It’s 5 o’clock. Do you know where your kids are? Most likely, the answer is yes. But if that answer also includes using some sort of media – the internet, the phone, or even watching your TV – do you know exactly what is happening on that device? (more…)

  When you have a big family and people spread out across the country (for us we have immediate family in Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, and California – yowsers) it can be a bit difficult to keep track of everyone’s birthdays. I really enjoy involving the kids in remembering to buy cards and […]

I was in the mall the other day to grab some new makeup and I walked by the Gap and noticed they were having an awesome sale on kids clothes – namely summery-type items that would really come in handy with all of this warm weather. How great are these dresses? Also, did you know […]

The kids have been asking for a pet. Because we’re not ready to go the dog route, we told them we can adopt two of the giant garden snails that we’ve seen hanging around in the front yard. Don’t judge me. They love those snails and were so excited to adopt them that I almost […]

Becoming a parent is scary. Well, at least it was for me. They sent me home after two days in the hospital with a 7 pound baby and instructions to call if we needed anything. I was terrified. (more…)

A few weeks ago, for a family movie night, we watched Dolphin Tale. I’m not sure who wanted to see it more – me or the kids (ok fine it was definitely me) – but by the time it was over it was abundantly clear to both Morgan and I that our kids were now […]

If you’re like me, you grew up in the 90’s spending the better half of your afternoons watching Transformers after school. And, you probably enjoy Michael Bay’s sensory-overload depictions of the franchise in the theater cheesy scripts and all. So, it reasons that, like me, you’re probably totally amped to hear that Transformers the Ride […]