How To Keep The Flame Alive in Your Marriage
I’m thinking we can speak for the married with children masses when we say keeping the FLAME alive in your relationship is HARD! And that’s not just what she said ha ha… I had to (insert laugh crying emoji face here). Sam and I have started to open up more about our relationship on The […]
5 Reasons LEGO Shakes Up Imagination!
It’s been a serious love affair in our house with LEGO going on for 3 + years now. I mean when I say we’re dedicated lovers of the brand I mean it. We’ve shed blood, sweat and tears over lego creations… that’s just what happens when you mix a passionate soul (Waylon our 5 year […]
#Togetherwemother: Grateful Motherhood
There is an antidote to anxiety? Yes there actually is….its GRATITUDE. It’s taken me a while to pursue gratitude as an actual antidote to anxiety but when exercised it can do amazing things. Gratitude is a verb that can move you away from pain, worry and fear. When you consciously think on things you are grateful for there […]
Teaching our kids to Love the earth
It’s no secret that children are highly digitalized in our day and age. I’m not even going to say that that’s bad because there is no stopping technology and progression; it’s just part of our world now. By age 4 Waylon already knows how to use a laptop, iPad, and iPhone. Instead of feeling like a […]
Coffee With kids
Going out to eat these days isn’t what it used to be. Before having children I thought I would teach them such sophisticated behaviors like sitting quietly at the table conversing with us adults. I will teach them that eventually, but for now (while they’re 4 and 1) I will continue to take them out, run around coffee […]
#TOGETHERWEMOTHER SERIES
Two pink lines…those two pink lines was the first indicator that my life was forever changed. My heart still jumps whenever I see an image of a positive pregnancy test, even when it’s not mine. I was 29 years old when I found out I was pregnant with Waylon. I was feeling the pressure of my biological clock ticking […]
#togetherewemother: It takes a village
Palms sweating, short breaths, racing heart, a thousand volts of adrenaline running through my body and the most daunting thoughts running through my mind…that’s what panic feels like for me and it happens more than I like. Unfortunately as a marriage and family therapist I know that these are symptoms stem from a past trauma […]
Seasons and my baby turning one
In today’s modern world we can pretty much get any fruit or vegetable that we want…apart from the season it typically grows in. We’re accustomed to having what we want when we want it. But reality is that seasons still come and go and when you enjoy fruit from it’s natural season it’s really really good. This […]
Links I Love + Weekly Review
Here is our week in review in the form of iPhone photos (aka me dumping my camera roll)… and the links I’m trying to read this weekend. Hope you enjoy and have a lovely weekend! A Cup of Jo: Swimsuit Giveaway and 5 Books to Teach Kids Kindness HGTV: 16 Things Parenting Bloggers Can’t Live Without […]
Tiny Travels: La Jolla
Welcome to Tiny Travels! I’m so excited about this new series because it combines two things I’m very passionate about: motherhood and travel. Before children I traveled all over; traveling opened the world up to me in a way I never knew existed. Relishing in the beauty of new places and cultures is something I want […]
