How I Grocery Shop With an Infant and a Toddler… (in 27 easy to follow steps)

Ohhh grocery shopping. It is one of those necessary evils in life. I feel like I need a disclaimer here that this is SUCH a "mom post". Anyway... No matter what time of day or day of the week I plan to go, or how prepared I feel I am with my meal plans, list …

Monday Mealtime Musings…Reading Between the Lines

I never really thought about when to expect my toddler to stop taking what we say at face value. She's pretty quick so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this weekend it happened. If you have been following along you probably know that she is a natural little comedienne.  She didn't skip a beat …

Monday Mealtime Musings… Unconventional Compliments

My daughter is in this new phase that she really likes to dole out compliments. It's really cute and usually surrounds what I'm wearing or is repeated from what she hears.... Mama, that's a beautiful dress. Or dinner will be delicious!  Super adorable, right? It always brings a smile to my face and kind of …

Monday Mealtime Musings… “of course”

"Of course I can!" Lately this has been my toddler's favorite phrase. It is, absolutely, a welcome change from the "I can't" phase we just went through. She's only 2 so I didn't expect it and it just tickles me to hear it come out of her mouth! Me: Aadie can you please eat your …

Monday Mealtime Musings…being literal.

I've probably posted about this before, but we are very much in the midst of a very black and white phase with our toddler so the fun just keeps on coming.  At this point, if something is called by a name or word that she doesn't agree with, you will get an earful. Example: Nice …

Sugar Bugs… aka, explaining oral hygiene to my kid.

You know what's really fun? Trying to pry open a 2 year olds mouth to brush their teeth while they claw at you and yell "Mama NO! I'm all doooone!" ..... except, wait? That is not fun at all! I found myself in this predicament recently... My little darling angel girl, who had previously been …

Monday Mealtime Musings… “Gwaboing”

The cute/funny things Aadie says at the kitchen table always have a way of tickling my funny bone. She loves to practice "verbing"  these days. So whether or not she's hopping like a bunny, or skipping or jumping, she's always on the move.... and loudly announcing to us what type of move she's doing!  I'm …

Orange Juice

I love when the simple innocence of toddlerhood mixes with the bold literalness and that two year olds have! Especially when words are spoken so confidently even though they are not quite right.  We had one of those moments today. This morning was hectic.  Our little man has his first cold and is really congested …

Monday Mealtime Musings (on Tuesday, because I forgot to publish it)

We love to eat dinner together as a family.  I feel that it is a great time to connect and enjoy each others company.  We are finding that it is also a great time of day to hear about what is going on in the pretty little head of our toddler.  She is Sassy with …

My daughter, the super absorbent tropical bird…

You know that old saying... I opened my mouth and my mother came out.? Well this week I experienced a twist on it. My toddler opened her mouth and I came out!  It happened when we went to pick up our little dog, Remy, at the groomer (remember the poop story from last week??). Rems does …