It seems like so many things in life are a bundle of emotions. As each door closes, another opens. As one phase ends, another begins. Quinn graduated from 4k on Thursday. It was a casual picnic in the evening. The most formal part was where the children gathered in a circle and sang, We had a happy year, we had a happy year. We are going off to Kindergarten, we had happy year. Its time to say goodbye (whoo), its time to say goodbye (whoo), its time to say goodbyeeeee..... (raises hands ...
FAMILY / HOME LIFE
That Time I Gave Parenting Advice on the Internet
Lately it seems my personal Facebook feed is blowing up with parents desperate for solutions and advice to various parenting woes. Conversations with friends have revolved around the kids and as we head into summer, I'm sure a lot of parents are beginning to brace themselves. I have spent my entire life working with children. I'm the oldest of four, began babysitting for neighbors in middle school, worked as a camp counselor over the summers, was a teacher assistant in a preschool class in ...
A Frozen Birthday Party
Eleanor, along with every other child, is obsessed with Frozen. She knows every word to every song. The soundtrack is on repeat in our car. She also knows every hand gesture, hair flip and stomp of the Let it Go scene. Elsa is her favorite, because "she has the powers". Like every other soon to be three year old she also knows what she wants and she wanted a Frozen Birthday party. I tried to talk her out of it, but it wasn't happening. There just isn't a very big variety of Frozen stuff and ...
Time is Flying
Eleanor turned 3 today. Hudson just turned one and Quinn is 5! I have no idea how this is all possible. We enrolled Quinn in the lottery for three magnet schools and then crossed our fingers and toes and waited. We also started to entertain the idea of homeschooling. It started to become something I was very excited about and regardless of the outcome on the magnet schools--was seriously considering. I never expected to feel that way. I actually have been imagining, since the day Quinn ...
How To Reuse Party Decor
I love decorating for shin-digs. The problem is, I often find myself wondering what to do with it all when the party is over. We just recently celebrated Hudson's first birthday. See what I did there? The robots that were garland are now specimen art. The tissue paper tassel garland is now hanging above the changing table. Which is the best idea ever because Hudson is obsessed with it. He is at that awful diaper changing stage where you need to pin him down and he is one squirmy ...