It's my most favorite day of the year! Well, one of them. I do love March 2 (Piper's Birthday), and July 30 (Nash's) too. But October 26 holds a special place in my heart. Today marks 13 years of loving the same good man, and nine of sharing his last name. Cheers to today and [...]
If you've ever been on a road trip with toddlers, then you know the miles are paved with questions. 20 questions. 20 million billion questions. Questions that usually focus on location. "Are we there yet? Are we close? How about now?" There are roughly seven hours between our house in South Carolina and my parent's [...]
We're big fans of sweet treats in our house. Big. HUGE (cue Julia Roberts). When we run errands, I can always count on Piper piping up and asking, "Mommy... are we getting a sweet treat?" And of course, the answer is always "yes" because life is short and dessert is SO good. Sweet treats above [...]
At the end of the day, after the kids have been fed three well-balanced meals (Jk, I'm feeding toddlers), 1.5 million snacks, bathed, entertained with toys and random household items (TV remote, empty milk jug, a box of ziplock bags, a grey marker, and one empty Amazon box) serenaded by the Frozen 2 playlist on [...]
Confession: I've spent a good bit of my adult life thinking sugar cookie artists are nuts for charging $3+ a cookie, but after a deplorable baking episode this week, I have newfound respect and unadulterated adoration for their inimitable talent and desperately knead to issue a baker's dozen of apologies. Seriously. We are not worthy. [...]
We have a thief in our midst. Or so I've heard. The other night after the kids were tucked in their beds (for the 14th time after needing fresh water and to pee and one more hug and 13 more books and the fan off [then on] and the door cracked - but just a [...]
Motherhood is not for the faint of heart. You surrender your body for nine months awaiting a slippery, helpless, hungry human to come barreling out. Then once the new babe is on the outside, you're involuntarily flooded with turbulent emotions that drive you to somehow keep a tiny human fed, dry and warm. Alive. Then they [...]
I have a running list of PSAs in my head. You know, the reoccurring thoughts you have every time something drives you batty - but there isn't a true audience to endure your internal monologue. For the last 28 years, my main internal PSA has been: Public restrooms and the habits of nasty women. A [...]
I'm an Instagram stalk-a-holic of all things baby. Kids shops, boutiques, baby brands - you name it. An addict by nature, I binge-scroll through all of the leather moccasins, whimsical nurseries, luxury strollers, handmade classic toys, stylish bow subscriptions (that we JUST cancelled to my dismay because "priorities") and 'add to cart' mentally. Then get frustrated with all [...]
Today I'm tired - but not because the usual 16 pound reason. Little Piper Grey sleeps 10-11 hours a night now - which is glorious. So evenings are when we clean, catch up on garbage TV (like the train wreck that is Bachelor in Paradise), attempt a workout, or catch up on the tragedies happening in the world.
Adrianne Buckley 