Our first son entered the world without a single toy in our home. We were so focused on making sure he had enough clothing, diapers, books, and furniture that we did not consider that one day he would want to play with a toy. When my mom asked what toys he had in his room, […]
Why Your Kids Should Be Doing Chores
Growing up, my brother and I shared household chores along with my parents. I don’t recall an exact age that this started, however, I don’t remember a time when we weren’t assigned a chore of some sort to complete. I was always on laundry duty while my brother handled the dishes. We also took turns […]
Beating the Winter Blues
As a Hoosier, this time of year is hard. It’s cold, dreary, and the sun rarely shines. I would give anything to be able to walk outside to the ocean air and warm sunshine. I’m sure I’m not alone in this. Don’t get me wrong…winter months are enjoyable when we celebrate the holidays. But as […]
Gifts That Don’t Break the Bank
I have always been a fan of giving gifts for birthdays and holidays. It brings me joy to watch someone get excited about a gift they’ve been wanting or a surprise present that they didn’t anticipate receiving. As our boys are getting older, they are getting invited to birthday parties for their friends and then […]
Waking Up Joyful
The title of this post may be misleading – I am NOT a morning person. I never have been and in fact, I would often find myself angry by the time it was time to go to school or to work. Mornings were the worst way to start my day. Since I can’t change the […]
Transitioning out of the Stroller
I don’t know how it happened, but we blinked and our babies have grown into little boys. Last fall, we had plans of going to Disney (again) but we wanted to get rid of our stroller prior to that trip. We knew our kids would be 5 and 9 which is definitely too big to […]