by Amy | Oct 1, 2014 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family, Parenthood
Of course kids love Halloween — it’s the most rule-breaking holiday of the year! Candy for dinner, staying up past bedtime and wearing dress-up clothes outside adds up to an epically spook-tacular night. But for parents responsible for all the planning and...
by Amy | Oct 20, 2013 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family, Parenthood
As a mom, you look forward to so many firsts: first smile, first word, first “I love you.” First candy binge was not on my list, but it’s coming. It’s coming fast. Last Halloween, I took my almost 2-year-old daughter trick-or-treating for the first time. She was...
by Amy | Nov 1, 2012 | Halloween, Holidays, My Family
Never take candy from strangers. No running in the street. Don’t feed the animals. No trespassing. We keep our hands to ourselves. Happy Opposite Day from Carriage Before Marriage.
by Amy | Jul 22, 2012 | My Family, Parenthood, Yummy
When observing your kids’ caregivers in action, do you ever get an inferiority complex? I’m SAHM-ing it these days, but I swear our date night babysitter puts my parenting to shame. She’s like the Latina Mary Poppins: cheerful yet calm, confident yet flexible and...
