Family + Lifestyle

My Taylor Swift Parenting Mantra Taylor Swift has always been relatable to me. Like many of her fans say, I feel like I grew up with her. When she dropped her new album Midnights I stayed up until the release...

Learning to ride a bike is a quintessential rite of passage. It’s exciting, nerve-racking (for mom), and so, so fun! Whether you live on a busy street, a giant hill (like me), or just need a change of scenery...

Where are my fellow stay-at-home moms of school-age kids? If you’re anything like me, you’re realizing your partner is going back to the office for the first time in a long time, and your kid is going to school....

Happy Spring! I am hoping the cold weather is gone and the warmer weather is here to stay for good. One of my favorite things to do as the weather gets warmer is to spend time outside and take...

This summer is already flying by. With our oldest starting kindergarten in a month and our busy work travel schedules, my husband and I decided that our normal week-long beach vacation would be too much for us to squeeze...

Teacher Appreciation Week is the first full week of May. I love sending my girls’ teachers little treats all year long, but I never pass up a chance to shower them with a little extra love during this official...

Coffee! Yes we love our coffee! Especially when the weather cools down and we get to indulge in our favorite fall coffee drinks that warm our souls and we can literally taste the season that we are in. But of...

A Shift in Parenting My daughter is 15 years old and a freshman in high school. I recently attended a “parenting through high school” seminar that really changed my parenting lens.   One of the biggest takeaways for me was, “kids...

For some families, Saturday mornings are dedicated to big breakfasts, for others, it’s a day synonymous with morning cartoons. I’m not much of a cook and my two-year-old daughter is completely incapable of sitting through a tv show, so...

One of our favorite Christmas books is The Sweet Smell of Christmas, by Patricia Scarry.  In this interactive scratch and sniff book, you'll meet a little bear that is experiencing all the smells of Christmas. Along the way, you...