real moms {sharing} all things fabulous
My daughters, despite being different in almost every way possible, always seem to agree on one thing — Dolls! They love dolls. Baby dolls. Big girl dolls. Dolls to dress as princesses and dolls to dress like themselves. Ever since they were able to hold their first doll, they have loved them. Now their love…
You take {dozens of} photos of your kids every day. Being goofy. Looking cute. Sharing an ice cream cone with the family dog. Throwing a temper tantrum in the middle of the grocery store. Then you open Instagram, add some fun filter, maybe some text or a witty caption and post for the insta-world to…
My girls absolutely adore having their nails painted. Zoe, my 6 year old, is all about sparkles and pink and more sparkles, while her 8 year old sister, Abbi, wants anything other than pink. Always running that fine line between sporty tomboy and girly girl! While I’m happy to oblige and have a little ‘at-home…
Planning a birthday party where the guest list includes both boys and girls and varying ages can prove to be quite difficult. Or, at least, makes this mom reach deep into those creative depths. After weeks of tossing around theme ideas, I finally landed on it :: T-Shirts and Tattoos! And my {newly turned} 6…
At the first hint of nice weather, my kids have taken up residency outside. They will literally spend every moment outside, only to come in when called in for bedtime. And, since I absolutely adore that they are outside playing and exploring together, I typically let them stay out there as long as possible, leaving…
For fifteen years I have gone out of my way to avoid construction zones while driving. Then, we had Talon. Now we go out of our way to find construction vehicles, trains, fire trucks, and tractors. The kid loves vehicles! All of them! So, imagine his joy when I introduced him to Heroes of the…
I have not been shy about the fact that I am 100% over this Winter (yay! We are officially in Spring.). I need this snow to miraculously melt overnight and green grass to be as far as the eye can see. But, as ready as I am for Spring, I think Jasper is even more…
In just 5 days rivers will be dyed green. People will consume copious amounts green beer. And more than 140 million people across the globe will be celebrating a man by the name of St. Patrick! Not Irish? No worries! As the saying goes, Everyone is Irish on March 17! *image source: Bkkbrad Not too keen…
There is just something about this time of year that I crave comfort food. It may be the fact that I am feeling buried in all this snow or that I’m officially tired of hearing the world “Snow Day!”. The problem is that this also feels like our busiest time of the year. Between school…
My kids will be on Spring Break in exactly 6 weeks. And I’m completely conflicted! On one hand, after all of the Snow Days we’ve had since January 1, more days off is the last thing my kids need (or want). On the other hand, I look forward to the break from our regular schedule…
Confession :: The last time my husband and I actually went out on Valentine’s Day was in 2005. NINE years ago! And we won’t be going out this year either. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for sympathy or guilting anyone in to babysitting for free (although that’s totally up for discussion), because I…
I love when a company expects the most out of their products and, when those products aren’t performing as such, they do something about it! That’s what Graco did today. Today Graco issued a voluntary recall of 3.7 million of their toddler convertible carseats and harnessed booster seats. Specifically the recall is on the harness…