Rite of passage. Tradition. Celebration. Sacred. All of these words embody what First Communion means to me and my family. My First Communion — like the celebrations for my two daughters — took place on a warm spring day at…
Category: Family
Family Time at Top Golf [Review]
Long-time readers of this blog…and by “long time” I mean anyone who has been reading for a year or so…know I post about this and that and the other. Part review. Part giveaway. Part travel. Part parenting post. While my…
What a Zoo…and Concert Dates…
Last year I was contacted by the PR for a hip young singer of kid songs. I was at first skeptical since my experience with kid singers and their songs was of the treacly, saccharine variety. My avoidance of singers…
Paint It Purple…Juice Style [Review]
I have a vague memories of drinking juice as a child. I probably drank the sickly sweet orange-juice like liquid the milkman delivered to my grandmother’s house in England. Note…it likely had little to no actual orange juice, but I…
This Whole Homework Thing Gets in the Way
Do you remember those carefree days before your child started school? You know the days when you could laze around in your jammies for the entire day. No where to go. No one to see. Certainly no school to get…
Spicing up Dinner with Filler Free Spices [Giveaway]
I’m not an adventurous cook. If I deviate from a recipe, well let’s just say the end result is not pretty. My husband is a better cook. Grilling is his thing. Between the two of us we make a decent…
Soaking in the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel
Fabulous. Amazing. Wonderful. All of these words are overused , but they aptly describe our family’s stay at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando. I will even add “Awesome” to the mix! Our hotel stay was an experience from…
Save the Children: Tsunami Relief
The devastation caused by the tsunami is unthinkable. Homes flattened. Infrastructure damaged. Landmarks crushed. Natural formations decimated. Damage to structures and the land pale in comparison to the lives lost and families who are suffering. As many as 100,000 children…
Spending Time With My Son…Priceless
Fabulous day with my son. First we saw a screening of HOP with @MinkyMoo @1Momof5 @ILikeitFrantic @MaryMac @ThienKim and @UrbanMama. My son was interviewed, too! I’ll post a link when the interview is up on ivillage. Next it was off…
Snow Days
Today’s snow day was just what the kids wanted. But, wait Monday was a day off for them. And so was Friday. So today made it a 5-day weekend. Oh and did I mention that last week in addition to…