Have you ever heard of the Summer Slide? I hadn’t, and the first time that I did, I thought that it was something fun. A water slide? A game? A dance? I only learned about this term this year, after 9+ years of motherhood. Turns out, it’s not something fun at all. The “Summer Slide” is the term used to explain the loss of academic skills and knowledge that children…
roman james
-
Travel Guide: Mystic, Connecticut – Day 1
Read moreRoman, Marina and I took a little weekend trip to Mystic, Connecticut in June. I have been wanting to visit Mystic for years, and it did not disappoint. Mystic is a beautiful little town nestled along the Mystic River and against the Atlantic Ocean in…
-
First Day of School 2020/2021
Read moreHello, sweet friends! How are you? Oh my goodness. The last few weeks have been such a whirlwind! But in the midst of it all, we survived our first week of “hybrid” schooling last week. Today is the first day of our second week and…
-
Roman James Turns 7! A Wailmer Pokémon Birthday Party
Read moreOn May 7th, Roman James turned 7-years-old. I can’t even type those words without crying. When I think about the fact that my baby boy is 7, I am overcome with emotion. Mostly I remember the brand new mama holding a little tiny baby boy…
-
Roman Starts 1st Grade
Read moreRoman started 1st grade a few weeks ago. This, like many of the milestones of his childhood, was bittersweet for me. I was reading through old blog posts the other day and I stumbled upon this one that I wrote when Roman was 3-weeks-old. In…
-
Dinosaur Birthday Party // Roman James is 6!
Read moreOn May 7th, Roman James turned 6-years-old. To be honest, it was a difficult day for me. Somehow 6 feels so momentous–like a major transition from little boy to big boy. On that day, I found my heart to be full of gratitude & love,…
-
Roman James at 5 Years + 8 Months
Read moreSometime in the last month, Roman started to read. Of all of the miraculous things I have witnessed in my time as his mother, this has perhaps been the most amazing. Somehow, I have always struggled to imagine that tremendous leap that occurs when a…
-
Roman Starts Kindergarten
Read moreRoman’s first day of kindergarten was September 5, 2018. It was a day that I had dreaded since the day that he was born. My heart is at once broken and proud all at the same time. He was hesitant and shed a few tears…
-
A Day in the City & Lion King on Broadway
Read moreHello friends & happy Monday! I hope that you had a beautiful weekend. As we kick off this new week, I wanted to share the last bit of Roman’s birthday celebrations. He knew that his Batman party was coming because he helped me plan it.…