Uneven Parenting
We have four children ranging from 1.5 to 9 years old. They have different needs and wants. They have different interests and are at different stages of development. What's good for one is not always good for the others. For these reasons and...
I remember being pregnant and saying that I would never let my son watch an iPad because it was “bad” for him. Fast forward three years and guess who makes sure that thing is fully charged? Me. Yes me!
Yes,...
One of the hardest things I've had to do so far.
Hey Momma, it's hard. You're taking your baby to their very first day (literally very first day ever) to school. Hearing your baby cry for you throughout the halls...
I often get asked which twin is the {insert adjective here} twin. The outgoing one, the quiet one, the funny one, the good one, the mischievous one. I cannot honestly answer these questions for the long term, because they...
Melanoma Awareness Month
May is Melanoma Awareness Month and also the month that I lost my dad to that very disease. This year marks the sixth anniversary of his passing, and I can tell you that while it never gets...
...but you can't take the New Orleans out of a mom!
A while back, we were contacted by a few different women that found our blog because of connections they had to New Orleans. All of these readers had coincidentally...
Lately, I am having a really hard time wrapping my head around the fact that my daughter Sutton is about to be two years old!
Little did we know that two short years ago, we were about to get our world...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital.
How to Avoid Summer Weight Gain in Kids
Summer is the highest risk time for children to gain extra weight.
Based on several studies performed over the last ten years in various locations...
On my first day of kindergarten, I insisted on being dropped off at the front door of the school building. Much to the chagrin of my lovingly attached mother, I did not want her to walk with me. Adding...
Hey, girl. How you doin’? Christmas shopping, amiright? Anyway. We saw you. Me, my friends, the ladies in back, all of us. Not gonna lie, our “sports attention” was a little divided this past weekend, and we’ve already told that...
It's World Art Day! What a great time to break out the poster boards and craft supplies and celebrate with your kids!
Time spent in art projects promotes creativity and a love of learning. Art helps with hand-eye coordination and...
One would think that the world would have a flow chart or a play book in navigating everything Covid by now. Most are pretty versed in how to mask up, social distance, and sanitize, sanitize, sanitize but does anyone...
If you have not watched any clips of the current Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial, stop reading and Google. Actually, read this first and then watch.
The details of this case are shocking and disturbing but yet, this trial...
Slowly but surely, I am turning my family crunchy, granola, hippie, whatever you want to call it. One of the ways we are going green is by reducing our exposure to chemicals found in everyday household products. Many commercial...