Nighttime talks 24 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm

Since Ava was a tiny tot, we have had nighttime chats about her day — or attempted them, anyway. Much of the time, there would be get a standard response of “I don’t want to talk about it” or “I don’...

Wordless Wednesday: Stormy Weather 21 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm

I’m not typically a person who enjoys watching storms — usually that is Matt’s thing. But there is something so cool about watching storms roll in off the ocean. I snapped these from the balcony of ou...

Back to school prep 21 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm

With the advent of a new academic year at hand, prep is the order of the day.  Prepping your young student for studying is something that is easily overlooked, but for kids the start of a new school y...

One word – BEAR! 21 Aug 2013 | 03:35 pm

Bear’s a fifth grader, and has been for a month 20 Aug 2013 | 07:19 am

I know, I know, I have been absent from the blog for a while. With all the back-to-school wishes that were sent out today, I wanted to give Bear a big shout out for being a fifth grader a month befor...

Back to school, peeps! 19 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm

Everyone in our house was pumped this morning to get back to school! Summer flew right by this year, but that’s OK. We’re all ready to get back to our routine. Kindergarten, here I come! Ava’s REALL...

First day of school 19 Aug 2013 | 10:36 am

For many of you Central Arkansas mamas out there, today is the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! How are you feeling? Nervous? Sad? Ecstatic? Let this be your forum for sharing today. Tell us your first day of s...

Choose Kind essay contest 17 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am

Wordless Wednesday: shell games 14 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm

A group of girls sort their seashells Kendall and Kayla proudly show off their finds Ava, chief shell collector, at work near dusk

Back from the beach 14 Aug 2013 | 03:21 am

Sorry for the radio silence this past week — I was enjoying the surf and sand in Gulf Shores with Margarita Mama and her crew, my family and our buddies Jenn and Nick. As soon as we get the laundry b...