body after baby – how i lost the baby weight

Hey y’all! We’re busy procrastinating the whole packing thing over here.  It’s bad.  I just cannot make myself do it.  I’ll be haphazardly throwing things into bags come Saturday morning – I just know myself.  Luckily I’m fine with the fact that I am the way I am.   Whatever I forget to pack, I’ll …

lessons learned over the past year

Hey!! First off, thank you for all of the birthday wishes for Porter!  He says thank you, only it sounds like “da da” but I’m pretty sure we all know he’s a polite guy.  Since his party is on Saturday, yesterday was a pretty chill day on the birthday front.  Henry and Clara insisted on …

when all you’ve got is this season

As I was sitting at the kitchen table yesterday, nursing a cup of coffee, Henry walked up and asked me to look over his morning math sheets. I flipped through page after page of precise work.  No wrong answers, no doodles in the sidelines, no bribery to get this work done.  This kid had sat …

new year, same goals

Welcome to 2015! Are you ready for another year?  Did you make resolutions? I welcome each new year with open arms.  You know that feeling you get when snow first falls and it’s perfect and untouched.  You don’t want for anything to mess up this perfect, white blanket, full of promises.  January has this feeling …

these kids….they’re learning

There are a million little pieces of white paper on my kitchen floor. This gives me goosebumps. If you know me, you know that floors are my thing.  My crazy comes out.  They must be clean.  I think every woman (person) has their own kind of crazy.  Maybe yours is that you can’t stand having …

breastfeeding at 6 months and our decision to delay solids

Helloooooo Friday.  You’re looking good.  (where’s that kissy face emoji when you need it.) I hope everyone is well and you’re excited about the weekend.  I know I am.  Now that soccer is over, I’m looking forward to leading a Saturday morning Trackstars group (we now have an indoor space and it’s wonderful!!) and then …