Boy Mom Life With Humor and Hygge
“But Mama, you cannot have a dinosaur from the Jurassic period living with one from the Cretaceous period - It just can’t be done!” His forehead was wrinkled and his eyes expressed sadness and confusion. Jacob (9) threw his hands in the air with an exasperated sigh. I was about to commit the View Post
I have to take four of my little-girl footsteps to one of his grandpa steps. Keeping up with him can be really hard, even though he is 71 and I just turned 7 a few short months ago. But I don’t want to miss out on his stories about nature, as we walk along the tree-lined path in the forest. The View Post
How to Dye the Most Vibrant Sea Shells! I have a confession to make, one that I haven’t shared with anyone - ever. Would you know that we have never dyed Easter eggs with the kids?! I know, shocking, right?! It is not that I don’t love Easter, because I do. It is one of my favorite View Post
From Halloween through Easter, our kids are given an endless parade of cheap plastic trinkets, seasonal candy, postage stamp-sized tattoos, smelly stickers and little fruit-shaped erasers. I have decided to change things up this Easter, and only give the kids things that will last, won't cause View Post
“I am NOT going!” he says rather convincingly as he stomps his foot. “I also don’t want to go. It’s just a person wearing a smelly bunny outfit. There is no “real” Easter Bunny!” Spring has sprung and it is time for our annual 10 minutes of torture trying to get all four boys to take a picture with View Post
Handprint art & footprint art ideas for every season! His two chubby hands grab my face. I feel his sticky palms on my cheeks. The unmistakable smell of peanut butter sandwich, sweaty little boy and Play Doh lingers in the air. The tip of his nose meets the tip of mine. We look into each View Post
As a child, I sat by the window, for what seemed like hours, waiting… waiting and then waiting some more. Eventually my patience paid off. A lonely sparrow landed, hopped around for a little while, nibbled at the seeds I so carefully had left, before he took off again. Thankfully, when he View Post
As soon as Christmas and Valentine's Day are over, the kids start asking about the Easter Bunny. I have to admit, I also love Easter: the beautiful sunrise church service, the newness of spring in the air, the soothing pastel colors and the most delicious chocolate treats, what is there not to love View Post