When I was pregnant with Kyndall, I thought I needed all the “stuff” to be a good mom. I registered for, requested, and/or bought all the things: the diaper pail, the four different diaper bags, several types of bottles (even though I’m a breast-feeding mama). Libby came so soon ...
Gearing Up for Baby #3
What is it about welcoming a new baby that makes us want to have everything in perfect condition? Closets clean and organized, baseboards wiped down, paper essentials stocked up. (Oh, that's just me? Great!) I also decided this was the perfect time to spruce up the ...
Our Chosen Family
I love the quote "Friends are the family you choose." The Johnson's are our chosen family. Not only are we the best of friends, but our kids are, too! Harrison and Kyndall are the same age, same grade and Ellis and Libby are the same age, but different grades. We were elated ...
Dealing with the Mean Girls
I happened upon Are You Teaching Your Daughter To Be a Mean girl? the other day completely by chance. It struck a nerve, though, probably because of the timing in which I read it. I never dealt with mean girls growing up and Kyndall hasn't had to deal with that yet, either. I would say it was ...
Making Art
This.This is what being a mom to two girls looks like right now. There aren't army men or nerf bullets (usually), although I'm sure that will come when Baby Jase gets here. Right now, there's just art.Drawings.Stories.Paper bag puppets.And art.Everywhere. And lots of it.Each ...
Madam Vice President
As I mentioned in this post, Kyndall ran for Vice President of our school's Student Council last week. There were 12 students running for this position, and Kyndall had to give a speech in front of around three hundred people. (Deep down inside, I wanted to talk her out of it. I ...
