This is an open letter that I wrote for my daughter just before her second birthday. To my sweet Stella, I can’t believe it’s been almost two years since the day you came into our …
An Open Letter to My Daughter
My Real Life Stay At Home Mom Schedule
My Current Stay At Home Mom Schedule with a Toddler and a Preschooler If you’ve been following along, you know that it’s taken me a while to adjust to life with two kids instead of …
The Best Apps for Toddlers
Screen time – two words we hear a lot about now. I think it’s one of the biggest challenges our generation faces when it comes to raising our kids. If you’re a parent raising a …
Easy Rainbow Art Project for Preschoolers
Living in Southern California, we’re used to playing outside a lot more often than we’ve been able to recently. Lately, we’ve had lots of rainy days which has left me trying to think of fun …
30 Fun Facts About Myself
Wow! It’s been a while since I sat down to write! I wanted to jump back in by introducing myself, both to my new readers and also to my existing readers. I thought it would …
A Fun and Easy Outdoor Toddler Activity
Once my second daughter was born, I really depended on toys and activities that would entertain her for longer periods of time while I took care of the baby. The early days were rough! Trying …
The Absolute Coolest Christmas Gifts for Teens in 2018
Awesome Christmas Gifts for Teens (that they actually want!) Teens can be one of the hardest age groups to buy a gift for. Personally, I’m horrible at buying gifts for all ages. I’m just not …
How To Throw a Stress-Free Kid’s Birthday Party
My oldest daughter turns four in two months, which means that we’ve been through three children’s birthday parties so far – and by parties, I mean events. My in-laws have hosted all of them and …
How to Get Through Those Bad Mom Days
How to Get Through Those “Bad Mom” Days We’ve all had them. The days where we feel like all we do is yell at our kids, where we don’t spend any time playing with them, …
How to Get Baby to Sleep (and Stay Asleep)
How to Get Baby to Sleep – Our Baby’s Bedtime Routine Putting a little one down can be challenging, am I right? Some babies just seem to naturally know how and when to sleep, and …