Happy Birthday Mom! New Traditions I hope everyone had a lovely Easter (everyone that celebrates it of course.) We had a lovely day. My husband, who is a ChristEaster attender, actually went to church with us. And since the whole family was there, we took the opportunity to get a nice family photo with Kathryn. […]
Bug is 7 – Happy Birthday!
Today is my sweet little boy’s 7th birthday. Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday, we welcomed him (after a long 28 hour ordeal!) into our world. Now he’s a crazy little boy, who makes us laugh all the time! And frustrates me like no one else can! Love you Nayner Bug! Happy […]
Do you know a Scary Mommy?
I am a Scary Mommy. So if you didn’t know a scary mommy before, now you do! I am super excited to say that I finally wrote something worthy of Scary Mommy! I hate that I know about the topic at hand, but, am very honored to be featured on Jill Smokler’s amazing site today! […]
No Mother is Perfect
I am here to tell you that is the truth! But, what I can also tell you is that together, we imperfect mothers can make each others lives so much more fun and rewarding as we share our struggles. Before I go much further into my exciting announcement about our big giveaway though, I did […]
Motherhood Realized
Do you ever feel like you are not enough as a mother? Good grief, I do. For example, last Friday, after I pick my daughter up from school, I hear her sweet little voice from the backseat. “Mommy, we forgot to take the purple jello today.” My heart dropped and I felt tears prick at […]
My Beautiful Girl {Wordless Wednesday}
Almost Wordless… Does life get better than this? The other night, my daughter wanted me to cuddle with her. I told her to climb on up in bed. She looked at me and said “My heart is bumping because you’re going to love on me!” And my heart just swelled. For as many stresses and […]
Do you have children in K-5?
Just a quick note today. I am currently enjoying a nice warm fireplace and the quiet solitude of our lodge in Snowshoe, WV. My husband and his friends and their wives are out skiing, but I decided to take the day to just relax, have some quiet time, enjoy not having to change diapers or […]
If I could bottle that energy…
My Tiny… she may have started out slow due to her premature birth due to Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, but the child is sure not short on energy now! If only I could bottle that energy, cause goodness knows, I need some MORE of it! And of course, this is the morning after the […]
Who Are You Wearing?
It is award season. Ahhh, Red carpet. I tried to watch one awards show last year and quite frankly, I didn’t even know who half the people were that were strutting down the red carpets. I am dis-connected. If I were to go to a Red Carpet event, I surely would have no idea what […]
Does preschool really need to be a fashion show?
Every day we walk into preschool and I try to pretend that I’m not embarrassed that my girls aren’t dressed in prettier clothes or with their hair looking nicer. If I’m lucky, their clothes actually match. And I wish that I had what the other moms have – a sense of style. We live in […]
Tales from (quite possibly) the worst mommy ever
OK, so I do not really think I am the worst mommy ever, but I am starting to believe that I am the worst stay at home mother. I don’t cook well, clean well, bake well, organize well… I”m not crafty, I can barely manage to get my kids in clean clothes every day, let […]
Happy 2nd Birthday to my #TTTS Survivor
My TTTS Survivor is TWO! Today is sweet Tiny’s 2nd Birthday. We celebrated on Saturday night with the family. It physically pained me to NOT put Kathryn’s name on the cake as well. But the thing is, I don’t want to take away from the joy and happiness of the day for my living twin […]
The Importance of Bedtime Routine… and other sleep tales!
I am a believer in the Bedtime Routine! It took us over three years to get my oldest child to sleep through the night. We were nearly certifiable, my husband and I were both so tired. I’ll never forget the last time my son woke up at 2am and padded his way into our room. […]
The Boob-olution
Seriously. I did not make it up. That’s what the Bump has named their call to action for National Breastfeeding Month. I kind of like the slogan. “Join the Boob-olution.” It has a fun ring to it. I am sure you have seen the pictures, ads, and posts about August being National Breastfeeding Month, but […]
