was the first full year for Jacksonville Moms Blog. In the past year we have gained almost 3,500 new Facebook fans, and we are so grateful for all of our new readers....
Big Changes at Pump It Up
Pump It Up is under new ownership, and with the new ownership will come exciting changes in 2014! Meet John and Donne Ordile, a Jacksonville family with three young, active boys. I had the opportunity...
Santa has an impossible job, finding the perfect gift for every child is no easy feat. Though Santa gets full credit for the win on Christmas morn, let's be honest, it is the elves that do all the hard...