I was at preschool drop off yesterday and decided to hang around a little bit. Even though my strongly independent little man cut the cord with me a week ago, I wanted to meet some of the new families…
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Today is my birthday. I turn 34 (I think…I stopped counting a long time ago and my math skills are a little suspect.) I have accepted that I am officially old, or at least too old to be cool…
I have a confession. I don’t love being pregnant. There are some women that LOVE being preggers. They love their growing bellies and softening bodies. They love feeling womanly and whatever. I hear almost daily about how they envy…
Last week we started preschool. Our preschool does gradual start dates, so only a couple of kids start at a time…which I love. It’s far less stressful for EVERYONE (parents, kids and teachers) to slowly grow the class instead…
Living on the opposite side of the country from all of our friends and family has made us frequent fliers. Since Avery was 6 months old we have been trekking cross-country like a three-ring circus. Three years later I…
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Our Favorite Books for Toddlers about Flying on an Airplane
Here are our favorite books to prepare a toddler for their first airplane flight. Reading about it ahead of time will help your little one learn what to expect, making what can be an overwhelming and possibly even scary experience…
To the nice man I met on our morning walk: I apologize for acting extremely stand-offish, and dismissive…but you make me nervous (and not in a good way). I’m sure you are a very nice man. You are probably…
Tis the season. Parents all over the world rejoice as they happily pose their kiddos on the front porch, force them to smile for a photo, send them off onto the bus and have a party (or just enjoy…
Friday was Micah’s 40th birthday. I wanted to throw an epic party…like a forget you have kids for 5 minutes and recreate the wild carefree days of your youth kind of party. Go to some über cool club and…
What do you do when your toddler is OBSESSED with all things that go? You have a train themed birthday party of course! For Avery’s 2nd birthday we had a fabulously low-key “Choo Choo I’m two!” themed party. I…