Adventures with Twins, Cystic Fibrosis + a Food Allergy
The moment you arrive at Torrey Pines State Reserve it is pretty obvious why this hike makes it onto so many Best San Diego Hikes for Kids and Best San Diego Attractions for Kids lists. It is gorgeous! And this isn’t even close to the best …
If I’m being 100% honest, the moment I found out we were moving to Mississippi I opened Google Maps and started figuring out where we could easily visit. The gulf coast was #1 on my list. Two weeks after we signed on our house and …
Hose water spraying, children giggling, sun shining – sounds like the perfect summer moment, right? I say this a lot, but the simplest activities are often the most meaningful for the littlest kids. Pull out your hose, turn it on, and let your children play. …
Car playing is often a solitary or parallel activity for toddlers. This activity adds a simple social element to something they already love. Materials  Cars or Trucks (We played this with these cars) To Play Ask your toddler to stand a few feet away. Introduce the activity …
My watch said it was only 9 am as I shifted on our lumpy couch to better situate myself between a rumpled pile of tissues and my squirming three year olds. It was one of those crappy CF days when I woke up congested and …
Thump. Thump. Thump. As the racers round the corner, my kids pound harder on their drums their eyes peeled for our cousin. I’m not sure what they’re more excited about; getting to see him running in the marathon or the drums they made themselves. These …
“Do we have to go to the Flower Fields? It’s going to be so boring just watching you take a million trillion photos,” they whine from the backseat. Whining is what my 6 year old twins appear to be majoring in this year. “Yup!” I cheerfully reply. …
As a mom I do incredible things to avoid waiting in lines. And for good reason. Waiting in line with my kids for more than a few minutes can be painful. They quickly get either fidgety and crabby or goofy to the point that I …
Ah Green. The color of grass and grapes and a whole host of things that don’t start with the letter G…but apparently that is what I have on the mind. Working our way through the rainbow of colors, we are now on Green! Below are some …
We were looking for fairies and the quiet was intense. The forest and trail was empty that day except for me and my two 3 year olds. Occasionally it was interrupted by one of them shouting or running or singing, but when they were quiet …