Today, my sweet little girl turns 5 years old. It’s hard to believe that many years, days, hours and minutes have passed since I first held Kate in my arms. The first time I saw her I burst into tears from all the love and joy and pride I felt over being her mom. I remember sitting
Of all the pictures from Kate’s Polka Dot Pajama Birthday Party last year, this one’s my favorite – our newly turned 4-year-old at the end of her party, cake pop in one hand and the other popping a polka dot candy into her chocolate-smeared face, and still rocking her birthday crown. That’s my girl. And now
A few weeks ago while G was driving with Kate in the backseat and Kate exclaimed, “I know a good job for me!” “Oh yeah?” G replied. “What’s the pay?” “My job can be to drive around and find all the pretty things and take pictures of it,” Kate declared. It may not pay well, but
We counted Kate’s age by months during her first three years, and I’m pretty sure each month that passed I caught myself saying, “This is my favorite age.” Then the next month would come along and she’d learn or do something new and I’d say, “This is my favorite age!” She is now almost five-years-old,
My kid has a memory like an elephant. It’s insane. Sometimes its her attention to detail that catches me off guard, but usually it’s her recall that knocks me on my ass. Recently my almost five-year-old said to me, “Mom…remember that time we had all those balloons up on the ceiling and you made those
It has been All Things Elsa up in this house lately! If you follow me on Facebook you’re familiar with The Great Elsa Halloween Debacle of 2014, which has since led to a regular discussion on how many days in a row you can wear the same pair of pajamas. To school. More proof to
How do you teach your little ones gratitude and appreciation? We want to give Kate the moon, of course, but there is such a delicate balance between providing for her, surprising her with fun little gifts, and helping her understand how lucky we are to have all the things we have. We say “no” to a
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