Do You Dress Up With Your Kids on Halloween

Halloween is a big deal in our house. My kids’ school dedicates an entire day to Halloween, ending in a huge parade with all the kids. The entire school is decorated, so that lets me off the hook at home! Even...

Do You Dress Up With Your Kids on Halloween

As far as holidays go, Halloween seems to be picking up speed. When I was little, we got a costume, bought some candy, went trick-or-treating, and that was it. Now, it's a time for families to throw big parties, decorate the...

Max Diaries: Run Him Like a Lab!

by Christina Cox, new mom blogger

This week, I took Max to his doctor for his two-year visit. He’s an active boy, so he’s had a few big accidents. He cut his eye from a fall, burned himself after touching a hot oven and loosened a tooth after falling...

Max Diaries: Mr. Big Stuff

by Christina Cox, new mom blogger

I was at a parent meeting with a child educator from Max’s new school a week ago and all of us went around the room to talk about our child’s temperament. Most of the children are younger than Max, so the parents haven’t quite yet...

Thoughts on my 10 year wedding anniversary:

This week is my 10 year wedding anniversary. My husband turned to me this weekend and said, "If I were grading our marriage, I would give it a hard earned A". We sat and talked about all the work that we have done over the past decade while...

Max Diaries: Advanced Maternal Age

by Christina Cox, new mom blogger
Last week, I got the ok from my doctor to gently ease off bed rest after more than three months staying off my feet. I am nearly 32 weeks pregnant, which means the baby would be viable and most likely survive if he came...

How do you handle Bully’s with your kids?

There is a bully boy in my daughters class and the other day he tripped
her on purpose and she fell. I have all kinds of emotions bubbling
right now. My first instinct is to go up to the kid and tell him "trip
my daughter again and see what happens...