A Conversation With a 3-Year-Old Rex
I heard his little voice call out “mom?” He was up from his nap. A very, very short nap. We had spent the morning shopping and he fell asleep on the way home. I got…
What I Want in 2014
“Sipping on gin and juice. Laid back!” Did you know that song is 20 years old??? Thanks Mashable for that urgent email message that I could have lived without reading but just HAD TO and…
2013 Recap
Most of you are probably holding champagne, anxiously waiting the ball drop, confetti prepped in-hand. Me? I’m wrapping up this post with my favorite three people snoring next to me after our fun-filled day of…
Summer Highlights of a Mom in GIFs
In the last couple months we mamas have been reacting to this Huff Post article Why I Regret Being a Stay-At-Home Mom, then this follow-up article about the women of the Opt-Out generation. And we kept adding fuel…
Three Littles & Their Grandparents
If you know Shawn’s mom, you know that she is the quintessential grandma always prepared with a wallet full of pictures of her family. Whereas I’m terrible about actually printing pictures out, her walls are covered…
What a A Well-Stocked Kitchen Should Have
I’m a baker. Not a cook. Cooking has always seemed like more of a necessity than an enjoyable activity (probably because for the majority of my adult life cooking has been done with one arm…
She…Artwork for Binz’s Room
Having been in the house for a month, my goal the last week has been to get the stack of picture frames taking up space in the basement up off the floor and on the…
#summerbucketlist
Summer is here! And here is our official summer bucket list – and some we’ve already been able to cross off. Being in a brand new city means tons of new things to explore and…


