This weekend, we were able to sneak off for what could be our last weekend at the lake. Mike has been working hard at the...

Yep, we squeaked in with one more free flight leg while our son is under the age of two. Just barely. In fact, his birthday is happening while we will be on vacation, and we had to...

One of the single biggest stressors, when you are about to become a first-time mom, is thinking about how the whole birthing experience will go down. There comes a turning point in your pregnancy when...

I love planning parties, and I knew early on that I wanted to go all-out for our son's first birthday celebration. An outdoor party is one of the perks to being born in...

For some, many actually, becoming pregnant is a breeze. They can do it without hardly any effort. I know several "on the first try" couples. But I also know several 8-month couples, one-year + couples, couples who have experienced...

Are you thinking that you recently had a baby, but you're not quite sure because you're in such a brain fog and emotional whirlwind that you cannot comprehend what you just endured

"TOWER! TOWEERRRRRRRR"! This is one of our son's favorite words that we can often count on him saying...

Last October and November, I somehow ended up swimming in a giant deep dish pizza, then at Game 4 of the Cubs World Series, and then on a plane to L.A. Before I knew it, I was sitting on Ellen's stage, interviewing with...

Hair. Story of my life. I'm pretty sure I have the most sought after hair. Thin, fine, and brown with a strategically placed...

We recently took a family vacation to San Diego, and it was AMAZING. My husband, son, and I traveled with...

If you live in the U.S., and work for a company that has short-term disability and FMLA, you are possibly looking at 12 weeks off for...

Last month, I referenced Breast Milk Facials in a post about a girls trip to Nashville that I took with some of my closest friends. Well, as it turns out, it's a real thing...

It feels like it was just yesterday that we were bringing our son home from the hospital. I've taken a few trips down memory lane in recent days as I look back on all the fun and amazing changes that we have had as a family over the last year. Theo arrived...

Our dog is a good dog. We rescued her from a place about five hours from our house. She was our first "child". We got our pup...