Tag: kids growing up
Summertime With Big Kids
Summer has always been my favorite season. I love the laid-back vibes, the trips, the pool days, and even the heat (most of the...
Maybe Kids Growing Up Isn’t All Bad
All summer long, I have been dreading August and back-to-school season. The thought of sending my twin girls off to kindergarten has been looming...
Breaking Up With Barbie
Break-ups are hard. At some point in our lifetime, we have all either had a break up with someone or know someone who has....
Mommy’s Shoes
clop...clop...clop...
It's the familiar slow, belabored steps of a toddler in adult high heels. Enormous effort and equal pride in each step, my girl is...
The Curse of “I Can’t Wait”
I’m laying in bed at 4:30am when a paw scratches across my face. Our eight-month-old puppy is jumping all over the place – ready...
The Fresh Scrape
A couple weeks ago, during the normal bedtime circus, my then-just-under-five-year-old, Collier, asked if we could catalog his scabs. Used to these types of...
On Becoming a “Mom”
Well, it happened.
Bellowing down from the landing upstairs - "MOOOOOM."
And, just like that, I became a "mom." Because I'm just a slight bit melodramatic...