This morning my husband (nicely) inquired: “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” during breakfast in front of my girls. I rolled my eyes, kinda scoffed and said “Oh please. Don’t even. I hate Mother’s Day.” And then my LadyP snapped her head at me with her mouth open and said “You hate Mother’s Day?…
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Mommy & Me Style! Featuring FabKids & JustFab. {VIDEO}
Yes, I’m counting the days until Mother’s Day. Not for the possible mimosas, not for the intended appreciation from people I love the most and not for the sure-to-be-adorable hand-drawn cards I’m hopefully gonna get again. All those fabulous things are, thankfully, usually givens… along with our usual (and many!) coordinating mommy and me outfits. It’s part…
Holiday Memories: Make ’em NOW.
DISCLOSURE: The following post is part of a sponsored partnership between Americana at Brand, Seedling and The Fab Mom. All experiences, opinions and holiday memories are mine… and all fabulous crafting messes proudly belong to myself, my friends and our families. Find more fun on Twitter or Instagram at #FabMomAAB (December 2015 only). Holiday memories: If…
The Fabulous Snowball Effect. (Or, the ‘I Hate Christmas Cookies’ cookies.)
When I was a kid, my mom would laugh and say “I hate Christmas” (like, pretty much every year). This is a woman who plays the organ at church (every Sunday), would throw huge Christmas Eve parties for family and friends (my sister’s birthday is Christmas Eve), bake Christmas cookies and decorate her house with a ton…
Finding the Force at Disneyland: Episode II.
So if you got a kick from my first post about visiting Disneyland’s brand new Star Wars Launch Bay and finding my own Force (while also getting a bit freaked out by meeting Darth Vader himself) you now know that this blogpost – Episode II, if you will (see what I did there, young Jedis) –…
C-Section births: Tips for new moms. (Get over it!)
Who knew I’d give birth to another baby right after a C-section? I’ve realized this month marks the unofficial 5th birthday of this blog. ?!!?!?!!?!? Let me say that again for extra effect: ?!!?!?!!?!? My older daughter turns 5 very soon… and she was the original inspiration and motivation to begin this living lifestyle experiment of mine to stay…
Our First Day of School FAIL. ?!?!?!!?
Our first day of real school is… DONE! Yeah baby. My baby! She’s growing up. Sniff sniff. (Kindergarten teachers everywhere are rolling their eyes right now. Apologies. Turns out I’m that kind of mom. Who knew. I’ll be over it soon.) On the big day, everything went exactly according to plan… We woke up early….
