All posts about family life
People always say that you’ll know when you’re done having babies. “Our family felt complete” and “I knew I was done” are common phrases I’ve heard before amongst my mom friends. But what about when you don’t know? What happens when you have five kiddos and are feeling slightly overwhelmed, but you haven’t had that “done” feeling […]
It’s October 1st and as of about a week ago, it’s officially Fall! With Fall comes Halloween and as a kid I loved everything associated with the holiday. The costumes, the candy, the pumpkins–what’s not to like?? If you’re in the northern California area you’re in luck because there is plenty of Halloween fun to […]
I tend to have overachiever tendencies, especially pre-kids when I had more time. To illustrate–I was once dating someone and for a gift I made him our own version of the Clue board game. All the rooms were places we’d gone together and all the pawns were our friends. You know, now that I’m typing […]
A few weeks ago I was shopping with all five little ones in tow. We were doing the annual trip to get some back to school shopping done. As we were filling our cart with great buys from Arizona brand and a.n.a. I was thinking about how quickly my kids are growing up. The fact […]
As a mom I know how easy it is to accumulate “stuff”. I see it in nearly every house I go in–little ones and big messes seem to go hand in hand. Oftentimes the culprit of those big messes is an excess of toys, clothing, art supplies, etc. Parents and well-meaning family members are convinced […]