Category: Family Ties

This week we FINALLY made it back to Colorado.  It doesn’t seem like that long since we were last here, but in reality it’s been 15 months since the last time my feet were on …

I’ve become oddly fascinated with all the silly “National” days.  Maybe it’s because I like having a reason to celebrate every day, even when I’m having a terrible day.  It also provides me with inspiration …

Reading with young children is one of the most valuable ways you can spend your time.  Reading as a family creates a calm time and place to spend quality time together. Note: This post contains …

Dear Husband, Be forewarned, today didn’t go as planned.  Know that you’re not going to like what you see when you walk in the front door, other than your children’s smiling faces and your two-year …

When I was pregnant with Honeybun, my Nana whom I dearly loved and adored got very sick.  Around the time of our wedding, she began falling and having problems remembering things.  That next spring, the local …

According to child psychologist Charlotte Reznick who started an internet firestorm a few weeks ago, it’s apparently no longer appropriate to kiss one’s child on the lips because the lips are an erogenous zone and …

Five years ago, I posted this picture to Facebook with the caption: “Wow, 8 years and look what we have to show for it!” It was eight years since hubby and I had met and …

Everyone loves a good birth story and I’ve spent the past week contemplating Pipsqueak’s birth and how best to share it.  My previous births were easy to tell, fraught with anguish and inner drama, spanning …

We are now on day 4 with 4 kids and truthfully, it’s been absolutely amazing.  Not only is Pipsqueak such an easy-going and calm baby, but big sisters have overall been very well-behaved and even …

When we discovered a full nine months ago that we were unexpectedly expecting baby #4, we should have been known the surprises wouldn’t stop there! This baby has amazed us at every turn, so different …