There have been many honest and transparent and age-appropriate conversations in our home lately surrounding the recent murder of George Floyd and the media coverage in the wake. We are raising our white children with the ability to harness their privilege, utilize awareness, speak truth...
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Learning to live with chronic health issues like severe food allergies and asthma is like adapting to a new cultural environment; Becoming accustomed to new habits and even new languages. Neither my husband nor I have dealt with asthma or severe food allergies, so when...
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Generally speaking, the first child in the family is the one that provides the majority of the learning curves. We learn all about our parenting parameters, our own emotional and physical endurance, and even our patience levels. I became a parent 12 years ago and...
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I’m currently sitting at my laptop with more than five tabs open in my browser. I’m ordering groceries on one site and creating birthday invitations on another, signing a contract electronically and paying bills. I’m also signing up to drive the carpool, checking out the...
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This post has been sponsored by Pup-Peroni®. I received product and compensation, but all opinions are my own. When we adopted Theo as a small pup, I was immediately surprised at how humanlike his needs and emotions were. I felt initially overwhelmed (in a great way)...
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Summer is quickly coming to a close and while the temperatures are still high enough to allow us into the pool and barbecuing late into the evening, routine and schedules are on the horizon. My oldest two children, Jack who is 11 and Zoe, nearly...
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This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds It’s not easy to admit this, but the reality of my life is I don’t prioritize myself or my marriage as often and regularly as I should be. I am fully invested into the wellbeing of my children,...
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Sponsored by PayPal Towards the end of summer, the seven of us tend to start unravelling. We’ve stayed up late watching movies with homemade popcorn and cooking smore’s on campfires, we’ve swam in oceans, lakes and chlorinated pools, so much that our blonde, sun bleached hair...
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This post is sponsored by Walgreens and SheKnows Media. My husband and I often use our experience raising children in New York City as a barometer to measure our aptitude as parents in the suburbs. Every day, as I’m loading my kids into the bus of...
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We are excited for school starting in just three weeks. Jack is heading to sixth grade (middle school!), Zoe will be in fifth grade, Beau will be in first grade, Evvie will be in Pre-Kindergarten and Demi will be happy to have all the attention...
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This post is sponsored by The National Peanut Board Our oldest son, Jack has set the bar for us as parents in so many ways. He is an exceptional human being in that he is kind + empathetic, motivated to excel in all areas of his...
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This post is sponsored by Amazon. All opinions are my own. Jack, my oldest who is now 11, has always been a voracious reader. He learned to read and write at an early age, and while he excels at math especially, reading is a fun and...
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