A Life with Mini-Bigs
You know how you are pregnant, and then all of a sudden the horror stories start coming in from every angle from everybody? Everybody from your well-intentioned mother to the...
Cari Dugan
When Motherhood Loses It’s Luster
I remember being pregnant with my first babe. Belly round. Tired, but deliriously happy. I was so fascinated with motherhood. It was if it was a completely new idea. At...
Quiet Times
I would say that for the most part I am a pretty relaxed mom. Even when the kids were little and other moms were fretting over dirty pacifiers, unexplained rashes,...
Sleep When the Baby Sleeps
Sleep when the baby sleeps. Once upon a time when I had three kids under the age of five, two of those kids still in diapers, I would hear that...
Encourage Your Little Athlete to Greatness {and GIVEAWAY!}
{Disclosure: Twin Cities Familys Blog has partnered with ASPIRE Beverages for this post. We love this Minnesota company and how two hockey dads have made it their mission to create...
Their Most Boring Summer Ever
This summer so far with the kids has been filled with the normal, every day summery things; afternoons at the pool, trips to the park, ice cream on the front...
Working From Home In The Summer
Working from home sure has it perks. Fresh and free flowing coffee. Relaxed office attire. A flexible schedule. And comfort and coziness, are just a few luxuries to be had...
Don’t Judge a Mom by her Facebook Page
Are you guilty of it? Judging a mom by her Facebook page? Click Click. “Look at how sweet and put together her children ALWAYS look.” Click Click. “Her husband bought...
He is the Fun Parent
He is the Fun Parent – and that’s ok. Often during the spring, summer and fall, my weekends are spent with other beautiful families, capturing their most precious moments. Meanwhile...
Swicharoos for Every Fashion Savvy Girl
It’s no secret in my house that the one thing that drives this Mama crazy is how many times my daughter changes her outfits in a day. It is a...
Growing Pains
The thing about parenting that always gets me is that as soon as I think I have figured a child out, they go and do a 180 on me so...
Finding Yourself In Motherhood
Before I became a mother I would hear sad stories from moms who felt that they lost themselves when they became a parent. That their true selves drowned in a...
In Defense Of Extra Curricular Activities
In my experience there are two camps. Well, at least two that are worth talking about here. There is the camp of parents who absolutely refuse to schedule any after...
A Mother’s Embarrassing Confession
Embarrassing Mommy Confession? My children. They don’t like to clean their rooms. Ok. So maybe that’s not much of a confession is it? What child actually likes to clean their...
