Lilkidthings

This week, I have decided to devote each day to a different aspect of Thankfulness. Every year, as we would sit down to Thanksgiving Dinner, my Dad would go around the table and ask each one of us what we were thankful for. Every year, I knew it was coming yet I would always freeze up when it was...

Despite a bit of a fall and the teeeniest amount of blood yesterday, Oscar has no intention of slowing down. Happy Friday!

Ya'll I have an amazing giveaway to share with you. I am so excited about this one that I have been putting it off because I want to make sure to do it justice. I have been fortunate enough to be included in Rwanda Path for Peace project headed up by The BlogRollers! This project really is amazin...

It's hard to believe, but as of today I have been blogging for SIX YEARS! And before that I was tolling around on the now extinct Geocities. Do What? That's a lot of nothing. But it has meant so much!I'm so excited to be celebrating my Blogiversary! I am trying to get all my older posts imported ...

I love technology. I always have. I might not have the latest greatest gadgets a lot of the time, but I love to tinker. I have been "online" since the early days of Prodigy and dial-up. When my family was in Israel in 1994, we set up email to connect with our loved ones at home, most of which had...

Well, it's official! I have finished my second 5k in as many years. A LITTLE pathetic, but mostly awesome. Sunday's race was a really great experience for me! Unlike last time, when I was absolutely not prepared, this race was challenging, yet fun and enjoyable!First of all, it was a beautiful da...

In the span of about 5 days, I have gone from cringing in dread/fear to "oh he's fine" when Oscar falls down. He has been standing and standing and standing some more for a week or so now and as of late, it's ALL he wants to do. He'll pull up on ANYTHING he can get a grip on, safe or not. I am cl...

Man I am SO excited about Thanksgiving this year! It seems like everyone around me is getting into the spirit of giving thanks in so many ways. I've got a few fun things planned this week and next all centering around Thanksgiving. And what better way to kick it off than with some Thank-You cards...

Come out to The Pour House to see two great bands! The Whalewatchers will go on at 9:30pm, followed by Glorydive! Not only are they all great people,  they are great bands! AND this Reunion show for Glorydive is NOT something you want to  miss! See you there!

Twice a year I turn into a giddy little girl just chomping at the bit to get my hands on some seriously awesome goodies. I'm talking about a local craft fair called The Handmade Market. For several years, The HandMaidens have been hosting an amazing one day market with quality items for men, wome...

After this weekend's festivities come to an end, I will be in full on Thanksgiving mode. Lots to do in terms of packing up and getting everyone ready to go to Alabama. But, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the holiday here as well! I just love fall and have had my smelly candles out for a while. ...

One present we had planned to get Oscar for Christmas was a push toy he could use to help him walk around. I like the kind that are push toys and then convert to ride-on toys because I feel like I am getting 2 things and only taking up space for one. Score! So when I got some coupons online for t...

Things are getting really fun over here at Lil-Kid-Things! I have added a Sponsor, Uprinting, hosted a couple giveaways, and most recently been the featured blogger at The B Keeps Us Honest! But today is very exciting because my first post at Triangle Mamas is up! Triangle Mamas is a local blog f...

Today's post isn't so much a meal as it is a snack. A sweet snack. I am the type of person who needs a sweet finisher to a meal. It doesn't have to be a pint of Ben'n'Jerry's (though that would be amazing right now....uncanny cashew yumz), but something to say, ok we are done eating. I love dark ...

I don't have posts to go along with these pictures. I just needed them to be on the internet.

It's official. I have paid my dues for the Raleigh Old Reliable Run on November 15th. I am officially committed to completing the race and have been training a bit. I'll admit I haven't been as vigorous as I had hoped, but I AM running. In the past couple weeks I have come to a few conclusions.Ru...

I have decided to add a feature called Becoming Mom. Technically it's not a new feature as I have been writing about this for many months already. But now it has a fancy new name! Oscar hit a fun milestone yesterday by standing in his crib! Hooray! It was a proud moment followed by a nice afterno...

Well well well, isn't it your lucky day! Why's that you ask? Because I am posting another video! Wee! Oscar is doing so many new things each day I can't even keep up! He squeals to try and copy us when we whistle for the dog. He barks like a dog when he hears one, or we ask "what does the dog say...

Congratulations to commenter number 6, Regan! Yay Regan :-) You have 48 hours to respond to my email to claim your prize! Thank you to everyone who entered!

Ahh yes, a chill is in the air and the fun is really about to begin! I absolutely LOVE this time of year and while October gets me started, there is nothing like waking up to NOVEMBER! This Thanksgiving we will be taking the (LONG) drive to Alabama to spend the holiday with Jerry's family. I love...

***photo by Holly DwanYesterday, we had our very first EVER Halloween Party. We invited lots of friends with (and without) kids and had a ball. We ended up with over 50 people! YIKES! It was the first time we have hosted a party since Oscar was born (I think) and I think it went really well. We ...

Congratulations to number 16, Shari from Keenan! Shari I have sent you an email and you have 48 hours to respond with your address! Thanks everyone for entering and keep your eyes peeled for more fun giveaways!

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you are having a great day and looking forward to a fun weekend. I'm super excited because I get to do another giveaway!The nice folks over at Uprinting.com have offered to give one lucky reader 250 FREE custom stickers!!! They are also giving me a set so it's a doub...

Saturday marked the 4th Annual Raleigh Wide Open in this Capital City and we decided to take the whole family to check it out! RWO this year celebrated the opening of the new City Plaza at the end of Fayetteville Street, which for those of you who aren't here is a sort of main street in downtown....

OK so this morning was our 9 month appointment! Man am I exhausted. It seemed like we were there for.... evvvvv.... errrrr....but we made it through. We didn't get to see Dr. Bo this time because today was a reschedule and he wasn't available. Sad. We love Dr. Bo! Instead we saw Dr. Brad who was ...

Well it's true! Oscar is 9 months old as of yesterday. This year is flying by and before you know it, I'll be planning a birthday party. This month has been both great and frustrating. Oscar is learning SO much and SO fast that it's really entertaining to see, but at the same time it's really mes...

Ok folks, it's survey time! I am trying to filter through all this flu shot information and I am SO torn this year! I have only had the flu shot once and it was fine. I have also had the Flu once and it was HORRIBLE. Also, with Oscar and I am trying to decide about the flu shot with him.I am gene...

Another post that I'm sure has been expressed 1 billion times before in one form or another. Let me add my pennies. I can't watch the news anymore. I just can't do it. I don't know what it is about having a child of your very own that makes terror so real, but if you let it, fear can pour into ev...