Once you become a mom, you are initiated into a secret group of women connected by one thing and one thing only, motherhood. It doesn’t matter if you were pregnant and gave birth or if you had a surrogate or if you adopted. Once you become a mother, you find an instant connection with a motherRead More
Toddler Relationships
Have you ever observed how your kids play with other kids? For Em, it wasn’t until about 2 years old that she actually played with others. We had plenty of play dates when she was younger, but they didn’t actually play together. It was more so being in the same room but doing their ownRead More
Honeysuckle Tea House
One of our favorite places in the Triangle Area is Honeysuckle Tea House. Ever since we were first introduced to this place, we were hooked. Now that we live farther away, we don’t visit as much as we would like to, but it is a must place to go when we have visitors in town.Read More
Maddie and Steve
When I decided to write again back in 2014 shortly after Steve and I got married, I struggled a bit coming up with a name for the blog. In addition to wanting to store my thoughts somewhere, I wanted to document our life journey for our family and friends living afar. I knew this wasRead More
NC State Fair
My one and only State Fair experience prior to the NC State Fair was back when I was 11 years old in Frederick, MD. Maybe because I have this faint yet fond memory of a family Fair outing that I really wanted to take Emma to one, and make it a family tradition. When peopleRead More
Emma’s Moana Themed Birthday Party
If you haven’t noticed already, ever since Emma watched Moana for the very first time, she was immediately hooked. It was also the first movie she actually sat through. So naturally, she now wants everything Moana. She especially loves to belt out the theme song, How Far I’ll Go. Case in point here. So whenRead More
Trick or Treat!
There is no doubt Halloween is an exciting holiday in our household. Steve and I had our fun share of dressing up and attending Halloween parties when we weren’t parents. Now that we have our daughter, the focus has been on her and I am totally okay with that! This year was Emma’s first timeRead More
Autumn is here!
Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. Everything about it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I’ve been waiting for the heat wave to end here in NC to enjoy some breezy weather and Pumpkin Spice lattes at Starbucks. Yes, I know. Basic. However, I’m sad to report that I have yet toRead More
Fourth of July
Emma and I have been super sick with a nasty cold this past week, so naturally, I am drugged up and really missing summer! But really, I’m just a lazy blogger and have not gotten around to do this post until 3 months later. 😛 This past Fourth of July was an exciting one forRead More
Surf City Beach Trip
Although temperature is still hitting the high 80’s here in NC, summer is officially over. Long summer months sure flew by too quick for us, and we are already missing going to the pool almost daily and the beach trip from start of the summer. I know, four months have passed since our family beachRead More