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 [...]
Category: mom blog
Tiny House Adventure: Our Stay at Getaway House
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 [...]
Favorite Things
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. โฃโฃYesterday was a hard day. Lucas had hit his wall of virtual learning for the week [...]
Back to Work
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 [...]
Life With Lucas: First Day Of Kindergarten
Almost a year and a half ago I sat across from a childrenโs 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 wasnโt surprised. I watched everyday as his 2 year old sister advanced beyond [...]
Above All Else Be Kind
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ - unknown โฃโฃBeing a parent is hard. Itโs beautiful, but itโs hard. Being a parent when the whole world is changing, whether we like it or not, is hard. We are being forced to make [...]
The Best Hidden Fairy Garden in Georgia
โ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ญ.โ-Christopher MooreโฃโฃThe number one reason I love taking little adventures with my kids is because they find magic wherever they go. We went to the cutest little โfairy gardenโ hidden away in the Georgia mountains yesterday and watching their excitement over every single detail made the long drive [...]
Presence Over Presents: Giving the Gift of Experiences
Who else isn't too excited about all the new toys that are about to take over their house?? One thing we do every year that cuts down on filling our house with toys that may or may not get used is we gift experiences. This past year we used some of our Christmas money for [...]
Discovering the Best New Kids Salon in Atlanta
My sweet girls hair needed some love. She still has that sweet, fine baby hair and I started to notice that the ends were getting so stringy. I had no intention of getting her haircut for the first time for a long, long time but it was becoming apparent that a tiny little trim would [...]
Five Benefits to Using a Weighted Blanket
A couple of months ago I began to research weighted blankets being used with kids on the autism spectrum. My son has always had an incredibly hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. Sleep issues are a pretty common problem with children on the spectrum and I wanted to seek out alternatives to having him [...]
That Playground Life 