Figuring out this whole parenting thing one playground at a time
This is my kids favorite time of year so I have been on the hunt for some fun, safe, activities we could do. I have come up with over 25 places and events to see all the Christmas lights and even visit with Santa! Places to see Christmas lights around Atlanta: Atlantic Station: Lights and [...]
This year has been a blessing in that it has forced us to slow down but it has also come with its fair share of challenges. One of our biggest challenges has been really BIG emotions from our little ones. From being at home more than we are used to, to having a whole new [...]
Two weeks ago we had the opportunity to travel to Asheboro, North Carolina for a little adventure at Getaway House (hosted). This was our first stay in a tiny house and we were so excited for a new kind of adventure! Getaway makes it incredibly easy to check in without having to make any face [...]
As Halloween approaches we have been waiting to hear if our community will be doing traditional trick-or-treating or if we would need to get creative. One thing I had thought about doing was a candy search in the backyard kind of like an Easter egg hunt but Halloween themed! I also wanted to find a [...]
I don’t know about you but I am ready to say goodbye to these hot summer days and welcome the cooler days of fall! I have been so excited to see that many places here in Atlanta are going to have fun fall activities in the coming weeks. I have compiled a list of 10 [...]
Every night when I say goodnight to my babes I ask them what their favorite part of their day was. I love hearing what stood out for them about the day especially on the days that feel really hard. Yesterday was a hard day. Lucas had hit his wall of virtual learning for the week [...]
It is just a few days shy of six months since the last time my hubby stepped foot into his office. The whole week of his birthday I teased him relentlessly about how his birthday was cursing me because it was the same week as a time change and full moon and our kids were [...]
Almost a year and a half ago I sat across from a children’s developmental psychologist as she told me the results of Lucas Autism evaluation. As she told me that Lucas was developmentally on the level of a 2 year old I wasn’t surprised. I watched everyday as his 2 year old sister advanced beyond [...]
“I will not let the water touch your face. I will not let the water touch your ears. I will not let the water touch your hair.”These are the words I have had to whisper to Lucas over and over every summer to try and get him to relax enough to go into water, to [...]
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 - unknown Being a parent is hard. It’s beautiful, but it’s hard. Being a parent when the whole world is changing, whether we like it or not, is hard. We are being forced to make [...]
That Playground Life 