
You must watch this video about a mom and dad sitting down with the stepparents who are helping raise their son. It’s rare to hear gratitude expressed for the “other” men and women in our lives.
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01/06/16
Up Sick in the Middle of the Night
At about 3am last Friday night, Mazzy started crying in her sleep. Loud moaning crying that means only one thing. SHE’S SICK.
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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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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.
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Watch this toddler react to his first taste of bacon on Christmas morning. Which is probably how we all react to bacon when we think no one is watching.
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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.
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Whether you are hanging out with the boy who refuses to call it a night or the girl who keeps taking her top off, I can’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than getting drunk with some babies!
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From play date problems to public bathroom problems, here are the 20 most popular (which I’m guessing also means they are the most common) average parent problems of 2015.
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12/30/15
Top 10 Posts on Mommy Shorts in 2015
Just because I wrote a post about teaching toddlers to listen, DOES NOT MEAN I HAVE MASTERED ANY OF THOSE SKILLS. (Don’t tell that to all the people clicking on it from Pinterest though.)
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12/30/15
Insta2yearold’s Year in Review
Insta2yearold has had many up and downs this year, not unlike most toddlers you know. There was the joy of bouncy castles mixed with the horror of vegetables. It can make for a very mixed year end review.
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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.
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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?
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Meltdowns, messes, sibling rivalries, etc. are all much funnier when they have a holiday flair. At least to me!
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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.
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This toddler takes the cake for most inconvenient potty request ever.
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