Tag: tweens

Putting The Tween In The Between Ages

Putting The Tween In The Between Ages

For many parents, the term “teenager” is one that sends instant waves of fear through our bodies. For me personally, before becoming a parent,...
Family Road Trip from Knoxville to Abingdon, Virginia

Family Road Trip from Knoxville to Abingdon, Virginia

  It’s hard to believe, but summer is just days away. No matter how old (or how young) you are there is just a certain...
How To Have A Terrible Vacation With Your Teens

Tips on Parenting Teens from a Volcano Dweller

Friends, I’m going to get real with you: Parenting teenagers isn’t for the weak. It’s barely for the strong.  At least once a day, I...

My Kids Don’t Have Smartphones and I’m Not Sorry

I am a child of the '80s and came of age in the '90s. Technology was limited to the Walkman, then the Discman, cable...

Why I Love Having Older Kids

I remember not too long ago when I said goodbye to naps with my youngest. It was so sad to have that quiet "me"...

Best Night Ever!: New Year’s Eve with Kids

In 2013, our family moved to a new naval base the day after Christmas. Homesick for Tennessee AND our home and friends in Maryland,...
Knoxville Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches

Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Patches, Trick-or-Treating, Oh My! {2017}

With our first little tease of fall weather having come and gone, we can all be hopeful fall is actually just around the corner....