Spend any length of time with her and you’ll quickly realize…she’s a stinker! For more Wordless Wednesday fun, go check out 5 Minutes for Mom.

Sometimes I’m flabbergasted at what comes out of my 2 year old’s mouth!  She definitely loves to mimic people and repeats everything she hears.  The astounding part is how she is so good at using those words and phrases in the best context!  Here’s a little conversation she had with her daddy the other morning [...]

It’s no secret:  my youngest child is my challenge!  And when it comes to food, oh boy does she like to make that challenge unbearable!  I’m not sure if it’s her age (2 years old) or if it’s just her personality, but every single meal lately has been a battle. It doesn’t matter what meal [...]

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This is Miss Angela. Everyone say “hi”! I met Angela four and a half years ago when she was a freshmen in college and I was a new mom.  I was looking for someone to watch Abbi, then 9 months old, for a few hours each week while I ran errands or went to appointments [...]

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Ah yes, potty training.  Every parent has to go through it but how we go through it completely independent upon the parent, the child, and the circumstances at that particular time.  It amazes me how different it was to potty train my oldest in comparison to my youngest.  So, I’m wondering….what are your potty training [...]

One of my absolute most favorite smells in the whole wide world — more than fresh cut grass or brownies and cookies baking in the oven — is the smell of my kids when they get out of the bath.  That brief instant before they get lathered up with lotion.  Before they put on their [...]

A few weeks ago, the girls received a package from Angela, their old babysitter who is now off living in the real world as a nurse.  In the package were items for them to play dress-up as nurses/doctors.  The girls were so excited that Miss Angela sent them their very own nurses outfits and love [...]

Two years ago today I was embarking on the adventure of having two kids at home…a toddler and a newborn.  Now I am surrounded by the craziness of a preschooler, toddler, and a puppy.  And oh, do I mean CRAZINESS! We celebrated Zoe’s second birthday over at my parents’ house since Abbi was on Spring [...]