Category: Time to Celebrate

“Ma’am, your baby is staring at me.” Starbucks, sometime in 2013. Doodle was in the stroller as I waited in line at the coffee shop with my older girls. I looked down at my boy, …

“This one is sneaky,” said Pipsqueak’s gymnastics teacher after class on Monday (actually, Doodle’s team coach who was subbing for Pipsqueak’s usual teacher). “Uh-huh.” “I can tell he’s a handful.” “Yep.” “Definitely not quiet and …

The past week has shaken the gymnastics community yet again. And while I certainly have my opinions about the situation that has transpired over the past few days, I’m only going to say I am …

Baby #3, son #1, is 8 today. But, it seems like just moments ago that he joined our family. Yet, in those 8 short years, he’s lived in 4 different houses. He’s witnessed the birth …

2020 was a train wreck of a year, but it wasn’t all bad and there are certainly plenty of things to be thankful for. I’m thankful that no one in my family has been severely …

When my littlest baby outgrew that brand new baby phase, I was heartbroken. And when my eldest, Honeybun, turned 5, I struggled with her growing up (can you believe that was my first ever birthday …

There are so many days I look at this world around me and can only think “wow!” There is so much that is hard to understand right now and life is ridiculously stressful for so …

In a world where I (usually) drop the same kid off at the same place every afternoon of the week, I have one kid that doesn’t fit the mold. She’s my “dabbler”, the one who …

Usually I’m way ahead of the game when it comes to birthday season around here. I’ve got presents bought months in advance, and the cake all planned out. But, of course, this year has been …

This year, I am excited to be a part of the Homeschooling through the Holidays series on Life of a Homeschool Mom again! Last year, I shared ways I integrate math and science into our …