Family Time Activities

There's a family in my neighborhood that constantly plays together in the street. It's a beautiful thing. I honestly have no idea how they pull it off in their schedules. If I was completely [...]

I LOVE summer, but sometimes I think it can be the most selfish season for our family. The hustle and bustle of the school year and all that it entails finally winds down (only to pick back up [...]

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. For parents of elementary-age kids, this typically means three things: craft paper, glue, and candy conversation hearts. We can picture the Instagram [...]

Confession: I enjoy setting resolutions more than I like keeping them. Some years I get rather elaborate with my schemes. If you're picturing a March Madness-like flow chart, you're not that far [...]

This year my family is cutting back on Christmas gifts. Though my husband and I usually like to get as much as we can for our two sons, we now find ourselves in a place where it just doesn’t make [...]

The Dilemma: A Too-Busy Christmas Day You’re riding in the car on your way to the third Christmas celebration in one day. Your husband stopped talking a few hours ago, your child still doesn’t [...]

One of my favorite Christmas memories happened by accident. It was December 23rd and our then 3-year-old son ran to the window and pressed his face to the glass at the sound of sirens in the [...]

“Mommmmm! I'm bored.” Seriously? You can see the wrapping paper on the floor and the BRAND NEW TOYS in a pile by the stairs. How can they be bored? You JUST opened presents. They have more new [...]

For parents, Christmas family traditions are like candy canes and lollipops: they deliver a rush. There's nothing quite so satisfying as our kids eagerly begging for time together as a family. [...]

Christmas is coming. Maybe that excites you...or maybe not. For every person who shouts, "EGG NOG! DECORATIVE SWEATERS! TINSEL! CHRISTMAS CAROLS!" there's someone who mumbles, "egg nog... [...]

Thanksgiving dinner with my family can be so…awkward. I'm always saying the wrong things. Like, say, this conversation: We're so glad you could come this year, Aunt Meredith. How's work going? [...]