parenting

Life Lessons

Yesterday was the first day of school for both my big kids. Ryder is entering the 1st grade and Siella is in her second year of ...

Sisterhood

When I first learned that I was pregnant with my third child, I was secretly hoping for a girl. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t ...

August, slow down

It seems the summer month of August is like the Sunday of each week. We still have the day off, yet we are anxious about ...

A Mother’s Promise

That feeling you experience when your baby just enters the world is something magical. You world immediately stops and nothing else matters than that sweet ...

Summers Start

I have to say our summer is off to a pretty good start so far. I definitely think we had a late beginning with Ryder ...

When Life Was Simple

As Ryder’s Kindergarten year is coming to a close, I’m an emotion mess. This year, school has been extremely difficult and challenging for him. I think ...

Cheers to 3 Years

It seems like only yesterday, I was on my way home from taking Ryder, age 2 at the time, to Victorian Gardens when my water broke. ...

A Letter From My Mom

So I gave my mom an assignment this week and asked her to write a post about what motherhood means to her and what is ...

Memories That Stick {& Contest}

There are some memories you have as a child that can remember vividly, or when one of your senses picks up on a certain smell ...

Siella’s Ballet Class

It has been 8 months since Siella started taking ballet class at Downtown Dance Factory. I remember trying to enroll her the year prior, but ...

The Day I Was Born A Mother

The day I was born a mother was 5 1/2 years ago. It feels like only yesterday I just became a mom and it’s really ...

Gemma turns 1

It is official, our third baby is one year old. This year could not have gone by any quicker, as I am still trying to ...