Cold Coffee with Kids

Photograph Credit: Marykate Schaudenecker One day. That’s the amount of days we had free of sports related activities we had the first week of the season. That means all other responsibilities had to fit in the free spaces of that one day. The rest of the week became a juggling act of chores between full… Continue reading Three kids. Three sports. This season of life.

I've always been up for a challenge. Going to school full time for my Bachelors (sometimes with a full course load plus another class) while working? Sure! Student teaching while doing my EdTPA certification and planning a wedding? Let's do it! Having two babies(two full term pregnancies) in less than one year? Whew, yep did… Continue reading It was just too heavy to carry…Some things can wait, their childhood can’t.

As a kid, I always wondered why vacation prep seemed so stressful for my parents. As a parent, I now understand. Being out of your comfort zone, environment, and routine can be stressful, especially when your kids are small. There's so much to think about, plan for, pack and prepare for. Extra diapers, wipes, clothes,… Continue reading Traveling caravan of chaos

Screaming babies both demanding attention, mountains of bottles, pumping parts, postpartum body, raging hormones. Snack cup demands, running in opposite directions, refereeing WWE matches, tantrums. As soon as I thought I made it through the intense stage of having two babies....now I have two toddlers. A whole. New. Basket. Of. Chaos. But with every tantrum… Continue reading Newbornhood vs. Toddlerhood

Parent teacher conference time has come and gone again!  Usually this involves walking into a room with three chairs at a kids size table: two for the parents and one for the teacher. A teacher, a well educated stranger you've entrusted to teach and inspire your child for 8 hours a day, 5 days a… Continue reading Dad, Mom, StepDad, StepMom = We’re all Parenting together.