As kids, we always looked forward to different holidays with excitement and anticipation. Now as parents, the fun has shifted to prepping and planning for our own children, and rewarded by the payoff of witnessing the happiness on their faces, when it all comes together. Christmas is definitely the mack…

It amazes me as the years go by, holidays with my children have come with special traditions. With Easter upon us, I prepare to make the same pies, coloring eggs, visiting the same Easter Bunny year after year, and attending egg hunts in our neighborhood. As the kids are grow…

The girls are just off winter break, Ryder’s two week spring recess starts next week, and just like that Easter is sneaking up on us. Dealing with conflicting private school and public school breaks, I am trying to keep schedules and little getaways in check. Last week, the girls and…

Easter is less than a week away, yet I’ve been planning for it over a month. We are out in California for the kids’ spring break, so I needed to figure out how to bring the Easter bunny over to the West Coast. Since Jason has been out there for…

We are headed to the West Coast this week for the kids’ spring break. Jason is out there for work already, so I’ll be traveling solo with all three on the plane. I’m not sure if I’m more stressed out about the flying or the packing. As much as we…

New York City weather has been unbearably rainy and gloomy for like two weeks now, eclipsing the fact that spring has technically begun. With umbrellas in hand, and galoshes afoot, we’ve done our best to welcome the new season and eager to celebrate one of my favorite holidays, Easter! This year,…

In addition to Easter, we celebrated Gemma’s third birthday over our extended three day weekend, leaving us stacked with our annual springtime traditions, and fun festivities for little Gemmy. It’s a super fun time of year for us, the weather is slowly changing, the trees are starting to bloom, and weekends are filled with baseball…

I never realized what a huge factor the weather plays in our lives and home. It impacts wardrobe, our choice in a means of transportation, if we are taking scooters, a train, or walking, our after school romps whether it be to the playground or indoor playdates, and of course, it…

Last year, children’s clothing designers Little Me opened their first ever shop within shop, at Lord & Taylor. To celebrate that launch, I hosted an event, in the luxury department store. The event was such a success, that we arranged a similar gathering around Christmas time. And now, this past weekend, I hosted the…

With each season, we welcome something new; weather changes from warm to cold, or cold to warm, giving us something to look forward to, every couple of months. Like now for instance, we are in the midst of welcoming spring and I am bustling with joy, because its my most…