Colorado Springs has amazing mountain bike trails and climbs that most people only dream of. Don’t miss out on these activities just because you have a toddler! Here are the best ways I’ve found to go biking and climbing...
A few weeks ago, I told my toddler that I noticed a couple of fairies had moved into our backyard, but they didn’t have a place to live. Her face instantly lit up. She knows exactly what fairies are...
Toddlers.  They are something else, aren’t they? They can’t sit still, they want to explore everything, they are impulsive and my oh my – the tantrums! Some days, you’ll do everything in your power to make it a positive day, and...
Ok, so potty training is a part of having children, mind you a part that I would rather leave to other people. If I could, I would have outsourced to someone imminently more qualified than myself. I was under the...
My daughter has never been "easy." She's always been a good sleeper (with a major hiccup during the toddler bed transition) and a great eater. But she has never wanted to just stay at the house and play with...
Confession. Family mealtimes at my house can feel chaotic. While I’m well aware of the importance of the family meal, it often feels flat out burdensome! My wiggly toddlers try to leave their seats at least 100 times. When...
We love books. My parents were readers, I am a reader, and I am raising readers. We just love books around here. One of the benefits of being raised by an elementary teacher is that I was around good...
I’ve come to realize that my home is a lot like my heart. There are days where I scrub it clean and prepare it for goals, dreams, and work and for those days where I’ve invited people in—to gather and play. Sometimes, I'm simply enjoying the few seconds where I’m alone and it's quiet. But truth is, on every one of these days—the walls of my heart will always reflect the same; tiny little hands that have made them theirs.
These past few months have been unsettling and challenging in ways few of us imagined while toasting to 2020 on New Year's Eve. Some schools and child care facilities closed temporarily. Others have been operating under different conditions. Yet,...
It was simple. Almost too simple, really. But their advice actually seemed to be working. Was it a fluke? Maybe. But when you’ve recently welcomed baby number two and you have that first moment of utter chaos, that moment when...

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