Woodbury Top Picks: Summer Edition
by Monica Hoss
The Twin Cities is a fantastic place to live. There is much to see and explore all around the metro area. It feels like a lot of attention gets paid to the West...
Date Night Dressing
Date night – that magical unicorn of a concept that you scratch your head and think, “Yes…that rings a bell…where have I heard about that before?” And then you remember,...
Father’s Day: Tribute to the Stay-at-Home Dad
To all the dads who are the stay-at-home parent, here’s a tribute to you for Father’s Day. Today we celebrate all fathers, but I want to do a special thank...
10 Reasons Why Your Marriage Needs A Vacation
by Cari Dugan
My husband and I are celebrating 13 years of marriage this year. Thirteen years. Graduating college. Four kids. Nine moves, three of those international. Add job changes in there and business start...
Hot Date in the Twin Cities
When my husband and I first started dating back in 2006, we were really into celebrating our “monthiversary.” Every month we celebrated the day we first became “official” and would...
Wicked Stepmothers Have More Fun
I know a good mom when I see one. How? I have four: a mom, step-mom, mother-in-law, and a step-mother-in-law. Collectively, they taught me that good mothering is not zero-sum,...
Supermom Has it All… Including Postpartum Depression
Looking at other parents’ Facebook or Instagram feeds may make it seem like they really have it all… a wonderful marriage, a supportive spouse with a successful job, a beautiful house in the suburbs...
10 Tips to Balance Work and Family
I often get asked, “How in the world do you do it all while being a wife and mom?” I never quite know how to respond to this question. I...
Keep A Happy Husband: The ONE Thing You Need To Know
by Nealy
As moms, we work hard all day (and night!) for our families. We want our kids to be happy and healthy. We desire to have a joyful home. We want our...
D’Amico Italian Kitchen….Real Dining Inside Your Local Target!
{Disclosure: Twin Cities Familys Blog partnered with D’Amico and Sons to let you know about D’Amico Italian Kitchen…real food inside of Target. We’re so on board!} Cue the Hallelujah Chorus…a...
Relax. Recover. Regroup.
by Lauren Jerle
Aside from a few weekend getaways, my husband and I have never taken an extended vacation together in the seven years we’ve been together. I am pretty content at home...
The One Thing I Can Always Do
by Maureen Zhao
It took about thirty minutes of being a new mom to realize life with a child doesn’t always look like a rising progression of wonderful, rewarding achievements. Sometimes it looks...
Dear Husband, We Just Had a Baby
by Marielle
Dear Husband, We just had a baby, and I’m kind of an emotional wreck. But, you already knew that. You, on the other hand, have been my rock. You have taken...
Why I Unplugged the Baby Monitors
by Annie
I wasn’t keen on getting one when we had our first born, but then a generous friend gifted us a video monitor. Turns out, it was awesome! I could watch our sweetly...