T November 26, 2016Categories Celebrations Favorite Things Uncategorized The Nutcracker Brunch I loved, loved, loved this event. It’s perfect for little ones who aren’t going to make it through the whole ballet. First you go to..
H November 14, 2016Categories Lifestyle Uncategorized Happy Birthday, Pemberley! Dear Pemberley, Happy fourth b-day, baby cakes. On one hand I can’t believe it has been four years since you came into this world and on..
W November 5, 2016Categories Celebrations Uncategorized Warm Wishes on Veterans Day For the first time, I have veterans in my life who served in combat. I have learned so much about the mentality of veterans and..
F October 30, 2016Categories Favorite Things Uncategorized Fall Craftines 2This fall, H and I took a nature walk and collected lots of pretty leaves. It was fun seeing what he chose to put in..
T October 24, 2016Categories Favorite Things Uncategorized The Kiss I was having a bit of a rough morning. I arrived at Hayden’s school for his class Christmas program after fighting traffic, pulling my hair..
C September 27, 2016Categories Lifestyle Uncategorized Chat with your kids—possibly the best gift you could give YOURSELF I’m embarrassed to admit that I complain, often, about how much time I spend in the car every day shuttling kids to and from school…
S September 12, 2016Categories Mini Mom Adventures Uncategorized Single Mom Dating I remember the days before kids when dating was dating for me… Fast forward a toddler, newborn, and failed marriage later, I found myself face..
M September 3, 2016Categories Mini Mom Adventures Uncategorized Mini Adventure to the Ballard Locks We needed an afternoon activity this past weekend, and so I brought the kids to the Ballard locks. I thought they might enjoy seeing the..
G August 15, 2016Categories Mini Mom Adventures Uncategorized Great Wolf Lodge. I Survived! On a whim, I loaded the kids in the car and we went to the Great Wolf Lodge. I’ve seen tons of publicity over the..
D August 8, 2016Categories Lifestyle Uncategorized Dear Hayden Dear Hayden, Happy seventh birthday, my darling boy. Seven. Really??? It seems like yesterday we were in your nursery singing lullabies. This has been a..
S July 18, 2016Categories Favorite Things Uncategorized Sun Valley When I was nine years old, my parents bought a second home in Sun Valley, Idaho. I am forever grateful to them for that decision…
T July 14, 2016Categories Favorite Things Uncategorized Tart Cherry | So Healthy—So Yummy On my latest shopping trip, I stumbled upon tart cherry juice concentrate. I grabbed it to add to smoothies for a new taste. Little did..
D July 7, 2016Categories Lifestyle Mini Mom Adventures Uncategorized Dear Sweet Baby Girl Dear sweet baby girl, Today was a big day. I found out you are you, a precious girl. I had tears of joy streaming down..
T June 25, 2016Categories Lifestyle Uncategorized The Popcorn Has WHAT in It?! My love for popcorn all started at my next-door neighbor’s house. The Mullallys had six kids and there were usually a few neighbor kids over..