I rarely find a Pinterest DIY that turns out as “simple” as expected. More often they end up more expensive and more time consuming than if I had just bought the item. That’s why I was thrilled at how actually easy and cheap these Rescue Bot favors turned out. Items...
Was it just me or did 2018 fly by. Here are some family highlights from 2018. We changed 2,604 diapers Zoe’s first year, compared with 2,752 diapers Max’s first year. By the way, both those numbers are a lot less than the number of diapers Google thinks you will need. In...
Max and Zoe are those lucky kids who get to celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas. As a parent of those kids, it means finding balance between celebrating both holidays without gift overload (or breaking the bank!). With Hanukkah over, I’m sharing some of this year’s favorite gifts. Not pictured is Zoe’s...
This is one of my favorite posts to write because 3 year olds say the awesomest things. It’s the intersection of how literal, yet how imaginative they are that makes communicating with them so unpredictable and interesting. (After school) Ms. Erin said I left my listening ears at home. She...
A few weeks ago my 3 year old nephew, Ryder, went through an incredibly scary health scare that came out of no where. Today, my sister and her husband, Jeff, are sharing their experience. Jeff and I have wanted to write this post for a while, but weren’t sure how...
This post was surprisingly hard to write because I’m not ready for our baby girl to be 1 year old. The emotions hit harder than expected. Zoe is our last baby and while we spend so much time celebrating firsts, it’s much sadder to celebrate lasts. I know I’m being...
Receiving mail brings Max a disproportionate amount of joy. The other day he received the coolest gift - a personalized coloring book! The gift was imaged by Ashley, executed by Pops and creatively assembled by Bebe. Of course I had to know how they did it. Here are the steps...
Zoe moved to the Young Tot room. She doesn’t like change so the transition has been tough—cries at drop off and barely naps. Which means she is completely exhausted by the time we pick her up and goes to bed almost immediately. On the plus side, she has turned back...
Max surprises me everyday with the things he says. Some days I wish he would stay this age forever. (While in the car) Zoe you don’t have to hold on, mommy’s not turning. Where did Zoe come from? Oh yea, we got her from the hospital. Should we get another...
The school year just started and Max is loving his new class. When he came home with his first homework assignment, cleverly disguised as “home learning fun”, I was excited. I envisioned us sitting at the table, surrounded by colorful art supplies, working together to complete the assignment. Nothing about...