Ages + Stages

We recently acquired two new members of the household. They are sisters who wake me every morning with their Broadway vocals, doff their dresses to join my daughter in the bath, and hijack at least 78% of our family’s...

There is much hope in any beginning, and a new school year is filled with many. In order to see those hopes realized in my family, we are all ready talking about the end of the school year and how...

My kids may be twins, but they are night and day. Raising boys is fun but also kind of gross.  One kid is clingy, loves gamer videos, and refuses to wear pants unless we are going somewhere. His affinity for...

Oh, birth mom. I think of you. And not just because it's National Adoption Awareness Month. Most days, I'm awakened by a tug of my comforter as at least one of the boys climbs atop the fluffy covers. That is...

Welp. Here we are. We knew this day would come, but it's finally here. End of the weirdest school year EVER. I call it the Frankenstein's monster of education, but others call it things like "hybrid." Whatever it is,...

Back To School posts have been in full swing (and they are very adorable), but for some of us there is no "back to" - just ongoing learning in the daily life of home and community. And despite our...

You know that prenatal yoga class and meditation you keep meaning to do? It might help you and your baby after birth. The birth of your baby is a very special time! It can also be one marked by...

My Sweet Baby Girl, I know you are a big girl now, mostly because you remind me at least twice a day, but you’ll always be my baby.  When you are sleeping, your arms curled into your body and your...

Ahhh, bedtime. Since becoming a parent, I’ve always looked forward to this precious time of day. When my kiddos were small and needed so-many-things and so-much-supervision, bedtime meant that I got a break. Today my kids are six and...

I would love to see my children's confidence grow as vast as can be. Confidence in who they are, who they want to become, a new talent that they would like to try. Confidence that they can do whatever...