"I'm pregnant!" The phrase that is the green light for others to begin giving you things: congratulations, hand me downs, gifts for baby and ugh.....advice. You will get so much advice - wanted and otherwise - that you will...
Have you ever unplugged? Virtual learning has us on screens a ton! Add in all the TV shows, video games, and tablet time, and our family was on screens way too much. So much, that one day my kids...
Mothers. We put a lot of our identity on the back burner, don’t we? Careers, friendships, writing that book, or running the marathon? We keep telling ourselves that we’ll get to it once the kids are a little older....
We recently took our first vacation as a family of three, nearly a year after bringing our daughter into the world. And to be honest, I became increasingly nervous it got closer even though I had been on this...
"So, pretend my name is Maralynn and my parents are both dead."
Well, the name is very original, but I'm sure you can imagine the shock that gives a mama's heart when she hears her sweet daughter's pretend play, where...
Picture this... you're walking across your living room floor and, in the short trip, you stumble over all manner of toys. You step on a tractor, a lego, and have to kick a stuffed animal out of your way....
Ahhhh, having a baby can be such a blissful time. The newborn stage is quite a dream. Babe sleeps pretty much anywhere, anytime. Snuggling them to sleep is idyllic {and let’s face it, we like being able to nap...
Sometimes a hug makes all the difference...
We had a full day of fun ahead and only one hour before departure. I made the mistake of hitting snooze twice instead of getting up and moving. I was in the middle...
Some of you might have a baby book for your little ones. You might like a nice organized collection of baby pictures and lists to fill out. I am not sure if it was out of laziness or just...