Last year, my husband and I decided to take our then ten month old son to the Coachella music festival. We have been avid Coachella music festival-goers for about five years now, minus the year I was pregnant. Therefore, we had some experience with the festival and what to expect.…
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Lessons For My Son About The New U.S. President.
I had planned a post regarding the Presidential Inauguration as a follow-up to the post I wrote the day after the elections, which you can read here. For some reason, however, I just could not sit down and write. Maybe it was my subconscious trying to avoid the subject altogether. I’m…
Boy Toddler Gift Guide Under $50
In a previous post I said that the key (or one of the keys) to saving money during the holidays was to start your holiday shopping early. You can read that post here. If you haven’t started shopping, don’t worry. There are still some great deals out there. And well, if…
October Mommy & Toddler Favorites.
As I write this, it is October 30th, Halloween Eve. October is at an end and we are just four weeks away from Thanksgiving and seven from Christmas. Is it me or does time go by faster as you grow older? I think that this is all relative, meaning that…
Our Trip to the Pumpkin Patch
Today we took Nick to the Pumpkin Patch, one of or our yearly fall traditions. I was excited because last year Nick was only three months old and did not really know what was going on. Also, because the weather was nice and cool, unlike last year when it was…
How to nurture a fearless toddler.
“You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” – Tina Fey No, I am not crazy, my fourteen month old has yet to go down a waterslide. But, a few weeks ago my husband came back to…
My breastfeeding story; my nightmare.
This post was initially published on September 09, 2016 and has since been edited after reading about a first time mother who lost her child just ten days after his birth due to accidental starvation. Looking back now, that easily could have been me. Now instead of celebrating almost two…
My wild.
“I am your parent, you are my child. I am your quiet place, you are my wild.” – Maryann K Cusimano As a child myself, I never truly liked parks. I was an odd child, to say the least. I loved being home and playing “office.” I wanted to go to…
I can’t even keep a succulent alive.
If you’re in California, you know that the craze right now in the garden world are succulents. This is mainly due to the drought that California is experiencing. In order to help the cause, instead of picking out regular flowers, I decided to pick up some succulents. My plan was…
Flashback Friday: Nick’s 1st Birthday Party – Daniel Tiger Themed
Had I been a good blogger and kept up with this blog last year, I would have been able to document all of my DIY madness that led up to a very eventful first birthday party for my little one. But, since I wasn’t.. I will have to recap it…