by elizabethoates | Aug 2, 2018 | Parenting
We’ve done it friends! We sailed through June, limped through July, and now we’re in the home stretch of summer! If you’re tired of Fortnite and your kids going to bed later than you, then I’ve got just what you need to help you finish the summer strong: 8...
by elizabethoates | Jul 12, 2018 | Parenting
Yesterday we celebrated our youngest child’s 2nd birthday. Corbin is also our fifth child so the fact that we even remembered his birthday is a huge win! But his birthday is July 11th—or 7-11—which is also National Slurpee Day, so it’s pretty...
by elizabethoates | May 13, 2017 | Life & Faith, Parenting
Mother’s Day should be a day filled with celebration, joy, laughter, and thanksgiving . . . and the hubs doing all the cooking. Can I get an Amen? We should be hugging the mamas who raised us, receiving sticky kisses from the toddlers, and maybe even receiving...
by elizabethoates | Feb 13, 2017 | Parenting
Three years ago, on the heels of a Daddy/Daughter Dance, I wrote down all the things I wanted dads to know about their little girls. Not only because I had a little girl, but because I grew up without a dad. Fast-forward three years and my husband has taken our older...
by elizabethoates | Jan 26, 2017 | Parenting
For the past six months, raising our five kids (ages 11, 9, 7, 2, and 6-months) has felt like wrangling flying monkeys. Sometimes I feel like I’m not raising five kids, but two separate sets of kids: the older three and now the younger two. And it’s becoming apparent...
