How to Entertain Toddlers With a Shoestring

Who needs toys when you've got keys and a table!!!

Oops, I meant ON a shoestring. The latter forms an image of me taunting my child with a piece of yarn like a kitten. Now that I think of it, you could probably do that and get at least a good ten minutes of [...]

An Excuse to Play or Young at Heart

Bella and Edward stare lovingly into each others eyes

One of the perks of being a parent is that you go from being the weirdo that collects dolls and legos to being able to mask your obsession because you have children. No one questions the reason why your house looks like Toys R Us [...]

Best Birthdays of a New Year’s Eve Baby

My 30th birthday…I'm in the red shirt. One of my best birthdays ever!

If you are wondering, New Year’s Eve is a really sucky day to be born. You’d think that with all the parties and kissing and drinking champagne that it would be the best day to have a birthday. It’s not. I [...]

To Be Two and a Half or Not To Be.

lucas

My husband made a joke about what it would be like to be our son, who’s 2.5.  It would go something like this:

I could poop my pants and just tell the nearest adult to change me.

I could eat pizza every day because if they try to give me something else, I can just [...]

Margaritas, Makin’ Out, and Muppets

muppet

Yeah, I’m talkin’ about my perfect weekend. Read more — if you are a stressed out mom, this might be the recipe for the best weekend ever. It was for me.

I’ve had some pretty rough times this year. (That is an understatement for those of you who know me or follow this blog or are [...]

Thankful for Volunteers

Our Donated Dinner! YUM!

My son is doing better. We arrived home earlier this week after spending the previous week in the hospital. We were on strict orders that if he developed a fever above 101, a rash, or red eyes we needed to bring him immediately back to the hospital. Thankfully, we only [...]

Bring On The Poop, I Can Take It!

Lori opening her gifts

Today I went to my best friend Lori’s baby shower. She lives over an hour away and the venue was close to 2-hours, so it gave  me a lot of time to reminisce on my own pregnancies and birth experiences (as well as listen to a good book, but more on that [...]

Toys Know No Gender

stroller

It’s not even Halloween, and yet here I am thinking about  what to buy my children for Christmas what Santa will bring my children for Christmas.

Recently, my friend Meghan gave Penny a cute little baby doll stroller for her birthday. Honestly, I never thought this would be a toy that my children would fight [...]