Holidays + Events

We all know the holidays are about more than gifts, but we do love to buy something thoughtful to show our loved ones we care. Some people are harder to shop for than others,  and many times those people...

In a typical year, I would not be even contemplating holiday gift buying until after Thanksgiving. I am just not that person. BUT, this is (again) no ordinary year. I don't know if you've noticed, but there are already...

Groundhog Day is a special holiday for my family, with a memorable, fun tradition from my childhood. The telephone would ring several times before it was answered. I could visualize my grandma making her way through her apartment to where the black rotary...

Seven years ago, I hosted my first holiday as a freshly-minted married woman. On that day, I was a glamorous holiday queen - no duplicitous contouring or tilted camera angles required. My show-stopping holiday ensemble consisted of a festive...

For many of us, Father’s Day is a fun holiday to honor and celebrate life and the people we love. But for some, it’s a painful reminder of loss or a difficult family dynamic. There are so many different types...

Some of my favorite childhood memories involve my mom and her superpower of helping others. I remember her taking me to hand out cookies at a local shelter when I was 7, buying gifts for a classmate and doing...

The sugar high isn’t even gone from Halloween and the stores are hanging the stockings, pushing the candy canes, the gift guides and toy magazines have landed in the mail box and Costco looks like Santa Land. As soon as...

Becoming a mother has changed the way we celebrate holidays. We now have a two-year-old interested in trick-or-treating. Therefore, the idea of handing out mass amounts of sugary treats for Halloween sits a little differently. It is nice to...

My name is Jonathan and I am Wynter's husband. For Father's Day week this year, I am taking over Portland Moms Blog with TEN fun ideas most men love that you can use to say thank you to your...

If this is your first holiday season after a separation, you may feel sad, lost, or overwhelmed thinking of your former traditions, wondering if you will be able to give your kids a happy holiday and trying to figure...