As a Floridian parent, there's no need to break the bank for your little ones to have a blast. Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island, and Miami Seaquarium all have annual preschool passes for...
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...
As a mother of young children, I’ve faced the many parenting decisions anyone would come to expect. I had to decide how to feed them, how to help them sleep, and how to teach them to share. Unfortunately, or...
Fall, pumpkins, and Snoopy are just a few of my favorite things that all roll into one in Charles Schulz’s classic film. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. On October 27, 2016, this beautiful story is celebrating its 50th...
It's that time of year! Time for summer reading club! My family takes full advantage of all Jacksonville has to offer for summer reading clubs. Our favorite by far, and the first one we ever participated in, is the...
A couple months ago I read a mom blog post that I found on the internet. The author made the mistake of saying something along the line of moms who work “get a break” at the office because they...
After a long summer break, the first day the kids go back to school can be a bit crazy. Our FREE first-day-of school signs, custom-made by Katie Palamaro Design, offer a simple and adorable way to capture the moment and start a fun tradition....
In February 2008, my twins had just turned two years old. As a stay-at-home mom, preschool had not even yet crossed my mind. We were in a good place. The kids would play all morning and seemed to nap endlessly in...
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When you think of kids and pre-reading skills, you probably picture a preschooler at a table, tracing letter shapes or learning words like “dog” and “run.” But the skills that lead to reading success are...
As they say, "Mommin Ain't Easy" and is not for the faint of heart. And if it weren't for my parents, who were thankfully masters of positive motivation and instilling in me a strong faith and healthy self-esteem, I...
Don't publicly shame me. Don't use Harry Potter's wizardry against my family, and don't tell me that I'm depriving my sons from the iconic It's a Small World ride.
Our family is just not super into Disney World.
When our now 4-year-old son Landon...
I’ll never forget the first time I realized we could get my son to nap. He was about 8 weeks old, and we finally mastered some sort of swaddle/shush/pat technique that allowed us to PUT HIM DOWN rather than...