Sunday afternoon I celebrated an early Mother’s Day with my mom and grandma. We went to the Oakwood Garden Club 25th Annual Garden Tour & Victorian Tea at the Merrimon-Wynne House in Raleigh. [slideshow_deploy id=’23015′] We had a lovely time. The weather was perfect and the flowers were beautiful. The tea featured teas and food…
Between video games, tv shows, scheduled play dates, Pinterest crafts and extracurricular activities it seems that children are having a difficult time understanding and participating in free play. What should come naturally to a child has now become foreign. After we moved into our current house I encouraged Jude to play independently in our new…
With the temperatures warming up, we are spending more and more time outside. Exposure to the sun’s harmful UV Rays increases the risk of skin cancer. Protecting your child’s skin is important since a blistering sunburn in childhood increases a person’s chances of developing melanoma later in life. There are a few simple sun-safe habits…
Most kids love playing dress-up. They don the outfits of their favorite characters and reenact scenes that mimic imaginary worlds or real life events. However, Jude has a hard time engaging in role-playing. He has a very strong sense of self and doesn’t pretend to be anyone other than himself. This may be related to…
“He’s All Boy” People use this phrase a lot when they are describing an “active” boy. I’ve never really understood this expression. How can a boy be anything less than 100% all boy? Are calm, laid-back boys less boy than wild, active boys? No. I think it’s just a phrase used to imply that an…
I’ve talked a lot about Jude’s struggle with potty training. After literally years of trying just about every method conceivable we still have struggles on a daily basis. At this point it has less to do with his ability to use the potty and more to do with his inattentiveness and sensory issue. So I…
The weather is pretty gorgeous here today in North Carolina (However there is impending cold heading our way tomorrow) but our little family has finally caught the stomach bug. It started early in the morning on Wednesday when Noah started throwing up. Everyone in our house has had (or still has) some level of stomach…
Over the weekend we had a Disney Side celebration with family. Jude, Noah and Simon along with their 8 cousins threw themselves one awesome Disney party. Part of the fun of throwing a party is the planning and preparation so we let the kids take complete control of the party and they loved every minute….