November 15, 2017-
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Time to put together those Christmas shopping lists! Tween girls (ages 8-12) can be so much fun to shop for, but sometimes it’s a challenge...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Time to put together those Christmas shopping lists! Tween girls (ages 8-12) can be so much fun to shop for, but sometimes it’s a challenge...
Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! And Happy Birthday to my son Daniel who turns 11 next month. (He’s ready to receive his invite to Hogwarts!) To celebrate, we surprised him and his sister with...
My daughter celebrated her 9th birthday with an Emoji-themed slumber party. We had a blast putting together all the details and decorations. The Emoji Movie is opening later this month, so I thought...
My gender reveal party had three people in attendance. And it wasn’t actually a party. It was me, my husband, and the sonogram tech. “Congrats, it’s a boy!” I had the same party...
Annabel had her very first sleepover party last weekend and we all survived to tell about it! But seriously, all the girls were super adorable and well-mannered and you know I LOVE a...
It’s been a big year for my girl. She got glasses and lost teeth. She joined Brownies and church choir. She saw her first concert and her first orthodontist. She learned to make...
So I learned that my brand new 9-year-old is an excellent driver. Daniel drove a dune buggy and I got to ride shotgun at his 9th birthday party at Jacksonville’s Baja Buggyz Adventure Park....
Happy 9th birthday to my baby boy, Daniel Thaddeus. Even though you think it’s pretty cool to be called “Dan” or “Dan the Man” by your friends, you will always be my Daniel....
Love is in the air! My kids always get excited to pick out their Valentine’s Day cards for their schoolmates. This year Annabel decided to go with a “Paris” theme. (The same theme...
I started a really cool tradition with Annabel that began because our two “boys” went to a Monster Jam Truck show. (Annabel went once and decided to hang up her pink ear plugs...
This was the first year my son LOOKED different when he woke up on his birthday. It was Saturday morning. Maybe it was my mind playing tricks on me, or the lack of...
We went to the American Girl store in Atlanta for Annabel’s 6th birthday so she could pick out her very first American Girl doll! We have been looking through the fancy AG catalogs...
She comes in colors everywhere; She combs her hair She’s like a rainbow Coming colors in the air Oh, everywhere She comes in colors. -The Rolling Stones Annabel is my little rainbow: colorful,...
Every year I ask the kids what they want on their Valentine’s Day cards and this year Annabel picked “Frozen” (no shocker there) and Daniel picked “something with cars.” I did a quick...
Sometimes it takes the return of a national holiday and the memory of a great man to remind me what really, truly matters. RIP, Dr. King.
Joy to the world! The Lord has come. I hope your Christmas rocked. Mine sure did. See you soon.
Happy Halloween! My little wizard and animal doctor are finally tucked in for the night after walking around the neighborhood in 80 degree weather. You gotta love Florida. They survived a week filled...
Happy Birthday to my one and only. Get ready to rock the last year of your thirties! Let’s send it out with lots of hugs, kisses, fun adventures, yummy meals, and family memories...
The countdown is on! Halloween is only 15 days away. My kiddies have been diligently updating our funky witch calendar since October 1st. I’m always looking for fun craft and game ideas for...
I love having my kids’ birthday parties at home, but I also love NOT having them at home. As much as I enjoy all the fun and details, it’s A LOT of work....
Daniel turned seven last week and he requested a “milkshake cake” for his birthday. He’s never been a big fan of regular cake. Sure, he’ll eat a piece at a friend’s party, but...
Happy Independence Day. From our little Pop family to yours. Let freedom ring.
I decided to create a board on Pinterest with cool Mother’s Day gift ideas for trendy, hip moms. You know, Justin Timberlake CD’s and Beats by Dre. So, I sat down at my...
Happy Easter! I love this joyful time of year. It finally feels like Spring around here and we were blessed with beautiful weekend weather. It was perfect for egg hunting and bunny petting....
Annabel celebrated her 5th birthday with a Hello Kitty Tea Party – girls only! It was the first year she only invited her little girl friends and she was so excited to have...
Merry Christmas from my family to yours! May God bless us all. Enjoy every moment. – Pam
This is the word I am using to describe EVERYTHING now. I’m so blessed. You’re so blessed. We’re so blessed. My kids finished up their short week with Christmas parties and lunches. Today...
Oh my goodness. It’s so easy for me to get caught up in all this holiday “hustle and bustle.” I love Christmas. I love the spirit of Christmas. But I tend to stress...
Thank you to my friend who posted this quote on Facebook yesterday. “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more…” I am grateful for my healthy...
Happy Halloween from our silly family to yours. I hope you’re sitting down with a glass of wine and a Milky Way bar. Just like me. (Okay. Maybe two Milky Way bars. YUM.)
I love traditions! We go to the same pumpkin patch every year. We first found the charming place in 2007 when we just had baby Daniel. Then Annabel was born and we went...
I love October. I grew up in Maryland, so October always meant cooler weather, leaves changing color, sweatshirts on a Saturday morning, and planning for Halloween. In fact, one of my FAVORITE October...
Daniel loves to bowl, and he has a bit of a competitive spirit, so we decided to have his 6th birthday party at our local bowling alley/family entertainment center. The afternoon included team...
Happy Birthday America! I love that we celebrate America’s birthday at the beach. Every year we spend the same July week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We stay in the same beach condo....
This year I had two school Easter bonnet parades, egg hunts, and class parties to attend. And they were on the same day. First, it was Daniel’s school celebration where I helped coordinate...
Annabel wanted a pony at her birthday party this year so we started researching the option to bring a pony to our house. I thought we could do another at-home celebration that would...
I’m one of those suckers who loves Valentine’s Day. I love the hearts. I love the red, pink, and white. I love flowers. I love Hallmark cards and a big box of Godiva...
In 2011… I hit a major milestone. So did my son. And my daughter. And my marriage. And our country. We lost a loved one. And had the (not so) tough conversation. We...
Well, FOUR more things. Quick things. Promise. My last week of October was CRAZY. Annabel had her very first class party. It was “Fall” themed and I was one of the moms in...
It’s when the holidays come around that I realize I’ve been living in Jacksonville for almost five years now. We moved to Florida in February 2007 for Hubbie’s radio gig. It was an...
Or should I say, “Happy Kim Kardashian gets a divorce day” or “Happy Jessica Simpson really is preggers day!” No, I’ll just say Happy Halloween! Because it felt like this day was never going...
Happy Birthday to my awesome husband. We recently celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary and I gushed all about this man. And he deserves all the goopy gushing he can get. He is...
I wrote about Daniel’s “Cars and Trucks and Things That Go” birthday celebration HERE, but I needed a new entry to talk about one of the most important party elements: The goody bag!...
Once we decided on the theme for Daniel’s 5th birthday party, Annabel would walk around talking about Daniel’s “Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Birthday Celebration!” It was the “celebration” part that...
It’s been a rough couple of weeks adjusting back to “normal” after our beach vacation. Plus, add the fact that Hubbie went away for the weekend to attend Queen’s funeral and then, we both got...
Happy Father’s Day to the most awesome Daddy in the whole wide world. Love, Bean and Annabelly
My Mother’s Day celebration started early. I went to Daniel’s preschool for a special Mother’s Day luncheon on Friday. Daniel gave me a homemade vase and the teacher read aloud questionnaires filled...
We had another eventful Easter with Daniel’s ER visit, but OTHER THAN THAT, it was a beautiful day. The kids woke up to find their Easter baskets filled with goodies from the Easter...
This was Daniel LAST Easter. (Please note the enormous blue and purple Easter egg bump on his forehead.) And this was Daniel THIS Easter. Please note the ginormous laceration across his cute...
Valentine’s Day comes and goes in such a rush every year because it is now defined as the day before Annabel’s birthday. I really love the holiday so I have to remember to...
After a great couple of days in North Carolina, we then drove 5 hours north to Maryland to the home where I grew up. We had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. ...
Happy New Year! Did you know today is the very last day that I can say that? Well, according to Ryan Seacrest and his millions of Twitter followers. Yesterday he asked “what’s the expiration date...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. – PopMommy
I have not had a moment to post some photos from our Thanksgiving celebration, because here is a quick list of what has been going on in my life since I last posted something on...
Now that the kiddies are 4 and 2, the Halloween celebrations have kicked up a notch. We basically celebrate Halloween the entire month of October. This year it started when I hung the “Countdown to...
My hubbie pointed out that he turned 16 years old yesterday. Well, TWENTY YEARS AGO. I think getting older freaks him out. Until I remind him that, ahem, I am the older one. So anything negative he says...
Today was our annual trip to the pumpkin patch! I dressed the kiddies up in their festive long sleeve fall shirts and it was so HOT that I actually felt a little bad. But...
Happy Independence Day! May God Bless America and May God Bless all the brave Americans who are serving, or have served, our awesome country. Have a safe and happy holiday.
My kiddies have the BEST Daddy in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD, so we had to do it up right. The day started with ME making the breakfast. If you’ve joined me here before,...
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom. My sister. My mother-in-law. My sister-in-law. All my mommy friends. All the moms who read this website. Have a great day. We all deserve it. I have...
So I’m a little late writing about our Easter celebrations because of this giant blue Easter egg that landed on my kid’s forehead: But we’ll get back to that in a minute. Now that...
Part of the fun of having a preschooler actually IN SCHOOL is experiencing all the neat holiday stuff. Bean celebrated Valentine’s Day this week at his preschool and I got to take my kid to...
I am now drowning in laundry and new toys and excess body weight, but it was SO worth it. We had an amazing holiday road trip. I think it was because the kiddies are now...
My amazing husband is the chef of the family. I wrote all about it HERE and HERE. He loves to cook and is really, really good at it. Everything he makes is super yummy. But now he...
Tomorrow Annabel is 22 months old. The best word to describe her at this stage in the game: CRAZY. I say this partly kidding and, well, partly NOT kidding. She is a bunch of fun and honestly...
It’s always an adventure to plan and execute our annual family Christmas card photo. Every year I decide we need to be practical and just go to a professional photography studio. But then the thought...
Thanksgiving weekend was filled with joyous overeating, lots of fun shopping (yes, I survived Black Friday!) and relaxing time at home with the family. My husband’s aunt and cousin flew in from Canada so that was extra...
Halloween (literally) started out a little scary this year. We had to take our baby girl to an emergency doctor appointment early Saturday morning. She was up all night with a crazy cough and raspy breathing. ...
We were so excited to head out to our local pumpkin patch again this year. We have been going to the same location for three years now. It’s so crazy to think that the...
I am SO happy it’s October. The over-the-top heat in Florida lasts from May all the way to September. March is truly the best weather month. Second is October. The heat broke today. It’s...
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