As a native Nevadan (fourth generation), I grew up exploring our mountains and the beautiful jewel of water we are so lucky to have in our back yard, Lake Tahoe. My earliest, fondest memories are of swimming in that freezing water, building sand castles, burying my siblings in the sand …

“Mommy, can I run with you?” is a common phrase from Juliette when I am getting ready to go out for a run or going to a race. She’s going to be 4 next month, so the Dolan Reno 5000 series seemed like the perfect starter race to get her …

I don’t know who came up with the term “Terrible 2s,” because in my personal experience, and based on pretty much every parent I talk to, it really isn’t the 2-year-olds that are the problems — it’s age 3 that’s TOUGH. I think in my mind, when my oldest was …

Reno has its share of quirky events, but one I didn’t know about until recently was the MUSTACHE RUN. How fun is that?! This Sunday, June 24, is the second race in the 2018 Dolan Running Series at Washoe County Hidden Valley Regional Park. You can choose from the following …

My daughter recently lost her last baby tooth, which felt like a major milestone. Also, per conversations with our dentist, I knew that it meant she was ready for an Orthodontist consultation. I turned to my network of friends on Facebook for recommendations, and was advised to shop around. I …

I found a set of ice cube trays while cleaning out my kitchen, leftover from my more ambitious days of thinking I’d make and freeze baby food (key word here is think). I almost set them in the donate pile with the mini muffin pans that I don’t use anymore, …

It’s that time of year - election season. And if you didn’t notice, then you must not have looked at your phone every night for the past week around 7 pm. Primaries are June 12th, and that’s just the pre-show. To help our moms do a bit of research, we …

Twelve years ago, shortly after I got married, I stumbled across cardio kickboxing classes at my local gym. I fell in love with the movements and the inherent “fun” aspect of this group class. The instructor, Verna, quickly become one of the highlights of the class. She was fun, encouraging, …

As I’ve talked about in previous blog posts, my oldest daughter was a planned C-Section for being in the breech position, despite our best efforts (we even did a formal attempt at flipping her in the hospital, but she was stubborn from the start!). I did not have a birth …