For Halloween, Mazzy and Harlow are VERY VERY PURPLE. Tonight, we’ll be trick or treating around NYC. Here’s Twlight Sparkle singing about how it’s “gonna be, gonna be, gonna be… A PARTY TONIGHT!”
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When I think back to my memories of second grade, they involve school and friends. I know my parents were there, but what created the bigger lasting impression was my world without them.
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Mazzy and Harlow picked out their own outfits from Mini Boden’s back-to-school collection, which resulted in a shockingly low amount of pink. Don’t miss my giveaway for a $500 Mini Boden gift card!
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Witness a true stare down master in action. This kid diverted the entire viewership of a baseball game away from the players to LOOK INTO HIS EYES.
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Mazzy saved our yard from unknown forces of evil the other day. In a dress, no less.
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04/15/16
Mazzy Loses Her First Tooth!
After weeks and weeks of wiggling, Mazzy’s tooth finally fell out. Then she wrote a note, put her tooth under the pillow and waited for the tooth fairy to arrive.
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03/31/16
Mazzy Tearing Up the Mountain
Last week, we went to Park City, Utah for a family ski trip. This year is the first year Mike, Mazzy and I could ski altogether. It was, in a word— AWESOME.
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Kids seem to go from rolling over to crawling to scaling the walls in a blink of an eye. As a result, every parent has a moment when they find their child somewhere they least expected.
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A lot of my readers asked if there was a way they could purchase Girl Scout Cookies from Mazzy, but in my head, I thought it was best that she do it the old fashioned way— door to door.
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If you’ve seen our Project Play Date series, you know two things: 1) None of the crafts or snacks we make are that hard to pull off. 2) There is always alcohol involved.
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I assembled four six-year-olds (including Mazzy) to give me advice on doling out chores. They talked about what they were willing to do and what they should receive for doing them.
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01/29/16
Mindful Moments with Mazzy
When I ask Mazzy how her day went, her standard answer is “Blah Blah Blah Nothing” but if I listen carefully for what she wants to talk about, I have more chance of starting a conversation.
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01/14/16
Laughing at the Unlaughable
Sometimes the things that make you laugh the hardest are the things you are not supposed to laugh about at all. Like your kid falling.
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For the past six years, my kids have woken me up earlier than I wanted or needed to get up, which I thought was a bad thing. But now I know needing to wake your kids up is way worse.
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7yo Cara Grimard is no dope. Knowing her Christmas break was ending soon, she presented this VERY official school document to her dad.
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