Joe and I have been discussing weather or not Santa wraps presents or not. When he was growing up all of the presents magically appeared under the tree. Everything was wrapped and labeled “from Santa”. When I was growing up our presents from Santa magically appeared spread out on the sofa, unwrapped and clearly displayed…
I love special Christmas pajamas. When I was growing up we never really had dedicated pajamas to wear on Christmas but I think it might be a tradition we start with our kids. Joe’s mom bought these super cute striped pajamas for the boys. Jude calls them his candy cane pajamas. They wore them Christmas…
This holiday season I’ve really been focusing on teaching Jude what it means to give. We’ve participated in a few charitable acts as a family and I’m proud to say that Jude has really developed a giving spirit. So much so that at Christmas he wanted to keep giving people presents even after all of…
Every Christmas my family has a big family get-together where we celebrate Christmas by eating too much and exchanging gifts. You know just like everyone else in America. My family is pretty big so it’s hard to have full place setting for everyone. We typically have some cobbled together, mismatched pieces of tableware and while…
When winter rolls around I want comfort food and nothing is more comforting than macaroni and cheese. Noodles & Co offers seasonal Grown Up Mac that is sophisticated yet comforting. We recently visited our local Noodles & Co to try out these delicious flavors. They have 3 gourmet Mac n Cheese selections Bacon, Mac and…
Our family is passing around a cold and it’s no fun for anyone, especially me. Last week Jude was Mr. Sicky and while it briefly slowed him down he usually just gets mean when he is sick. He hurts and gets mad about it. So his regular 3-year-old tantrums where off the charts. Thankfully, he…
Jude likes books a lot but he really LOVES pop-up/interactive books like HOW DO YOU FEED A HUNGRY GIANT by Caitlin Freedman and illustrated by Shaw Nielson. This is a fun book about a little boy named Oscar that befriends a hungry giant. The story is about a little boy helping to feed a lonely,…
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