Halloween Traditions With a Tween: Keeping the Fun Alive as Kids Get Older

October 26, 2026 0 Comments 3 tags

Halloween looks a little different now that my son is 10, but the fun hasn't stopped! From pumpkin patches and trick-or-treating to our first haunted corn maze, here's how our

Halloween Costume Shopping With a 10-Year-Old Is Apparently a Whole New Experience

October 23, 2026 0 Comments 3 tags

Halloween costume shopping hits differently when your 10-year-old starts worrying about what's cool. Here's how two hours in Spirit Halloween ended with a plague doctor and ninja swords.

5 Oregon Pumpkin Patches We’ve Actually Visited (And Which Ones Are Worth the Money)

October 20, 2026 0 Comments 3 tags

From pumpkin cannons and haunted corn mazes to the BEST apple cider donuts, we're sharing our honest experiences at five Oregon pumpkin patches near Salem. Find out which farms are

How I Juggle My Son’s School, Soccer, and Our Busy Family Schedule

October 19, 2026 0 Comments 4 tags

Between school pickup, year-round soccer, work, dinner, and everything else, our family schedule can get pretty chaotic. Here's how we use our Skylight Calendar, Sunday prep, easy crockpot meals, and

How I Decorate Our Front Porch for Halloween Every Year

October 6, 2026 0 Comments 4 tags

Wondering how to decorate a front porch for Halloween without buying all-new decor every year? Here’s how I decorate ours with spooky favorites we’ve collected over time, inexpensive finds, and

20 Years as a Football Coach’s Wife: What Fall Really Looks Like for Our Family

September 30, 2026 0 Comments 2 tags

After 20 years as a football coach’s wife, I’ve spent a lot of Friday nights under the lights—and quite a few in the rain and mud. But football season changed

What’s Actually in My Car as a Sports Mom

September 22, 2026 0 Comments 3 tags

From a fully stocked snack box to dry clothes and an emergency umbrella, here are the nine things I keep in my car to make sports mom life a little

What Fall Really Looks Like in Our Family: Football, Halloween & the Traditions I Love

September 15, 2026 0 Comments 5 tags

Fall in our family is equal parts back-to-school chaos, sports schedules, pumpkin patches, Halloween and apple cider donuts. After 20 years as a football coach’s wife, we’ve created plenty of

8 Things I Do Every Sunday Night to Make Monday Morning Easier

September 14, 2026 0 Comments 2 tags

My Sunday night routine isn't about having a perfectly productive Sunday. These are the 8 simple things I do—from meal prepping breakfast to setting out clothes and getting our soccer

What’s in My Mom First Aid Kit? 15 Things I Actually Use

September 8, 2026 0 Comments 3 tags

After one bloody nose and one baseball injury, I realized my standard first aid kit didn't have half the things I actually needed as a mom. Here are the 15