St. Patrick's Day has always been one of my favorite holidays as a kid, because I did Irish Step Dancing and it was a busy season for us. As a Mom, I have so much fun sharing my love of all things Irish with my kids on this holiday and making it fun for them. As with all holidays, the best traditions are the ones that everyone in the family loves--and that includes Mom! Lean into your strengths and what makes you happy and that happiness will trickle down to the kids. And if

Middle Grade books are some of my favorite to read, both as an adult and, of course, with my kids. One of my favorite things is reading a middle grade book that I love and turning around to share it with my kids—and having them love it! Today I am sharing some of my favorite middle grade authors! Jennifer A. Neilsen Jennifer A. Neilsen is such a fun author for both kids and adults! We listened to her new release last year as a family on a roadtrip. My husband had to run into

February was a pretty good reading month for me, full of romance books. We were sick for a lot of the month, which allowed me more reading time as we rested (as well as less reading time when I was so sick I just wanted to veg). In February, I read 18 books and 4,875 pages , for an average of 270 pages per book . I read 15 books by female authors and 3 by male authors . I read 4 physical books, 7 eBooks , and 7 audiobooks . I borrowed 7 of the books I read and owned 11 of