The Mom I Want To Be

There's no stress quite like preschool picture day stress. Now that I have two kids in school our morning routines are definitely different, but not as bad as I was expecting given we were already used to getting two kids ready in the morning (just one used to go to a grandparents' house and now he goes to school!). We were lucky that Kiddo 2 was able to get into our favorite early childhood education program mid-year when a spot opened up right after he turned 3 (the minimum age to attend). So after his January school start we fast-forward to February's Spring School Picture Day! I was definitely excited since the backgrounds are the same as Kiddo 1's when he was in preschool and I just couldn't wait to put the pictures side-by-side and eventually hang school photos on our walls! Unfortunately, taking professional pictures with children is always going to be stressful given the unknown factor. Will they be in a good mood? Will they keep their clothes clean? Now add...

I can't believe how much has happened since my last post. We had Halloween events ranging from my work's annual "Monster Mash" community event and trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood for the first time. We had talked about being an Inside Out family for a while (given the new movie that came out, that Kiddo 1 watched most of in theaters and the fact that the first movie is one of the only movies both kids will actually sit through since they usually prefer YouTube). During the Monster Mash event it was easier to just wear adorable (and warm) onesies, so Kiddo 1 was a dinosaur and Kiddo 2 was Sulley from Monsters, Inc. (I even dressed up with him as Boo for a work dress-up day!). But on actual Halloween night I was worried we wouldn't even make it. I had to stop by my parents house after pickup, which delayed getting home, the sun was setting, the kids were cranky, and Hubby was ready to just cancel the whole thing. But I knew I had to make this happen. I th...