by Carly 1. How old I am getting! This year I will have a 2nd grader and a preschooler. I can’t believe my kids are getting this big! I am starting to feel old. When you have your first baby you look at other family’s with school aged children and say WOW, that is such…
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Through our Children’s Eyes!
I pulled our rocking chair out of the living room onto our front veranda and grabbed a hot cup of tea and my husbands “Dad’s Bible”.I opened it up and read Psalm chapter 25. When I was finished reading the chapter I decided to read the devotional under it.I will quote some of it here……
30th Birthday Bash!!!
So you all read my post about entering a new decade. You know, we laughed, we cried – we shared a moment together. Well, I wanted to be sure to share some photos from our fabulous family getaway to celebrate this milestone! (Note: This is not a sponsored post in any way. This whole trip…
How We Got Our Toddler to Sleep
By Kate Hayes My husband and I have just discovered a secret that NO ONE told us about in our year of struggling with a toddler who doesn’t like to sleep at night. It is profound. Read on. First, a little back story. This is Kellen. He is now 27 months old. When Kellen was…
Competition at it’s Finest
by Carly My Husband and I are pretty competitive with each other. in the silliest way. I think for my husband it started when he won his kindergarten Pac man champion at his school. Yes I have seen the certificate it was a real thing. Can you imagine kids playing video games in school now? …
The best practical life activities!
We are on holidays – last one before our dear Snow White starts maternelle (kindergarten).I just had to share with you what the best practical life activities are in our home… It is so special to me that my grandmother is still around to be such a great role model to her great-granddaughters! What is…
Entering a new decade
(Warning: Personal info and babbling ahead!)I am sitting here thinking that I should be packing since we leave at 4 am for our road trip to Minneapolis. Instead I wanted to write post about my thoughts. Thoughts about entering into a new decade. Or simply thoughts on becoming 30. Yes, I am 30 today! When…
Mommies Need Friends Too
By Kate Hayes To begin this week’s post, I would just like to send out a big thank you to all the wonderful readers who commented on my last post, “Does Wanting to Work Make me a Selfish Mom?” Wow. I could feel the understanding and compassion (and the hugs) coming from every comment. And…
Focus Pocas
by Carly I have never been a neat freak at my house. Oh how I would love for just one day to be so freakishly neat that not one thing was out of place, everything polished and squeaky clean. I personally have such a hard time focusing on one task that is is hard to…
Does Wanting to Work Make Me a Selfish Mom?
By Kate Hayes After giving up a job that I loved when my husband’s career moved us from St. Louis to Boston this past May, I’m ready to get serious about looking for a new job. I feel like I did the right thing by taking the entire summer off with my kids to play…
