When I had just one kid I played with her. I spent hours sitting on the floor with her, diligently teaching her all of her colors, animals and reading all the Todd Parr books to her daily. Then somewhere I must have gotten pregnant, and then it happened again. And guess what? Siblings make great […]
Jump for the Moon
Tonight is a full Harvest Moon and we took the time to simply jump for the moon, quite literally. There has been a long tradition in our house of taking wee ones who are night weaning (which still isn’t quite happening here) out to “see the moon,” as a distraction method and to say goodnight […]
The case of the missing training pants
It drives me over the top bonkers when I can’t find something. I gripe, get snarky and tear through the house unable to accomplish anything except trying to find the missing something. Tonight that something was a stack of six pairs of new potty training pants. I’m thrilled to report that my youngest daughter, who […]
If life gives you pears, pick em
When we moved from Atlanta to Knoxville, TN six years ago, we were lucky enough to score a beautiful home in a historic neighborhood full of kids riding bikes down the street like it was 1918 – the year our house was built. We are also lucky that some nice fellow along the way planted […]
Play money? Nah, the real thing works fine
Honesty, once you realize how much fun putting “money” in a piggy bank can be for toddlers – why would anyone waste money on a toy version of such a thing? I’ve seen these toys before, with the big plastic brightly colored coins that go “ca-ching” every time one is inserted into the play piggy […]