Why Am I Always Cleaning?
Fact: I clean ALOT more now than before I had kids. Fact: My house is dirtier than before I had kids. Fact: Kids generate messes faster than I can clean it. And this is why I’m always cleaning.
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Words that Sound Worse Coming From a Child
Oh God! That is Jude’s current favorite phrase. It started as “Oh Gosh” but that Gosh rapidly evolved to God. “Oh Gosh” was cute but “Oh God” made me cringe. I’m not sure where he picked up either of the phrases. I don’t think I use either of them but it only takes one time…
Raising a Spirited Child: Personality vs Discipline
Before I had kids I thought I would be a great discipliner of my children. I would say NO and they would have a great fear and respect for me and immediately listen and obey. HAHAHA. Oh boy, I was soooo wrong. Now when I tell Jude NO he looks at me and laughs. I…
Teaching Kids to Give: Simple as a Box of Cereal
I’ve been trying to teach Jude different ways to give and that the holidays are about more than receiving presents. Last week we bought a gift for our the angel tree as part of the Teaching Kids to Give series and this week we mailed a post card to the USO through the Cheerios Cheer…
Teaching Kids to Give: Our Angel
We are members at our local YMCA and each year they have a tree angel program that gives needy children the opportunity to have a special Christmas. I thought this would be a great way for Jude to participate and to learn about giving. I let him pick the angel off the tree and hand…
Ways to Teach Your Toddler Colors
In my journey to teach my children their learning styles, I had to find a way to teach colors in a very hands-on way. Our toy tools have come in very handy in the past for teaching numbers, so it’s only natural that they’d be really useful in teaching primary colors. Just as in teaching…
How to Teach Your Child to Write
I grew up with three fabulous brothers, but it has still taken me a while to figure out that teaching my boys (Regus #1 is 6, and Regus #2 is 4) to sit still and learn was not the best way to teach them. When Regus #1 was young, I noticed his tendencies for hands-on…
The must see movie of the summer….
Cars 2 Well at least according to one particular (almost) 3 year old. Jude is so excited about Cars 2. He doesn’t understand that it hasn’t been released yet so as we were walking past the movie theater today he saw the sign and wanted to watch it RIGHT NOW. Soon Enough, Buddy, Soon Enough….
Tuesday Friends Forever
Every Tuesday Andrea and I take turns watching these two adorable little boys. We alternate having a kid free morning where one of us can get our hair done, shop, go to appointments, or just relax and the other hangs out with the boys. While it’s wonderful to have a little time without a kid…
HERE COME THE 123s to Raleigh!
They Might Be Giants is coming to Raleigh!The Grammy award winning group will play two shows at The North Carolina Museum of Art on September 19. They will play a 4pm show for kids and an 8pm show for adults. Kids Show | 4 p.m.$18 ($15) General Admission$9 Children 3–12Children 2 and under free Adults…