Category: Family Life

Most parents know that reading with young kids is one of the most important things you can do for their development (more on how parents can encourage early literacy and why it matters) but oftentimes that reading …

One of my kids’ most favorite parts of visiting my childhood home in Colorado is the toys. All of them. I swear, my parents haven’t gotten rid of a single toy, game, puzzle or art …

Last week my girls went to golf camp Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. It was kind of a big deal because while Honeybun has been going for a few years during the summer and other …

We all know that daddies can play an almost super hero role in the lives of their children. Daddies get all the best hugs when they get home from work; are often the preferred parent to …

“Tomorrow Grandma and Grandpa are going home.” “Which ones?” “Well, both. My Grandma and Grandpa are going home to Colorado and Daddy’s Grandma and Grandpa are going home to Massachusetts.” “I want to go home, …

While the rest of the country is experiencing the joys of summer (no school, warm temperatures, free time), here in Florida, we’re officially in the rainy season. And this year, Mother Nature didn’t take any …

This post was developed in partnership with Similac. All opinions are my own. Getting toddlers to eat is hard enough, but give them something they really don’t like and you might as well wave the …

It’s inevitable. No matter how hard you try or how much you wish for it not to happen, eventually those tiny little peanuts you carried around in your body for months will grow. They will …

When we began our competitive gymnastics journey with Sugarplum last summer, I had no idea what we were in for. The past almost year has been a roller coaster of big ups (she placed third …

“Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?” It’s a question we get asked often from the time we’re small and it’s one I’ve never been good at answering. But I …