YES! You Can Ride Your Bike!
We’ve been asking Caden if he’d like to ride his bike without training wheels. “No, you do that when you’re 5,” he’d say. Which is exactly what we thought. We figured we’d get a “YES!” next spring or summer, but we like to plant seeds early so he starts thinking that way. Imagine our surprise, [...]
Exhaustion
|Taken right before bed time last night| In case you’ve ever been curious, I have bad days too. One of the funny things about having this blog is that everyone assumes I’m super woman. As much as I wish that were true, it isn’t. I started this blog to help me focus on the positive [...]
Play is a NECESSITY!
Caden is 4 and won’t attend Kindergarten until fall 2013, but I’m already thinking about public schools and admittedly a little worried about how structured and how play-less they’ve become. Recesses have been decreased as well as P.E. time decreased across America. As this study states, schools are shifting to “a more academically oriented instructional [...]
Being a “YES” Mom
Something I’ve been working on is letting my children enjoy life and creativity when it’s unplanned. In other words, I’ve been working on saying “YES” a little bit more. This doesn’t mean that our rules have gone by the waste side. I’m constantly working on keeping firm boundaries as I know how important rules are [...]
Date Night is Important!
|Image circa 1997 when Casey & I were dating– check out those sideburns!| Do you have date nights often? I was reminded this weekend of how important date night truly is for couples. Casey and I went on a date Friday night and had an absolute blast. I’m afraid to admit it, but the last [...]
