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Mommy, Does Cinderella Have Babies?

August 4, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

Pink asked me this most innocent question the other day as I was overwhelmed by yet another mess, and she was rocking her own beloved baby doll in her arms. “Mommy, does Cinderella have babies?”

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Popular Tagged With: happiness, motherhood, princesses

Reader Feature: Aimee’s Knock Out Halloween Ideas

October 22, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

This week, in honor of Halloween, I’m hosting a Reader Feature series so you don’t have to hear about our ketchup bottle or Curious George costumes yet again. (You’re welcome.) These friends and readers have truly original ideas, outrageously cooperative children, and the ability to execute far more than opening a pre-packaged beauty from Target. […]

Filed Under: featured, Reader Feature, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: costumes, creative, creativity, DIY, dress up, Halloween, holiday, princesses, reader feature

15 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 119

September 15, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

You might think that getting back into the predictable routine of a new school year wouldn’t lend itself to much material. But the strange thing is, this “routine” is proving to be anything but predictable. Funny, but not predictable.

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: 2nd grade, ballet, Bruins, dancing, family, hip hop, lessons, princesses, UCLA

Fun From Disney Baby

January 14, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

You don’t have to have a baby to appreciate some of my most recent posts on Disney Baby. 10 Sweetest Sibling Moments Big and Pink have a pretty special bond, and it’s captured in some of my favorite pictures. Baby’s 5 Cutest Words Pink’s getting chatty, and here are a few of my favorite words […]

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, Disney Baby, Mom Musings Tagged With: Disney Baby, exercise, health, new year's resolution, princesses, siblings, words

Brave: Big Screen, Little Screen, Big Hit

June 20, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Bears. Lemonade-up-the-nose laughter. And a mom who was wrong all along. If you ask Big, those were three of the things that stuck with him after our fun date night in San Francisco for the screening of the Disney Pixar film, Brave (in theaters tomorrow, June 22nd). The funny thing is, I kind of agree.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Brave, Disney, fairy tale, movie, princesses

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