Doesn’t this time of year just lend itself so nicely to traditions? In some ways, things are nuts, but in other ways, stuff slows down. No one expects you to show up to baseball practice, and sign-ups are long passed. … Read More
Do you occasionally feel overwhelmed by the Christmas season and like you don’t have time to focus on Christ with your kids? Here’s how we’ve incorporated a quick, 5-minutes-per-day Christ-focused kids advent calendar into our family routine. Like many of … Read More
Mixbook provided us with holiday cards in exchange for this post. All ideas are my own, and ones we’ve used or considered ourselves. If your parents are anything like our parents, it is REALLY difficult to purchase Christmas gifts for … Read More
Our family absolutely loves the Nutcracker ballet, and it’s so fun attending a Nutcracker ballet for kids. We’ve seen at least one production every year for over a decade, and it’s just such a magical part of the holiday season. … Read More
Do you ever feel like Father’s Day gets a little forgotten? Between Mother’s Day just a month before and school ending and summer travel, I feel like it doesn’t usually get the attention it deserves. But I’ll tell ya what, … Read More
I somehow got it into my head that glow in the dark stars needed to make their way into nat’s preschool valentines. And then…Target let me down. They didn’t have them! Not did walmart, and Amazon would’ve taken too long. … Read More
This afternoon, I finally sat down and constructed my Valentine’s Day meal plan. I’m kind of ridiculously excited to steal Mel’s idea this year of having a little family candlelit dinner. I think the kids will be stoked. There’s a … Read More
I kind of have a thing for jars (who doesn’t?). Baby food jars, mason jars, little Boston round bottles…total sucker. Here’s a list of 5 easy bottled gifts that take a couple minutes each, max. 1. Homemade Vanilla. There are … Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in December 2013 and was completely updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness in August 2019. Will you be spending Christmas in DC either as a tourist or as a local? The holidays in … Read More
(Disclaimer: I realized after writing this that it maybe sounded like I was dissing (pretty sure that’s geriatric-speak by now) other advent calenders, or ones that are more “fun”-focused? Because I’m not at ALL. This is just what works for … Read More
(Otherwise known as Astronat. Because of course we had to.) Nat’s been saying he wants to be an astronaut for Halloween for a couple of months now. I mostly ignored him for a while because I’m the sort of mother … Read More
On Thursday night, we were planning to go camping in the beautiful Shenandoah’s in honor of my birthday on Friday. Dan surprised me with a spot picked out months ago before it filled up right at the top of a … Read More
