Can you ever get just *one* tattoo?
"I only want one tattoo. No more." Those were my famous last words, as they say, and sure enough, two years after my first tattoos, I ended up back at a tattoo shop…
An open letter to my divorced parents: Thank you.
Mom & Dad, It's been many years since I've said your names together for any reason, something I didn't realize until I typed them just now. These days it's Mom & Mike and Dad…
What a red dye sensitivity means for our family
We’re traveling this week and next, so I’m sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives. This one seemed especially timely with Valentine's Day, and all of it's pink and red food,…
6 lessons I’ve learned about kids in the kitchen
We're traveling this week and next, so I'm sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives. Since I talked a little bit about our new "assigned meal prep days" in Monday's post, this…
Ichthyosis {or fish-scale disease} and what it means for our little one
Nothing about Lucas pregnancy or birth was like any of his siblings, and I promise there was one point where I was sure the perinatologist wanted to ask us if we were sure…
Capturing the hearts of my girls in 2016
Like a lot of people, the "one word" movement for setting New Year's resolutions has been one that I've embraced wholeheartedly. I love the idea of approaching the new year with a theme…
Peace of mind with the Owlet baby monitor
We've all done it: Our new baby sleeps longer or more soundly than we expect, and we wake with a start, racing to check on them, afraid of the worst. Only after we…
Double the snuggles {how we’re juggling a newborn and a toddler}
One of my favorite things about "starting over" with a new baby after our girls were out of the diapers-and-pacis stage was that I was able to soak in Jackson's baby days as much…
Follow your heart, mama
There's something to be said for adding a new baby to your family when the rest of your children are out of diapers and school-age. It turns out that it's an entirely different…
On obedience and the right to an opinion
NOTE: As we welcome Lucas Isaiah to our family and adjust to life as a family of eight, I'll be sharing some of my very favorite posts from the thousands of posts in…