It’s time to start thinking about those summer plans for your kids! This guide has something for everyone! We encourage you to work through this list and contact those camps you are interested in – many have already opened...
Enjoy a toddler friendly spin on tradition with thesetie-dye Easter eggs! Though the evolution of the colored-egg-carrying rabbit around Eastertide appears to be somewhat murky in its folkloric roots, the funky hare that brings eggs in baskets every year has...
Let’s take a minute to talk TTC. What’s TTC?  It’s the medical acronym for “trying to conceive,” or actively attempting a pregnancy.  So acronym-y.  So sterile (no pun intended).  Unable, in these three small letters, to hint at any of...
Good intentions are never a replacement for respecting a parenting decisions. Remember, the five minutes you see are not a complete picture of what parents are teaching. Last Sunday, Crispin, Claire and I went for a hike. It was a...
It’s true what they say, they grow up fast. So fast. Here I am with a three-year-old and I can barely remember what the baby stage was like. But what I do remember is each time I’d say, she’s growing...
My husband and I have five daughters, and we have done chores 100 different ways in almost 20 years of parenting. Sticker charts, rotations, weekly chores, monthly chores, allowance, no allowance. But regardless of the method, our kids have...
Do we lead by example or try to teach them every little thing we know? Or both? As my oldest son quickly approaches high school I began to seriously contemplate all the things we need to teach him before...
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So THIS is Marriage?

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Grocery shopping... what a bore, amiright?! Well, somehow, since we have moved to Flagstaff, grocery shopping has become a family outing of sorts. This weekend was kind of rough and we all really were not feeling up to it....
Dress for Snow and Ice: I once saw a woman walking around snowy downtown in snow pants and stilettos. I'm all for fashion as a means of self-expression, but if you aren't wearing practical shoes you are going to be...
I’ll never forget when we, as a married couple of five years at the time, decided, okay we’re ready. We’re ready to have a go at making a baby. It wasn’t an easy decision. At 29, we still weren’t...

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Have you ever had those moments when you are deciding what is for dinner and you feel like you are in a rut? That has been all too common for us in our household lately! As my husband and...
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Real Love

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I'm one of those people who overuses the word "love." In 10 Things I Hate About You (perfect movie from the 90s), Bianca says, "There's a difference between like and love. Because, I like my Skechers, but I love...
  When I had my second child in July, I was excited to get home and start our life as a family of four. Instead we began a costly, stressful medical journey. For the first week she was kept under a...

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Date Night Ideas: Restaurant Hopping!

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This year was our first having to plan an anniversary dinner around a baby. Meaning we needed something quick enough to get care and...
Flagstaff in October

The Guide: October