Being a mom of three, I thought I had seen it all when it came to gender reveals. Balloon pops, cake cutting, smoke bombs—you name it, I’ve been to one. But this time was different. This was our fourth baby. And when I found out we were due just a few weeks after Valentine’s Day,…
“Mom, can we make a Valentine’s Day basket this year?” It’s a question I heard more than once as the big day got closer, and the excitement in my kids’ eyes was contagious. With three little ones, Valentine’s Day quickly becomes a whirlwind of hearts, chocolates, and sweet surprises. But the thing that gets me…
There I was, standing in my kitchen, the scent of fresh-baked cookies swirling around me as my three little ones ran circles around the island. My oldest was singing her rendition of a pop song, my toddler was determined to “help” frost cookies, and my youngest had somehow found a marker—and yes, drawn a masterpiece…
As a mom of three energetic kids, winter evenings at our house are nothing short of magical chaos. Last year, I stumbled upon the ultimate hack to channel all that energy into something cozy and delightful: a hot cocoa bar. It all started when my youngest declared she wanted to “make Christmas taste like chocolate”…
It was a Tuesday evening—one of those “what on earth am I going to feed everyone tonight” kind of nights. My youngest had just spilled glitter glue all over the dog, my middle child was arguing with Alexa about how to pronounce “Tyrannosaurus Rex,” and my teenager was loudly declaring the kitchen a “food desert”…
I never thought a bowl of dip could save the day, but let me tell you about the time it did. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and I was hosting a neighborhood potluck in our backyard. My three kids had turned the garden into their personal obstacle course, with hula hoops and water balloons…
