Must-Haves
Now that Mabel is in preschool full time, her friendships and acquaintances are blossoming. Her social calendar is definitely booming and with that comes loads of birthday party invitations. Nothing excites Mabel more than hearing one of her friends has kindly invited her to come celebrate with them…
Must-Haves
I don’t know about you but for some reason I’m having a heck of a time trying to figure out what we’re going to get the girls this year for Christmas. With Evelyn being 19 months and Mabel 3, I want to find gifts that they will use and love and not toys that will get shoved aside. It’s also trying to find that balance of not going over board in the gift giving arena. Sometimes less is really more. Now I know my uncertainty isn’t a good start to my Holiday Gift Guide but hang in there… I’m giving you my top 5 gifts that my kids have Loved, that ARE standing the test of time and my top 5 ideas of what I’m loving and considering for my girls this year…
Mamahood
Holiday travel season is nearly upon us. I’m almost breaking into a sweat thinking about it. Nobody wants to be “that parent” on a plane with the crying baby or screaming toddler, but sometimes it happens no matter what you do. Do your very best, but do NOT have a Mommy meltdown if things don’t go according to plan. Remember, these kids smell fear and can feed off our anxiety. Calm and cool wins the race… or maybe it’s a case of fake it till you make it?! I’m good at that one! Below are my tried and tested tips for plane travel…
Create
I love taking pictures. My children can vouch for that as I document Everything happening in their lives at any given moment. On Halloween, I made them stop their fun, look at me and say cheese about a million times. Mabel finally looked me dead in the eyes, stomped one foot with her hands on her hips, “Mama, Stop taking our picture!” She was right; I had taken about 50 pictures already. Did I just get scolded by my 3 year old?! With my terrible track record Halloween 2015 along with my 1000’s upon 1000’s of other well documented events would live, where else, right on my computer, forever. Until now…
Style
When it comes to style, I rely on my friend, fellow mommy, and stylist, Amanda Reno to keep me current on what’s happening in the world of fashion. She has her finger on its pulse, and always guides me to the perfect choices.
When Bruce and I went to the Vanity Fair Oscar party, I was seven months pregnant with Evelyn. I panicked for a minute, because my first thought was “What the heck am I going to wear?!” Then in the same split second, I remembered ah! All I need to do is to call in my style “doctor” who would surely find the right “cure”. And boy did she ever!
