Look how sweetly the big two are interacting. What this photo doesn’t show is the majority of the time, these two are hell-bent on destroying each other, physically and mentally. The week leading up to Halloween is always chaotic. There are so many parties, so many expectations, costumes to organize and treats to prepare. Matt […]
We were several weeks deep in trading illnesses back and forth between the five of us. My skin was burning and itching with a severe flare-up of psoriasis. We’d just been blindsided with unexpected health news, and the next steps felt unclear. The thought came that may be slipping under the bathwater would be easier […]
I have a secret. Not a well-kept secret but something I usually keep to myself. I’m a PTA mom, and it’s something I dreamt of becoming long before I had kids. I once told an ex-boyfriend that I couldn’t make a sexy video with him because it might ruin my chance to be PTA […]
The day the pandemic was announced, I sat in my dining room, flooded with shame. My first thoughts were how I would survive with my three kids and no escape to recharge.How had I become the type of mother when faced with a global pandemic that panicked about spending large amounts of time with her […]
When I close my eyes at night, and my mind begins whirling with worry. When the questions of my worth become highlighted in the darkness. When the fear of not figuring out the next chapter stares down at me as I try to sleep. With deep breathes, on repeat, until sleep comes, I remind myself. […]
Let me tell you a little tale of how this day really went. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝟒-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫.” Photographers love to suggest the “golden hour” for the magical light you see in these photos. In parenting circles, this time is known as the witching hour. Family photos […]
Do you travel with your kids? Mine destroyed private property on our recent Whistler getaway. That was a fun end to the trip! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Let me back up a minute. Matt sweetly suggested we take his mom to Whistler to celebrate her birthday. I had also been saying I wanted to do a Whistler trip, so […]
Since she was a tiny little thing, my Maddie Mae has been a fashionista.She’s always had a knack for putting together outfits in wonderfully unique ways and then strutting around confidently in her choices. Recently, on a pink tutu, glitter-riffic, floral bomber kind of day, her self-doubt made it feel impossible to get out of […]
That is my first grey hair. Is that a milestone? Should I send it to my mom for a special place in my baby book? I think no, but it does symbolize the beginning of a fascinating new chapter.You see, I’ve been over here having my” Eat, Pray, Love” moment, except mine was more cry, […]
Strong women have always complicated my life. Lesley Lambert and I struggled endlessly for control of our girl group when we were 12. My sister and I continue our power struggles to this day. I tormented my junior high best friend, Kelly, because she felt like competition. Kelly Fraser was beautiful inside and out. She […]