In April I submitted our family’s picture to Wet and Wild, Oahu’s family water park. They were looking for families to film/ photograph to update their marketing and the payout was high: seasons passes for the whole family, and our kids would get birthday party vouchers. Hi, I have twins. Birthdays are stupid expensive. Where…
“I’ll never get a mini van” and Other Hypocrisies
I’m not sure why, but it was probably our third date in when I announced to my now husband, “I’ll never get a mini van.” I don’t remember why the conversation even started (maybe it was because I was already knowing I would one day bare this man’s children and was creepily plotting our future)…
The Mighty
In April my husband and I were invited to MUSC’s neonatal reunion. The reunion is set up through the hospital where the doctors and staff of the NICU and Level Two Nursery celebrate their “graduates”: all the children that were once patients. It’s a day where previous patients, their families, and the staff that treated…
Party Palm
My eleventh month old likes to party. Particularly at 3:30 in the morning. Is that a witching hour? Is that some sort of horrific time in a horror movie where terrible things happen? If it is don’t tell me. At 3:30 AM demons are the last thing on my mind and I’m pretty sure I…
Leave Your Boots at the Door
Eight months ago our family went from two to four. It was quick, crazy, scary, wonderful and life changing. In the past eight months I have watched my husband, Matt, transform into the most amazing part of himself; who he is as a father. I always assumed Matt would be a great father- he was…
A Letter to my Mother on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day happens every year and besides a card and some flowers I can’t say it’s been a day I usually put much thought into. But this year is different because I’m a mother too. Being pretty new in this field I’m not any expert, but so far I can tell it’s not about the flowers…
Before Them, There Was You
Before them, there was you. There were drinks purchased, a polite gesture. There were numbers exchanged. There were first dates at sushi restaurants where I taught you how to hold chop sticks, and you told me about your family. There were awkward pauses, long drives, and anticipation before the first kiss. There was the ease…
No Bubbles Needed
I’m sitting, fully clothed, in my bathtub. Weird, right? That’s okay, weird’s my thing. It’s always been my thing, but I’m super weird now that I’ve become a mom. For starters my social skills are going way down; my only friends I see on a constant basis being my neighbor who probably is secretly annoyed…
Surprise!
Last year on my birthday I wasn’t drinking rum buckets, I was happily sipping on water. And daydreaming about what you would be like. Would you have my curly blond hair? Would you get lucky and get dad’s blue eyes? While his friends excitedly patted his back, your father relished his beer and smiled –…
New Moms: Listen Up
When my girls first came home from the hospital my husband and I set up to live in the “man cave” (family room). I’m not kidding. For a solid week those Virginia Tech striped walls served as a special tower to hold our beautiful newborns. We used the ottoman as a changing station, mixed formula…
Right Here, Right Now
As I sit and write this my eyes are not on the screen. They are glancing over at tiny hands slowly pumping into the air. My fingers are typing anxiously as I wonder when they will turn from cute fist pumps to full-fledged crazy arms like the blowup guy at car dealerships. My foot is…
Buy One Get One Freeze 