My Life Archives - Page 27 of 69

01/06/16

At about 3am last Friday night, Mazzy started crying in her sleep. Loud moaning crying that means only one thing. SHE’S SICK.

01/05/16

When Your Kids Can Party ‘Til the Ball Drops

This is the first year we celebrated New Year’s Eve as families and it wasn’t all about getting babies to fall asleep and shoving toddlers in a room to watch a movie so the adults could have fun.

01/04/16

Mazzy in the New Year

Up until this point as a mom blogger, the things I’ve been writing about have been pretty universal. As Mazzy gets older, her triumphs and difficulties become more uniquely her own.

12/29/15

19 New Year’s Resolutions I Wish My 3yo Would Make for 2016

Here’s a list of new habits for Harlow to focus on in the new year. Will she stick to them? Let’s just say, she’s got just as good a shot as you do with that detox you’re planning.

12/28/15

Spending the Holidays in Jamaica

Last week, my family was vacationing in Jamaica where I attempted to take a semi-break from blogging. Did you miss me?

12/21/15

It’s Okay if the Holidays Aren’t the Most Magical Time of Year

Being grateful as opposed to greedy appears to be tricky for my children to understand, and I admit, I have a hard time explaining it. Particularly since the amount of presents are a bit obscene this year.

12/18/15

Letting Go of the Stress of Last Year

Last year was the year I started every email with “I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to get back to you— I’ve been swamped!”

12/14/15

Giving Kisses to the Grandmas

This video perfectly captures the beautiful relationship between my girls and their Grandmas. It was awesome to spend the day giving to them instead of them giving to us. Thanks to Hershey’s for inspiring us to #saymore!

12/11/15

Capturing the Holidays in NYC

Mazzy and I took our annual trip to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas Tree. This year, she convinced me to get on the ice. And I captured the whole thing with my new Olympus camera (which I’m giving away in the comments!).

12/10/15

The Wiles Family Newsletter: Unfiltered Edition

2015 has been marked by milestone events like Harlow’s refusal to use the potty, Mazzy’s dedication to staining every item of clothing in her closet and Mike’s indecision about the purchase of a toaster.

12/03/15

Harlow has an Okay Time at her 3rd Birthday Party

Harlow’s 3rd birthday party had lots of high and lows, especially since it started with her falling asleep on the car ride over.

12/02/15

A NYC Mom’s Day in Fast Forward

Mazzy loves watching my snap story at the end of each day, particularly the clips in fast forward. She asked me to film our entire day that way. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

12/02/15

18 Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

I’m partnering with HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® from Johnson and Johnson to make an ode to stand by at least 5 new healthy habits in 2016.

12/01/15

A Friendsgiving, a Thanksgiving and a Franksgiving

This year, we had three Thanksgivings— Friendsgiving at Seri’s house, actual Thanksgiving at Mike’s cousin’s house and Franksgiving at Grammy’s house.

11/23/15

Maxximizing the Holidays

There’s something about getting an awesome coat at an amazing price that makes you want to tell everybody what you paid when they compliment you on it.