Sesame Place

By Jessica Del Llano Last summer we went on our first official family vacation to Sesame Place in Langhorne, PA.  I’ve had a couple of friends ask me for advice as they’re planning their own vacations there, so I thought I’d share our experience and advice with you. We drove down to Pennsylvania, and while [...]

Power of Yes

By Jessica Del Llano   I recently read an article in the Huffington Post in which the writer decided for one day she’d say “yes” as often as possible to her toddler son.  Prompted by one small comment from her son that “[he’d] be more happier if [she’d] say ‘yes’,” she realized just how much [...]

Nap time

By Jessica Del Llano Who doesn’t love a nap?  I’d take a nap every single day if I could.  And these beautiful little children we bring into the world actually get that chance, and what do they do with it?  They WASTE it! My 2 ½ year old daughter, Sara, has begun resisting nap time [...]

The Dreaded New Year’s Resolution

By Jessica Del Llano Ah yes, the dreaded New Year’s Resolution. For the first time last year, I made an actual list of the things I hoped to accomplish in the new year.  I’m sorry to say only two of them came to fruition by year’s end, but in the spirit of “try, try again,” [...]

Discussing Death with Children

By Jessica Del Llano I was 17 when I lost my first grandparent – my grandfather.  There were extended family and friends of the family who passed away during my youth, but never someone as close to me as a grandparent.  At 17, I was so unprepared emotionally to deal with that kind of loss, [...]

Meet Jessica

Meet another new featured mommy blogger and be sure to say hello to Jessica in the comments below! Jessica Del Llano My daughter Sara came into this world in July of 2009, and I was changed forever. My husband Brian and I have been married since 2003, and we chose to take our time starting [...]

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