cooking, baking, and a home in the making
Summer is winding down for us and we’re soaking up every last bit. August is always jam-packed with visits up north to the lake to see grandparents and backyard weekends in the inflatable pool. It’s also when Willa, my oldest daughter, goes in for her …
This might come as a shock to you (it did to me!), but I completely missed a round of my youngest daughter’s vaccines this year. Yes, I have been partnering with I Vaccinate for over a year to remind everyone of the importance of childhood …
If you’re anything like our family, you’ve already been struck with at least one illness this winter. We’ve been lucky enough to just have colds, but I know several families whose kids have had RSV or the flu already this year. Illness is one …
We’ve already been struck with the first post-summer cold and it was a doozy. Ellie ended up with a double ear infection and I am still fighting through a post-cold sinus infection. It was a preview of what’s to come this fall and winter when …
I was born and raised in Michigan and am still a die-hard fan of my home state. That being said, I haven’t actually lived there in 13 years. All of my family and Ben’s family still live in Michigan, so that means we’ve gotten really …
We just got back from a family vacation in Michigan. We travel back every summer to visit Ben’s parents and my grandparents at their cabins up north. It is both the most stressful and most memorable week each year and I wouldn’t trade it for …
This time last year, I was 34 weeks pregnant with our daughter Ellie. Overall my second pregnancy was more difficult than my first. I was so overwhelmed from raising our almost-two-year-old, tired and emotional from hormones, and anxious because of the pandemic that was still …
Cold and flu season is in full effect. And if your family is anything like mine, your kids are home more often, you’re going through boxes of tissues daily, and “Covid tests” are now part of your kids’ daily language.