Having just welcomed a new baby boy into our fold (well, it feels like "just"--how did we already high five the seven-month marker?), I'm constantly aware of how many onesies, sleepers, and rompers a baby can inherit. Bags. And bags. And…
I live in the desert, so I fully cop to craving the cold. I start wearing sweaters way too early in the hopes of somehow forcing the weather to cool more quickly. I usually succeed only in sweating. But now we're fully in the midst of a …
I'm pretty sure that most mamas will agree that there's nothing--nothing!--like a good children's book. Or a box full of them. Or, if your kids are anything like my 3-year-old, a bedroom that is basically Book Central. But my kiddo is al…
I have approximately 563 teensy glass baby food jars left over from when my 3-year-old was a baby. Okay, I may be exaggerating. But the pantry sure feels like Baby Food Container Central. My plan was to use these jars in all kinds of use…
I'm not what you'd call the decisive type. When I shop online, I put my almost-purchases in the cute little cart icons and let them rest there while I construct (and reconstruct) mental pro and con lists as to why I should get them. (Yea…
When an enormous fire roared across San Bruno, California, on September 9, it destroyed homes and uprooted hundreds of people. Scary--unbelievably scary. But it couldn't have been more terrifying for anyone than the children and families…
The list of things my 3-year-old daughter doesn't love is a lot shorter than the list of things she does. But if there's one thing she digs more than anything else right now, it's dolls. Specifically, dolls to whom she can assign the per…
It's interesting how few movies there are about the magic of Easter. In fact--wait, are there any? Regardless, HOP , the adorable new Easter film, would jump to the top of the list anyway. [don't miss the scoop on Russell Brand and James…
