Holidays

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we celebrate Small Business Saturday.  A day to help recognize small businesses in our community and show our support.  When you support a small business, you are not only supporting a dream but you are...

Here we go, another round of the magic of the holidays. I guess I should have posted this 4 months ago when Target put out the decorations so my apologies for getting to it now. As moms, we are all...

Hi FMB Readers, In years past, my boys have been blessed by the generosity of others at Christmas. They have received new clothes and toys from Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, or the Flagstaff Police Department. These presents have helped...

Here's a hard truth: traveling with a toddler sucks. I know because I've done it a bunch. My son is 20 months old and has been on at least 10 flights. My family lives in NC, so we travel there...

Each February, since 1976, our county has celebrated the contributions and achievements of African Americans with Black History Month. This month-long look into the history of Black Americans and the legacy that they have left behind is something I...

How many of you ever look up all the random "holidays" that our country has decided to celebrate throughout the year? Well, in anticipation for my next post I looked up some and came to find that July 30th...

Happy December! We wanted to give you an updated list of all the Holiday Events and Santa Sightings going on in Flagstaff and the surrounding areas. Flagstaff Moms Blog is not affiliated with any of these events, please follow the...

  Some winter day, far in the future, my son will sit around and talk about what the holidays were like when he was a child. I'm a sucker for nostalgia. One of my favorite quotes is from The Wonder...

While minimalism may be trending this holiday season, and many folks are advocating for giving experiences instead of things, I'm here to make the argument that a good book is a whole experience. Here is my gift guide for...

Ah...expectations. We all have them, but don't often share them. Silent expectations create so many problems in our lives and especially related to big holidays like Mother's Day. In fact, just last night "silent expectations" led to a fight...

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...

Tips for Smooth Travel We love to travel. When I got pregnant close friends tried to tell me that a baby wouldn't work with my adventurous lifestyle. Looking back, I'm glad I had those unsupportive people in my life because...

Without getting too theological, my family decided to take a step back from a lot of the religious Christmas traditions we were raised with this year. We have a 2-year-old who is definitely forming attachments to repetition and may...