After last year, when it took my son about two-thirds of the year to feel at ease in kindergarten, we were understandably a bit gun-shy about the first day of first grade. Correction: *I* was gun-shy. *He* seemed okay with it. And even a little excited to see his friends. But I knew it would be a …
The Cutest Lemonade Salesmen You’ve Ever Seen + Lessons on Work
In honor of my kids starting school this week, I thought I'd share our last big summer hurrah—the lemonade stand. Trenton has been talking about doing this all summer. (Slowly wearing us down? ;) And since I always wanted to do one as a kid, we penciled it in for the last weekend of summer. Above: …
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Wholehearted Living: That Time I PLAYED
If you've ever been to the beach as a mom, you know it can be surprisingly hard to relax. The baby shoves a handful of sand into her mouth while your preschooler collects feathers (gross) and drapes seaweed around himself like a necklace (also gross). You're preoccupied with when to put on the next …
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THE MAGIC OF MOTHERHOOD
I saw the telltale glow under his covers, so in the soft light of morning, I pulled up his quilt and climbed in. He shined the flashlight into my face as I asked him how he slept. His brother dozed peacefully in the bed next to us, and I could hear the baby stirring in her crib across the …
18 Summers
Every year the Nester talks at the beginning of summer about how we only have 18 summers with each child. Maybe because this is our first official summer break (now that our oldest has finished kindergarten), the concept really struck me this year. So we set out on our quest to have the best summer …
Marriage Diaries: How Having a Baby Has Affected Us
I'm happy to have Kaitlyn of Wifessionals here today for our last post in this round of the Marriage Diaries! I really admire Kaitlyn for initiating her Tough Topics series, where she invites real women to talk about problems they're facing, from infertility to a premature birth to parenting a …
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