OC Mom Collective

We had a magical time at our Donuts with Santa event! And we hope you did too!  We are so grateful to our sponsor Trinity Lutheran School for graciously hosting.   Of course, the most important part of any event with...

When I was a child and still believed in Santa, my favorite thing about Christmas was waking up that morning and running over to our tree. There, in addition to the same old presents that had been sitting underneath...

Your kids, your family, your friends - they'll remember how you made them feel. It's the Holidays and if you're like me you're ordering your Christmas cards, shopping for presents, trying to remember where you put that list of addresses...

Recently, I was conversing with the mom of a toddler about the stress of shopping with her daughter. Mom emphasized that her energetic and curious toddler refuses to ride in a cart and "needs" to touch everything while walking...

I always wanted three kids. To be exact, I wanted a boy, a girl, and then another boy. In hindsight, I am glad I had the girl first because after having my boy, I don't think we would have had...

When my son was 3 years old (he's now 15), my husband and I learned that I was unable to have more children. Ok, my fertility doctor's exact words post-op were, "You have less than a 1% chance of...

  The Holiday Season is upon us!  And because the season is so short - who else feels like there just isn't enough time -we’ve created posts to help you find exactly what you’re looking for! Each of the below images...

Seriously, stop trying to have it all!  And before the comments roll in about how it IS possible, hang tight with me for one second. We, as moms and women for that matter, are told that we HAVE to have...

The holidays are coming, which as a mom can bring a lot of stress and grief of its own kind.  However, for those families that may have experienced a death in the family, the holiday prep can look a lot...

It has been a year since I wrote about our daughter’s journey through Infantile Spasms (IS) or West Syndrome, a “catastrophic seizure disorder” that typically comes without warning and leaves the children it touches severely disabled. Unlike epilepsy, its...

Soft talking. Only walking. My toddler and I review our library mantra before we enter the main wing each week after library story time, which is held in a separate wing. She knows the rules. But, as rehearsed as...

Today is my Birthday!!!  And Birthdays make you think about getting older, being old, being an old woman.  And I feel like we do everything in our power to fight getting older, but today, because it is my birthday...

I don’t think I like age four. Three was worlds better than four, and I’m sincerely hoping that five offers a much-needed reprieve from the moody, behaviorally-challenged, fearsome fours. My son is a wonderful tiny human most of the...

You know you're a parent leaving for vacation when you realize you've done everyone's laundry but your own. Hello, my name is Maria and I'm leaving for vacation soon and I haven't done my laundry.  Everyone else will have...