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My parenting philosophy, while not a really formalized idea, basically revolves around “whatever is easy is good.” My kid wants to wear two different socks to preschool? Whatever; it’s easy and I’m not gonna fight it. She expresses her personality and I’m fine with it, and I get a kick out of seeing what she […]

Mrs. Cheesecake’s post on 14 Crafts to Celebrate Valentine’s Day totally inspired me to do something crafty for our Valentine’s Day cards this year. I saw Thumbprint Love Bugs card and thought not only was it darling, but doable with my never-sit-still 13 month old son. The last time I tried something crafty was at Thanksgiving. I had […]

Valentines Day used to be such a big deal in our lives. We would plan a night out, with a nice dinner, where we would order dessert and cocktails and take our time eating a nice meal. We would cuddle together, buy nice cards and surprise each other with flowers, or chocolates, or really nice beer. […]

We have an artistic gene on my dad’s side of the family. I definitely don’t have it, but it seems like my three and a half-year old Louis does! This weekend Louis and I decided to make some valentines cards. Valentines Day isn’t as big in Sweden as in the States so children don’t hand […]

Both Charlie and Olive had so much fun celebrating Valentine’s Day with their classmates.  I think it’s probably the third biggest holiday of the year for kids after Christmas and Halloween around these parts — they came home with so many Valentines and treats! I tried to do Valentines that matched each of their personalities. […]

Because of my work schedule, I’m not the most participatory mom when it comes to school events and activities (though I try to be as present as I can). I’ve made it a tradition, though, to always do a little something extra when it comes to Valentine’s Day. Despite the unfortunate (or fortunate as the […]

The past two years, I have made photo cards using a cute picture of Liam to send as Valentines to friends and family. It’s something fun I like to do and the people I send them to seem to like receiving them. However, this year, Liam is in preschool and he and his classmates will […]