When we were getting close to being a diaper-free household after ten years of wiping butts, I got a little carried away. I found myself trying more and more unorthodox potty-training experiments in ... [Read More]
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Is a joint birthday party a good idea?
An influential force in the village that is helping me raise my children is our preschool community, a quirky, community-minded cohort of families. For example: each eldest class in the school ... [Read More]
5 strategies to put HAPPY in your holidays
Generally speaking, my extended family on my husband's side (AKA in-laws) are a wonderful bunch of people that we don't see nearly enough. Because we live clear across the country, we've grown ... [Read More]
How to turn your child into a pirate: Halloween costume idea #297
This post contains affiliate links. It's Orange Tuesday, which is Halloween's answer to Black Friday. In other words, if the costume retailers don't have a really good day today, they hang their ... [Read More]
Another crazy experiment in potty training
Ugh. We are not THERE yet. We are so close. In fact, 12 months ago, I thought we were super duper ticking-time-bomb close because my not-yet-two-year old was so interested in pooping in the potty. ... [Read More]
How we geeked out on watching our baby sleep
Thanks to VTech and the new Safe & Sound® Pan & Tilt Full-Color Video & Audio Monitor for sponsoring this post and offering one up for you (see below). One of the earliest taglines of ... [Read More]