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It’s morning, and after I get my daughter squared away with her breakfast, I sit down with my own bowl of cereal and pull up the day’s calendar. There it is, taunting me with those big upper case letters (why...

I love Halloween. Who doesn’t? Apart from the failed attempts at resisting the candy stash in the weeks leading up to Halloween, having to buy more candy to refill the candy stash that you someone else devoured, the guaranteed bitter...

Fall is one of my favorite times of year. It's not because of the beautiful colors the leaves change to, or the fun times my family has at the pumpkin patch, or the fact that it's apple season and...

New mama, you are about to begin the ride of your life. Right now you still might be in shock that this is happening. You might be excited or nervous or relieved that you are finally going on this...

Fall is in the air, and we are so excited to share this season with all of you mamas and your little ones at our fall-themed events around the corridor!  Many of you joined us for a beautiful morning...

I was raised with a healthy dose of, “Girls can do anything boys can do,” but it wasn’t until I had daughters of my own that I really started paying attention to all the indirect messages that society sends...

First things first: mind the gap.  If you've never been to London, you may not know what I'm talking about. In fact, I myself had never heard the phrase until I stepped off the plane in Heathrow airport.  I...

As we grow older, our visions of the future change from careers to marriage and then family. I come from a family of four and am the younger of two girls. As the younger sibling, I always wanted my...

For nine months we dream about what our babies will look like. What traits will we share. For me? I scoffed when my husband stated with absolute certainty during my first pregnancy that our daughter would have blonde hair...

It's officially Fall! I don't know about you, but nothing says Fall to me like heading to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch with my family to pick my own produce and enjoy some yummy treats!  Whether you prefer...