20 Things 2-Year-Olds Want from Santa

"What can I get for my 2 year old for Christmas?"  Really?  REALLY?  2-year-olds, at least mine, have no concept of what they want other than what is right in front of them.  They want what their siblings have or what we say they cannot have.  In that spirit, and going off what I wrote …

Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Arizona for Thanksgiving

Just stirring from their naps, in my parents' extra room somewhere in the desert of Arizona, my two kids are greeted by their four cousins for the first time in their little lives.  All four kids (ages 2, 4, 7 and 9) wander in as my two pop heads out of their pack n' plays …

Hand-Me-Downs are Magical

If you were to look around our home, our yard, our kids, you would find so many gifts.  So many items that were generously given to us by our families and our friends.  It's shocking really, how much of our lives are supplemented, bolstered, held up by our friends and families. That extends far beyond …