Monthly Archives: June 2015

I am not one to wear a hat unless I am headed out for a walk and it’s raining, but I do like to...

Returning to work after maternity leave never is easy. Your little one is still so small and needs so much of your attention, but...

Oregon certainly is green, but that doesn't mean money trees grow in our backyards. Fortunately, with all of the opportunities for fun that summer...

Dear pregnant me in 2005, First, I need you to walk to your closet and find the pink striped maternity shirt. Take it out of...

It was a gray, rainy Saturday afternoon; the baby was napping, and my two girls refused to be entertained by Disney princesses or the...

Ten years ago I moved from my cute, hip Sellwood rental to my husband’s home in Forest Grove. I hated the whole process. After...

It’s that time of year--the season when parents all over the Portland area are eagerly visiting preschools, adding their names to waiting lists and...

Father's Day is Sunday. Exactly four days from today. Yup. I forgot too. Okay, so I didn't truly "forget," but with life being crazy from...

When we found out that we were having a baby back in 2011, we knew right away that we wanted one of us to stay...

My son is turning one at the end of the month and I am full of many emotions.  I can hardly believe that a...