Parents with kids

As we head into a new year, it likely means you’re thinking about family trips to be planned. Enjoy this blast from my past of toddler trip planning! STEP ONE: THE IDEA “Let’s go to that ginger festival this year,” I said, diving into my pasta as my husband Patrick and I settled down at the dinner table, toddler safely

Inside: Cooking with kids can be challenging, but the developmental benefits outweigh the challenges. Cooking with my preschooler generally results in a

𝙿𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙴𝚂𝚃 @𝚔𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢.𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚗.𝚋𝚣🤍

This is not the post I had intended to write today. I had intended to write about some messy fun we recently had with coloured spagetti. That will keep for another time. Today I’m writing fro…

Every summer, photographer Sara Welch comes over to my dad’s farm — the place where I grew up — andread more Annual family photos on my childhood farm

Time stands still when your children meet. It's one of the greatest experiences as a parent to see how much love your children have to give to each other. I think when you receive moments like this, they can really carry you through the difficult stretches. So when I am in the trenches of

The pros and cons of having a big family. What it's really like to have 4 children.

Illustrator Blue Lan Shengjie who recently became a dad found new inspiration for his work. Ever since his son was born, he started a new illustration series about being a single dad and his everyday life with his little one. On both his Facebook page and website, he shares the experiences, challenges, and blessings that come with fatherhood.

Today, I received an email from my parents with the subject, "Just in case the plane goes down." They are on their first vacation together in their 26 years of married life. I won’t deny it, my three sisters and I were shocked. Whilst preparing for…

Sweet mama time