After school time can be one of the best, and most challenging times of the day for both moms and kids. Use these simple ideas to calm the chaos and enjoy your afternoons together!
It’s back-to-school season! Maybe your kids are already back in class, or maybe you’re like me and you can count the summer days you have left on one hand. No matter your schedule, if you have kids in school, you know that the first moments kids get home from school can be…tricky.
…Each school year, our family chooses a motto to focus on. Here’s our (much needed) goal for 2020!
I usually get really excited about the beginning of the school year. As a former teacher, I love school and I get a little giddy when I start to see large bins of pencils and crayons front and center in the grocery store, begging families everywhere to bring them home and place them in brand new backpacks.
This year has felt weird though. Anyone else?
…Next time you look at a picture-perfect photo, remember that there is almost always more to the story than meets the eye.
We just got our family portraits back and I couldn’t be more thrilled! My kids look adorable, and I’m so excited to finally have a beautiful photo of the people I love to put on the wall above my fireplace.
And yet, when I look at these photos, I also have to laugh a little and shake my head. Why? Because getting those perfect shots and precious smiles was actually a pretty awful experience….
Happy Halloween, my friends!
Little Man is thrilled that he has preschool on Halloween so he gets to wear his costume and go trick-or-treating at school. We also get to go trick-or-treating at Daddy’s work (my boys think it’s the coolest thing ever to visit Dad’s office), and then more trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. By the end of the day, I’m sure we’ll have far more candy than we know what to do with.
What are your plans for the holiday? Or have you been so busy celebrating all month long that you’re ready to be done?…