This warm winter weather has us ready and dreaming about summer break, which begins in just three months! Early registration for summer camps has begun, so we wanted to put together the ultimate Guide to Summer Camps for the Jacksonville...
Last month, right before my son’s 8th birthday, I scheduled a visit for a car seat check with Safe Kids, led by THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health at Wolfson Children’s Hospital. I have always considered myself fairly well...
After my husband returned home from deployment, it was time for a fun filled family vacation. As I pondered where to go, I thought about how badly I needed a break from this Florida heat. Don’t get me wrong,...
On June 9, I shared a picture on Instagram of my youngest two children; 5-year-old Reese and 3-year-old Levi were fascinated by the prescription drop box at Walgreens. The post was nothing special, just a quick moment captured of...
Throughout our five years of marriage, my husband and I have shared a running joke. After my many attempts to make things from scratch or purchase unique items from the grocery store I thought he would enjoy, he would...
Summer birthdays, I’ve decided, are officially the worst. Sure, my almost 5-year old son, Landon, will still celebrate with his friends this summer with a Ninja-themed birthday party in an air-conditioned facility. And although his actual birthday is in late...
As a Mom of two school-aged children, this time of year means preparing for Back-to School, and one of the biggest things included in that is school supply shopping. For our family, it's something we tend to take for...
Five years ago, my son picked up a bat and fell in love with the game of baseball, and I fell in love with watching him play. His love grew into a passion, and for the better part of...
Raise your hand if you feel like you run around CRAZY from the moment you wake up until the moment you lay your head on the pillow. You can't deny that our lives are busy: We are moms,...
Aside from a wedding a couple of years ago where my dress came from Target, and I happened to find the exact same mini version at Baby Gap (fate!), I don’t dress like my daughter. I dress like I’m...
They sit at separate non-peanut tables, don't get to eat the normal PB & J's that most kids are accustomed to and everywhere they go their parents are paranoid that someone might forget and expose them.
That's the life of a...
In case you didn't know it, you're strong. SUPER strong. You lift babies out of cribs, off the ground, out of car seats, wrestle them for a diaper change, carry bigger kids when they're too tired to walk, squat down to...