Over the last few years, our family has taken up camping as a form of vacation. Not the kind of peaceful hike into nature that my husband prefers (backpacking), but more the opiate of the masses: car camping. We have a handful of camping trips under our belts at this point, and I’ve learned a…
Sometimes I feel like I might go clinically insane. Being at home each day with three children under the age of four is enough to put me in a straightjacket. Me: What do you want for breakfast? Two-year-old son: Cereal with no milk. Me: It’s going to be super dry. Are you sure you don’t…
For those of us who live far from family, Christmas involves travel with kids, which can take the tidings of good cheer right out of yuletide. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about traveling well with children. I’ll share what’s worked for me in the hope that it will help you remain peaceful even…
As a child, I never believed in Santa. My husband’s parents, on the other hand, went all out to preserve Santa, even writing letters to their kids from the North Pole and not putting gifts under the tree until Christmas morning. Strangely, the Are we going to raise our kids to believe in Santa? discussion…
I love everything about the holidays—the weather, the music, the food, the decorations, the gifts…You get the idea. I also (of course) love my son, Joey. My sweet, amazing, hilarious, ornery, fabulous son. He brings me joy every single day. He also has Down syndrome, and he totally rocks that extra chromosome. It would seem…