If your child is anything like mine, she ALWAYS wants your smartphone! In our house we are constantly on FaceTime as all of our family lives out of state. So our daughter thinks the phone is awesome. Nevermind the...
I am officially a member of the two under two club! My son is two months old, and my daughter is almost 18 months. Juggling the needs of a baby and a toddler is hard work, but I'm doing...
It’s twelve-thirty in the afternoon, and I am finally drinking my morning cup of coffee. It’s cold. There is a load of laundry waiting to be switched, a sink full of dishes waiting to be washed, and my two-year-old...
I recently read this article and found it very encouraging, because the author’s experience potty training her son(s) is very similar to my own. To all the moms who are in the midst of this particular battle, keep going....
Chocolate Chip Cookies
One weekend in college, a friend of mine returned after spending a few days at home. He brought with him some of the most delicious cookies that his mom had baked. He shared some with me, and I immediately...
This past weekend we had a family water gun fight in the front yard.
My two-and-a-half-year-old son, David, is currently obsessed with water guns, trucks, and bulldozers, so he was thrilled. It can be tricky to keep an active toddler...
This post is a follow-up to my previous post about dogs and babies for child safety month. Here we will focus on babies-on-the-go and older children.
As anyone with a newly mobile baby or an older child knows, kids are quick...
Hello loves! My name is Jalyssa (juh-lee-suh) & I am an Albuquerque transplant. My husband serves in the U.S. Air Force & we have been stationed here for 4 years. I grew up in Southern California, lived in Germany,...
Albuquerque
My love of Albuquerque came slowly. A country girl, I grew up in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico. I moved to Albuquerque in 2006 to pursue a B.A. in creative writing at the University of New Mexico....
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Jurassic Journeys: Top Spots for your Dinosaur-Loving Kiddo
Much like trains, dinosaurs are a hot topic among toddlers and young children alike. I mistakenly called a pterodactyl a flying dinosaur, a rookie...
