A friend suggested we meet at Montrose Park in Washington, DC a few days ago, where, I was told, there was the most incredible uprooted tree from the storm. She wasn’t kidding. Our kids had a blast playing in the branches, and my son even went dare-devil and climbed the top of the roots. Astonishing…
Thanks for dropping by to read this month’s edition of our Clickin’ Moms Blog Circle, in which we visually answer the question: The Way I View…Halloween and Dress-up! With a five year old and a three year old, and the rule that Halloween costumes go into the dress-up box, the major difference between Halloween and…
My children have recently discovered hopscotch. It started with a hopscotch rug they saw one time, and then one day I realized we had never actually taught them to play hopscotch! Sacrilege. Yesterday, while we waited for my son to get home from a playdate, my daughter and I got the chalk out. I thought…
Forget about a nanny cam. Hire a photographer to babysit and read their blog a few weeks later, and you’ll get to see it all. This is my best friend’s little girl. We were playing a very rousing game called “No, silly little one, don’t crawl off the couch!” It went something like this. Me:…
My kids and I have a sophisticated system of exchanging services — I’ll work my “Mommy magic” and find a beloved toy that’s gone missing; in exchange for which, that lucky child “cooperates” for five minutes while I order them about so I can photograph my kids. That’s pretty fair. Earlier this week, however, I…
