Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
I have this vivid math memory of getting quizzed on multiplication on the playground in elementary school. In third grade I was sick a lot (well every year I was, but that’s another story) and was behind on our weekly quizzes. We were doing our 8s. …
The ocean is one of those parenting things for me. You know those things you absolutely adore that you cannot wait to share with your kids? That favorite book you read as a child. That favorite ice cream spot. That favorite summer vacation spot. The …
My kids have been quietly playing for over an hour in the next room. Every now and then I peek into the room, but every time I see the same thing. Two bodies. Carefully building. Quiet conversation. Concentration on their faces that are being lit …
“You’re going camping with your kids?!?” If you have ever considered the idea of camping with toddlers out loud around other people, you are probably familiar with this response. Camping with young children can seem daunting. I know that I was nervous before our first trip and …
The flight attendant was giving me one of those “get your *%#+ together crazy mama” looks as I re-boarded the plane clutching my daughter’s kindle in hand. affiliate links are included in this post. It has been one of those days. You know the kind …
The screen door slams and little feet patter into the kitchen. “Mama, look what I found?” The screen door. The patter. The uncontrollable enthusiasm. The sweet sweaty faces. The expectation. These are the things that scream summer to me. affiliate links are included below “Look!” …
The blue bridge stretches above me as I get my first glimpses of Chattanooga and the surrounding hills. My kids have of course sprinted ahead, but I’m still taking in the lovely green, the flowing river, and the steam boats. Chattanooga was the one place …
Surrounded by sand piles and drenched from earlier splashing my kids are laying with their new little friend. Nearby I commiserate and brainstorm about blogging and motherhood and life with my pal Sara (who writes beautiful encouragement for mamas and kiddo adventure ideas on Sunshine …
I’m not sure what people think of when they think of Milwaukee. Beer and cheese most likely? Milwaukee often gets overshadowed by Chicago just a short drive to the South, but it is a city in its own right. People, like me, who were born …
Last spring my kids came running inside, screen door slamming behind them, to tell me that they could hear chirping from the bird house in the backyard. We went outside together to discover there was a nest with new baby birds! The best activities are …