One Secret to a Working Mom Success: Make Family Events More Enjoyable With Friends

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Better Together: Why Inviting Another Family Makes Activities More Fun #FamilyFun Sometimes family activities can feel like another item on the to-do list. However, doing those activities with another family makes them more fun! Whether it’s a trip to an amusement park , a visit to the local pool , or trip to a pumpkin patch , including another family can multiply the fun in amazing ways. One of my favorite moms to collaborate with is my friend, Ayana Ledford who's pictured above with her daughter Sahar. We have done all of the things listed as seemingly random examples above and here is how including her and her daughter (and sometimes her son too) has made the events more fun. On the date above, Ayana almost left the venue because parking was a nightmare. That said, she hung in there and we would up having a great time!
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My Entire Family Dynamic Portrayed in one Photo

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During the holidays, a lot was written about how moms threaten their kids in order to capture the perfect photo. There's a lot of truth to that and legitimacy with that tactic. I certainly am not above it! Other times, though, I go with the flow. 

Recently, I found the above photo in my archives and it is an example of when I did just that. This day we were at The Hotel Breakers in Sandusky, Ohio for our annual trip to attend Bloggy Con. a blogging conference. Each year the conference occurs in September. So, it was our last trip to the beach. Even though we were at Lake Erie and not some exotic place, I wanted to capture the moment!

Because this photo captured our entire family dynamic I thought it was too good to keep to myself!

Like a lot of moms, married or not, I spend a lot of time alone with my kids. I don't share that to invite comment or criticism about my husband, to contextualize the title of this post. My husband's absence from this photo is fairly typical. In all fairness though, he snapped this shot. So, he was with us that day. The other dynamics are spot on though too.

My daughter is a dancer, a natural performer. So, we all spend a decent amount of our time watching her and being entertained by her. My older son, as indicated in this photo, is not always amused and seems to wonder why she is always seeking attention. My baby, tends to be totally in love with me and tracks me with his eyes. And, I am constantly striving to create magic and happiness for each of my children and myself in light of their very different personalities. 

We took this photo three years ago and yet, the dynamics remain the same!


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