Let’s talk about Christmas. Specifically? Let’s talk about Christmas with a kid old enough to get excited about Christmas. Because, y’all. I’ve waited nearly THREE DECADES for this! Okay. That’s slight hyperbole considering I didn’t truly start thinking about what it would be like to watch my child’s face light up brighter than the fake pre-lit […]
It was a balmy 70 degrees in Nashville the day we brought my youngest son home from the hospital. The temperatures were certainly unexpected for the week of Christmas, so he wore a long-sleeved onesie in lieu of the adorable penguin fleece outfit I had packed so carefully in my hospital bag for my December […]
With Christmas right around the corner, it seems that everywhere we look, we find ourselves bombarded with advertisements telling us we all need more stuff. I believed the advertisers for years. But now that I’m older? I realize that when I think back on my childhood, it’s the memories I made with my family that […]
Ahhhh — October. The leaves are changing, we have full permission to pumpkin spice allthethings, and hallelujurrrr the blasted summer heat has begun to abate! If that wasn’t enough to bring a smile to your face, let’s not forget the month of October brings us Halloween! I don’t know about you, but I have a […]
Here I am, with my feet up, phone in hand, sipping on a glass of chardonnay. I can hear the sound of waves crashing in the distance. With my eyes closed it almost feels like I’m 22 again. Sitting on a beach without a care in the world. Then reality hits. My feet are on […]
Summer in Nashville brings to mind lazy days, ice cream treats, pools and water play, summer reading lists, camps — both day and overnight, fishing, and some truly fantastic farmers markets. Our greater Nashville area offers some truly incredible summer kids movies — fun for the whole family! We’re back with this year’s round up of all those fun (and inexpensive!) opportunities […]
Summer in Nashville brings to mind lazy days, ice cream treats, pools and water play, summer movies, summer camp, and some truly fantastic farmers markets. If you were at all like me as a kid, summer stretched out before you as a fantastic time for reading adventures. Happily, there are a ton of summer reading programs to help you encourage […]
It always catches us by surprise, y’all — but it’s berry picking time again! We’re back this year with our annual round up of where you can pick your own berries in Middle Tennessee (and maybe even a little beyond!). Remember that these crops are available between May-July, so always verify which berries are in […]
Research makes me feel safe. When I have an unknown challenge looming in the distance, I open up a search engine and read everything I can find. Before participating in Tough Mudder in 2017, I read up on every single obstacle and even watched YouTube videos of the ones that sounded the most intimidating. Before […]
Summer – the perfect time for kids to get outside, explore exciting places and have new adventures. Whether your child wants to do that exploring and adventuring in the woods or on the water, learning to be a better leader or a better conservationist, rolling down mountain bike trails or splashing through a creek bed, […]
