Easy Halloween Costumes

Halloween is one of my favorite celebrations. As a child, I loved gathering with all of my friends and going trick or treating. Singing at every door – waiting to see if it would open. If it did, did we get good candy, handful or even money? It was a thrill. Edited to add: Given…

Feeding a baby

First off, all moms and dads are welcome here regardless of how they decide to feed their baby. I am a breastfeeding mom and advocate for breastfeeding but we all have a choice and ultimately fed is best. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan and we have to adjust. Some babies have gut issues…

3rd trimester of pregnancy

My third pregnancy was full of uncertainty and as we entered the third trimester I tried to record as much of the process as I could, with the intention of sharing it with you. To be honest, it is absolutely scary to share this with the world but it might help someone out there, someone…

Traveling with kids

Vacations are always fun but grabbing an airplane with kids is usually the first challenge to tackle. We usually travel every 6-12 months to visit the grandmothers (1500+ air miles away). Emi’s first flight was at 2 weeks old and since then we have refined our method of flying. Here are some things we have…

The Jurassic Park

They say being a mom is a walk in the park, the Jurassic Park, but I think that is for all parenthood. There is plenty of running, screaming and dinosaurs (aka. children) attacking you. There’s nowhere to hide, eat, read or (seriously) pee in peace and that goes for moms and dads. Most people don’t…