I love football. I love the Patriots. So ever since DeflateGate broke open, my mind has been running through a million questions and possibilities. Did they do it? Was it intentional? Was the weather a factor? Who’s responsible? Do they do this every game? Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe every QB does it. Maybe […]
My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney
My Totally Selfish Reason for Taking My Kids to Disney Have you ever noticed how once you start thinking about something, it suddenly seems to pop up everywhere? It makes sense I guess; things you never paid attention to start sticking out once they’re already on your mind. Recently, we’ve been talking about taking a family vacation to Florida […]
Top Ten Reasons to Get Excited About School Vacation
School vacation is almost upon us. A lot of parents have mixed feelings about vacations, feeling excitement over some aspects of their kids being home and dread over others. I’m not a fan of dwelling on the negative, so here’s a list of awesome things about school vacation. Hopefully it puts you in the right […]
My Five Favorite Christmas Books
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The Deep End of Parenthood
The Deep End of Parenthood To what can I compare the overwhelming nature of parenting young children? It’s like being shoved in the deep end when you don’t know how to swim. You may have read books on how to swim. You may have dipped your toe in the water. You may have even played […]
Four Tips to Help Kids Who Wet the Bed
This post is sponsored by GoodNites* TRU-FIT*, but is 100% my own experience. Every parent loves milestones. First smile, first word, first steps. We celebrate them, photograph them, write them in baby books, and share them with the world. There is one milestone that is a bit less public, but every bit as exciting for […]
Week 42: Snow No!
There seems to be two camps when it comes to the first snow of the season. There are the people who are horrified by it and there are the people who are thrilled by it. Usually the people who are horrified by it are over five feet tall and the ones who are thrilled by […]
When I’m Not Mom Enough
It’s been one of those weeks. You know what I’m talking about. The ones where the kids seem to be in some twisted competition to see who can make Mom lose it first. I’m sad to say, they’re all in the running. The youngest has developed the disgusting habit of spitting to display her annoyance […]
Meme Monday: Parenthood on Friday Night
We’re back for another edition of Meme Monday! You seemed to enjoy the text version of this one, so I thought I’d include a nice picture to make it sharable. The Truth About Parenthood on Friday Nights
One New Food: Apple Recipes
Kristen and I are so excited to be starting an awesome round of giveaways for our amazing #ONENEWFOOD-ers (that’s you!). Make sure you check out the info below to see what you can win and how to be eligible! My family went apple picking after church on Sunday. It was the last day for it […]