Category: Family Life

Everyone knows about the important gross motor skills: rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, running, jumping.  But gross motor’s cousin, fine motor skills, are not as talked about and are a bit more ambiguous. So what exactly …

This morning I finally got the girls in to the dentist.  We haven’t been in a few years since the dentist we were seeing in Colorado retired and I definitely procrastinated on finding a new …

I’ve used the term “developmentally appropriate” quite a few times when talking about young children, typical behavior, milestones and education.  The term is one often used in early childhood education settings to help explain what …

By far my most popular pin on Pinterest has been my chart on gross motor development.  It has been pinned, repinned and favorited more times than any other pin and is one of the top …

The past two days have been tough.  After a few weeks of feeling icky (and Instagraming all about it!) this week started out really great.  I felt good overall, no really bad days or even really …

Last week was super stressful and hard.  Hubby had early meetings and late dinners Tuesday through Friday and the weekend before he was away Thursday to early Monday taking care of family business.  Which left …

Do not judge me for the dishes in my sink when the dishwasher is full and I chose to sit down and play a game with my kids instead of wash dishes. Do not judge me …

By now, all the things that happen during the first part of pregnancy are pretty common knowledge.  The morning sickness, the exhaustion, the heightened sense of smell, the constant peeing… So I’d like to take …

A lot of interesting reads have come across my computer screen the past week, prompting me to want to start a “Thoughts for Thursday” series.  I don’t know that it will be a weekly thing …

Early pregnancy should look like this: A glowing, excited mommy (though maybe with a better photographer…me on Christmas morning when I was about 14 weeks with Honeybun) But unfortunately, most women spend those first few …