For the last seven+ years my Aunt faced a battle against breast cancer as strongly and as with as much determination as anyone I have ever known. A couple of weeks ago, she lost that battle. Today, friends and family will gather to celebrate her life. I hope you will …
As Kindergarten came to a close for my daughter (tears!), I wanted to kick off summer in a big way. The first step was a pop-up party at the bus stop. In our neighborhood, there is a tradition of greeting the kids on the last day of school with a surprise. …
There is no shortage of Disney apparel in our house. We can’t resist a cute tee emblazoned with Minnie Mouse or a Princess. And I am pretty sure my kids would be happy wearing nothing but Disney clothes. So when I heard Jumping Beans (found at Kohl’s) was teaming up with …
My daughter’s spring break was officially the third week in March — yep, super early — but this year we have celebrated multiple spring break trips nearly every weekend since. My girls are the luckiest kids around because it just so happened that this spring has been filled with some big, BIG …
I thought I knew Florida. I’ve lived here virtually my whole life, and I have traveled to many small Florida towns. I especially thought I knew Florida’s beaches. I grew up on Florida beaches splitting my time between the vastly different east and west coast beaches. Apparently, I didn’t know …
For Florida children, summertime means beach days. And in my house, beach days have always meant feeding the birds. My sister and I loved it as kids, and now I enjoy watching my daughters chase after the seagulls. We never feed the birds during the day when the beach is …