California Wildfires: Loss, Resilience, and Hope
Last week when we heard about fires in California we didn’t think much of them because, frankly, there are fires in California all the time. But, as the pictures started coming in, we could tell that these fires were different. They were called “wildfires,” but they were burning in urban neighborhoods. Neighborhoods I had visited. […]
Another American Tragedy
School shootings are always tragic. As a mother it is my worst nightmare. We send our kids to school as a safe space for learning. But each year there are more and more kids that get a hold of firearms. Each kid is trying to outdo the Columbine killers as if killing their classmates will […]
The Magic of Christmas
My son turned three this year and adapted quite the personality. He loves to tell stories, play fight and throw fits over absolutely nothing. He has been excited for Christmas ever since his birthday in August and for the first time he understands that Santa Clause it not just a big scary man with a […]
The Ten Things I Learned on My Family Road Trip
This year my husband and I decided we should take our kids and our Brazilian Au Pair on a road trip to see the great southwest. We had a goal. My husband wanted to take a #selfie at the Grand Canyon. So back in March we started planning. We found one open night in a […]
Hands Up!
Every night at bedtime I tell my three-year-old to put his hands up as I slide his pajama top over his scrawny little arms. He smiles and gives me a big hug. I love these little moments but ever since my recent trip to Ferguson, MO I have to pause because those words “hands up” […]
Reach for the Moon
Last night the moon shone so brightly through the last glimpse of daylight above our house that my son was awestruck. “Mommy, look at the moon. I want to try and reach it” he yelled with an ear to ear grin. He reached as high as he could but it wasn’t quite high enough. Then […]
Let It Go!
After months of suffering from sleep deprivation, I have decided it is time to ‘condition’ my daughter to sleep through the night. The doctor assures me that at nine months old she should be perfectly capable of making it through the night without eating. I just need to start ignoring her cries. But I think […]
Dirty Kids
Last weekend we finally did some planting in our backyard (bad weather and vacations put us a bit behind). I decided this was a great ‘family activity’ and we should involve the kids. So, I brought them along to pick out plants. On the ride home my baby grabbed as many of the flowers as […]
Battling my Baby Belly
My entire life I have battled with my weight. When I was in high school I struggled to run a mile and hit 160 pounds by age 15. I have also always been into fitness trends. During my most overweight years I read that you would lose weight if you ate less than 10g of […]
I am So Much Cooler Online
Someone asked me the other day, “Do you go to Breckenridge every weekend?” No, no I don’t. In fact, I have been to the mountains approximately one time this year. (I used to ski 30 days a year so this is quite the change of lifestyle for me). On that one visit I braved the […]