Big Kids

Everyone loves to tell young moms, "The days are long, but the years are short!" I believe that statement to be true, but I also know that this mothering generation is fighting a new battle against the ever powerful...

“Shouldn’t we sign them up for a sport or something?” Picture my husband and me: parenting a preschooler and a toddler, still fighting sleepless nights, living in a new state and completely clueless of the culture of our new home....

My daughter is beautiful. I should know, I am her mother! And as her mom, I want to tell her so, constantly! When I look at her, in all of her unique wonderfulness, I am blown away. The easiest...

In my own experience, it's always been important to me to take a break from my normal everyday routine and life. As a mom of four, (and I'm sure my husband would relate as a dad) I feel like I...

The Colorado Springs Moms Blog held our first annual Cookies with Santa event, sponsored by The Front Range Home Team! This festive, family-friendly event took place on Sunday, December 17th at Building Three Coffee Roasters. Families joined us for this event and enjoyed a professional photo with...

Some child care centers, like the one my kids attend, offer extra curricular classes like dance or martial arts where they bring the instructor into the center to conduct class during the day. I was more than willing to pay extra for this class for the luxury of being able to skip the wait-list for a Saturday morning dance class we could otherwise attend and I not having to drive there. I wish there were more opportunities like that.

Three months ago, I was a different person. Over the past 90 days, I lost an innocence that I didn’t know I was still clinging to. It’s gone now, but I think that what has replaced it has increased...

This month, my daughter turns eight years old. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was snuggling my tiny newborn baby in my arms, but now that newborn is officially entering her “big kid” years. Watching her...

"Shame on you!" "You're a bad girl!" "You're naughty." "You're such a baby!" Many of us have probably heard these words said to us before. You might even find that you are saying them to your children.  These kinds...

The Christmas season is just around the corner. For our family, that means celebrating Advent. The Advent season for us has morphed in meaning through the years. When our girls were little, a friend stationed in Germany made them a large...