My Life Archives - Page 35 of 69

01/20/15

I love my girls and want to freeze them both in this moment in time, so they stay my adorable babies forever. So why do I parent like every day is one big countdown to bedtime?

01/16/15

Harlow Helps Me Read the Book with No Pictures

My friend filmed a short little clip of Harlow and I reading the Book with No Pictures together. We had no idea she was filming which is probably the only reason she was able to capture it.

01/15/15

Project Play Date: Valentine’s Day

Three easy peasy Valentine’s Day crafts to keep your kids entertained while you share a mid-day cocktail with your mom friend. The bottle cap lockets were the big hit of the day!

01/13/15

Every Group of Sophias Needs an Esmeralda Or How to Name your Baby in 2015

I like weird names. I don’t care if they are made up or better suited to pets or common words for fruits and vegetables…

01/12/15

Road Tripping to Rhode Island

Rhode Island is probably not a place most people think of as a destination spot, but maybe they should. For my fellow New Yorkers, it’s close, family-friendly and makes for the perfect long weekend road trip.

01/08/15

Mazzy Celebrates Her 5th Birthday with a Frozen Disco Party (Obviously)

No 5th birthday party would be complete without Elsa and Anna’s heads on paper plates and a club remix of “Let It Go” playing on a loop.

01/06/15

The First Step to Accomplishing My Big Goal in 2015

I have three goals in 2015. Two small ones and one big one. I want to write a book.

01/06/15

Harlow Sings “Let It Go” for the 1000th Time

Here is a short clip of Harlow singing “Let It Go”. She sang for longer but my camera memory ran out in the middle. No doubt due to too many clips of Harlow singing Let It Go already on my phone.

01/05/15

Ringing in the New Year at Home

This New Year’s Eve, I discovered you can spend it in your own home with your kids and it can still be pretty fabulous.

12/31/14

The Top 12 Mommy Shorts Posts of 2014

I can think of no better way to spend New Year’s Eve Eve than putting together a list of the most popular Mommy Shorts posts this year— because THAT’S WHAT BLOGGERS DO.

12/30/14

My Family’s First Christmas

This year, Mike and I took the kids to Rhode Island to celebrate our very first Christmas with Poppy and Nonna.

12/30/14

When Dads Start Telling Dad Jokes

Dad jokes come in three varieties. The worst being the “Literal Dad Joke”, like when one poor girl asks for a Frozen doll for Christmas.

12/29/14

The Holidays Through the Eyes of @Insta2yearold

I’m sure my mom will bore you with all the details of our holiday eventually, but here’s the important stuff that happened from my perspective. Really, the only perspective that matters.

12/29/14

Every Mom Needs A Photo of Her Baby Crying on Santa’s Lap

This Christmas, I learned two things. 1) Harlow does not like to sit in a stranger’s lap. 2) Mazzy does not like the concept of waiting for Christmas to get her presents.

12/19/14

You Can’t Have a Happy Hanukkah without Tape

This year, I feel like it’s my responsibility to make sure Mazzy thinks Hanukkah is just as much fun as Christmas. Which is a tough job since we don’t have Santa or reindeer or any of that good stuff.