Why is it that no matter how many toys are in a room, kids always want what someone else has? This morning my son had a playdate with his friend. Let me just say, I'm thankful I don't have twins, and to all the moms who do God Bless You! It never fails they both are playing, catch sight of the other one's toy, and then all of suddenly that is the ...
Family
A Helpful Reminder
This morning I was excited about a chance to watch my daughter's ballet practice. Once every semester, they allow the parents to observe class. As I was sitting there snapping a billion photos and enjoying myself I noticed another mom sitting there on her phone. Now, if I'm honest I'm probably on my phone, connected to everything more than I would ...
Lazy Saturday
Yesterday was amazing. We had no real agenda, no last minute to dos that needed done. It's so rare at first I was feeling like I should be doing something. In this culture we are always going, going, going and when we aren't we feel like something is wrong. I feel that my schedule is so jammed all the time I don't have time to enjoy my life, my ...
Sing Your Own Song
I don't know about you but my Tuesday had a case of the Mondays which is not cool. No amount of coffee or tea was making a difference. As motivated and accomplished as I was yesterday, today I was moving at the speed of a snail. I did manage to drag myself out of the house for music story time at the library. This is our typical Tuesday, the ...
Adventures in Family Pictures
Who here gets really worked up or stressed out when planning for pictures? I'm raising my hand. Yes, I get stressed out planning and even thinking about family pictures. I fall into the pit of everyone needs to be in the "perfect" outfit, with "perfect" hair, a "perfect smile" and the location needs to be "perfect". As you can see I have a ...
