I remember it so well. It was a sunny day in Jacksonville in May 2011, a perfect day to take the kids to the pool. Caroline was six months old and happily bobbing around the pool in her float...
"Liam, you dug up the broccoli that you JUST planted!" "Sydney, please keep the dirt in the garden honey! No, honey, don't eat the dirt, it's yucky!"
Sound anything like your house when you are attempting a fun family project?...
If there's one thing I've learned about having young children, it's that they are completely unpredictable. Trying to determine whether or not they will be happy or miserable in any situation is like playing the slots. But our goal...
Well, we did have our spring break mapped out and planned! That was until Sunday night when my three-year-old threw up all over me at dinner, at a restaurant, as we were dining with two other couples. Awesome! The...
Last year, my twins started Kindergarten. I remember contemplating what to do during Spring Break. After all it was their first real Spring Break, I had to make it special, right?
I realized that having school every day kept us...
With Jacksonville Fashion Week just around the corner (March 27-30th). I thought I’d share a little blog about kids and fashion. My munchkin will be walking the runway for the first time in her three years. I couldn’t be...
Diapers out, big boy undies in! Potty training bootcamp started a month ago when I originally posted about how my three and half-year-old son refused to sit on the toilet. When he accounced in Starbucks that he was pooping while bracing...
My big kids always love taking a trip downtown to ride The Skyway and explore the downtown library, but I was recently surprised when my three-year-old begged to go "ride the monorail"! "Please! Please! Please! Please, Mommy," she said....
I think I downloaded my first toddler app during a major meltdown at a restaurant...or was it the grocery store? I'm not totally sure, since my first 15 months with Kingsley remains something of a blur--but as I discovered,...
When I got the call from the school nurse informing me my daughters had lice, I had no idea what to do. Ewwww.... did I need to burn mattresses? Throw out pillows? For sure EVERYTHING needed to be disinfected,...
Yes, I am a stay-at-home-mom that DOES NOT like to stay at home! I realized early on in mommyhood that I was not a happy camper if I did not get out and see people. I remember the milestone moment...
If you’re like me, Pinterest is not a source of crafty ideas and fun activities to do with your kids. It’s a constant reminder that you are not crafty and that you’ll never have the time or creativity to...