Fall

When the fall weather hits, Rhode Island moms breathe a collective sigh of relief. We say goodbye to humidity and summer heatwaves, send the kids back to school, and welcome the return of pumpkin spice, cider donuts, hoodie weather,...

Cooler temperatures are on the way in Rhode Island, which means soon fuzzy sweaters, comfy boots, and pumpkin spice lattes will abound.  And one of my favorite fall bucket list activities is pumpkin picking!  My kids just love hayrides...

I'm not that mom. Notes in the kids' lunch boxes, lovingly and intricately curated Bento Boxes, elaborate decorations for each holiday? Nope, nope, nope. Although I love to cook a good meal, Martha Stewart I am not. I get...

Should you bring the kids to the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular? It's a question I've been grappling with for a few years now.    The thing is, my children are scared of everything sensitive. We can't watch any movie in our house, even...

Wolfenoot. Tis the season of the holiday that you’ve probably never heard of. That’s because it’s a made-up holiday, or it was a made-up holiday, until people started celebrating it. Unlike Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, and all your more traditional...

If you're anything like me, you start every season with a mental list of a bunch of things you want to do with your kids in the next few months. When you look back at that list at the...

I love everything about this season. Well, almost everything. Sharing food, laughter, and time with loved ones makes this season such a joyous time of year. One thing I could do without sharing, though, is the germs. Having a...

  2020 could be summed up in three words: What. The. Heck? A global pandemic, statewide shutdowns, facemasks, hybrid schools, drive-by birthday parties....the list of things we never anticipated is long. My head has been a pandemic-laden brain-soup of uncertainty since...

Trunk or Treat. We love how popular this tradition has become. Around here, our kids start itching to get their costumes on and start stockpiling candy somewhere around the second week of October. And let's be honest - those (rare)...

For me, November means so many things.  The early inklings of the holiday season, the beginning of cold weather (my favorite!), the annual "who-waits-the-longest-to-turn-on-their-heat" contest amongst my immediate family members.  The back-to-school crazy has settled, and life feels normal...