I recently read that 30 minutes of swimming burns approximately 350 calories! I love swimming laps. That 30 minutes is like heaven. With my head under the water, I can’t hear anything. It is peaceful.. {Some of you know the constant noise that occurs when being a parent of a 3 year old energetic girl.} Here in Montreal, we have a pool at the apartment we are staying in. Not only have I been swimming laps for exercise but my Princess has been swimming like a fish. She can swim very well … [Read more...]
Toddler News
The latest news in our house:My Princess cut her bangs. Not too bad, luckily. Most people won't even notice it. I am so glad it was not worse. Why do toddlers like to do this?The Lion King soundtrack has become a favorite in our house. Note to self, next time just download the songs from the movie and save money. My Princess does not want to hear the scores or the Elton John songs {sorry, Elton but you are cut}. Now, if I can get Hakuna Matata out of my head, life would be even more … [Read more...]
Toddler Diapering
We are planning on having our second child! I am terrifiedmostly at the thought of going through the first 3 years again. I won’t lie toyou all. I think it was hard. In some ways, it does feel like it is gettingeasier, I admit freely that being a parent is the most difficult job in theworld – especially being a mommy.I vividly remember bringing home my Princess 3 hours aftershe was born. {Have I shared with you all my birth story? If not, I will haveto write up a post soon!} I was so happy my … [Read more...]
The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley
When I got The Blessing sent to me for review purposes from Book Sneeze, I was excited. I love parenting books, and boy what a great parenting book this is! Based on the publisher's synopsis, I knew this book would be able to help in my own parenting style. {Parenting a toddler is HARD most days!}Guess who grabbed the book and read it first? Yep, my husband. He loved it so much and started implementing the things he was learning right from the start. {I have an amazing husband!} I could … [Read more...]
Parenting is Hard When She’s Snubbed By The Big Kids
My Princess is only 3 years old. She is stubborn, bossy and independent. We often catch her bossing around 10 year old kids when we are traveling on the road. It always amazes us. She likes big kids. They have more patience and seem to "give in" to her more than children her own age. So some of her closest friends are children who are 5 and older. One day recently, while we were out, they would not let her play with them. They kept running away from her. She was persistent … [Read more...]
Parenting A Toddler: 5 Important Tips
Time outs? Restrictions? Spankings? We have a very stubborn toddler here in our home. She like most three year old children need discipline. The punishment she dislikes the most is time outs. We have followed the rule that the time out is equal to her age. So she is getting 3 minute time outs right now. A frequent issue that we have been dealing with is during our travel. I am very careful to keep her within eye sight at all times when we are traveling on the road for my husband's work. … [Read more...]
Sabbath Activity
Did you know that our family keeps the Sabbath? Now that we have a toddler we try very hard to make this the best day of the week. It is a day we don’t worry about shopping, television shows, cleaning, or bills. It really is our Special Day. It is the day we not only spend time with God and fellowship with other Christians but also a day for family and spending time in nature - God’s creation. We took advantage of the sunshine this last weekend. (We are in California during the winter, … [Read more...]
