All posts about family life
My family and I received tickets to an advance screening of 20th Century Fox’s The Kid Who Would Be King. All opinions are our own! Some lessons stick with us through the years. When I was in seventh grade social studies we did a unit on the middle ages. Honestly, I don’t remember much of […]
Recently my kids were having a playdate that they had been looking forward to for awhile. My go-to suggestion for playdates is always the same–go outside. So I was slightly panicked when the day arrived and it was raining. In our small house which rainy day activities would be able to entertain that many kids? […]
It happens to all of us no matter how well we feel like we’ve planned. I’m talking about the struggle to find the perfect gift. That struggle can turn even the most prepared of us into a last-minute gifter. It’s usually pretty easy to tell when we’ve been the victim of a last minute gift. […]
I love traveling with my family–no really, I’m not being sarcastic. Things can get kind of crazy with five kids in tow but something magical happens when we travel together. You know what I don’t love though? Planning for the trip. In theory I feel like the planning aspect is something that I should love. […]
I asked on my Instagram Stories what the most stressful part of the holidays was. Someone commented that it was trying to find stocking stuffers that weren’t candy. I’m not anti-candy by any means. However, it seems like my kids always amass so much during the holidays from other sources. So if I can avoid […]