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How do we celebrate Diwali? Diwali, often called the Festival of Lights, celebrates a story of good triumphing over evil. It’s the largest festival in India, my husband’s home country.  We’ve celebrated Diwali in San Francisco, Sydney and northern Virginia....

Why do we love Organic Valley? Let us count the ways. From supporting a farmer-owned co-op of 1,700 small farms to sustainability and from premium animal care to quality taste and value, we simply love their products for our...

The Washington, DC area is full of amazing moms. There are working moms, stay-at-home moms, single moms, moms of multiples, foster moms, adoptive moms, etc. We want to highlight some of those moms like Gitika Kaul! Each month we...

Two years (and maybe a month, give or take): that's how long we were COVID-free. That's if you start counting from the lockdowns for "two weeks" that started back in March 2020. I remember those early days. We were petrified...

A trip to the movie theater does not sound appealing to most these days. Well, I’m here to try and convince you otherwise. This winter we were anticipating yet another DC snow storm and were stumped what to do... how...

Looking for Passover books? The festival of Passover, also called Pesach, celebrates the Israelites leaving Egypt and gaining freedom. While understanding the meaning of Passover may be a bit complex for our little ones, we’ve created a list of...

“Go, go, go!” My two little boys are interested in anything and everything that moves (planes, trains and automobiles, anyone?). Since we drive by Reagan National Airport and see planes overhead on a daily basis, their interest in aviation...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, which is filled with costumes, stories, celebrations, treats and shenanigans, begins on the evening of Wednesday, March 16th and runs through Thursday, March, 17th. As a side note, the combination of St Patrick's Day...

Get in the Irish spirit with these green, fun, healthy St. Patrick's Day recipes. In our family, a holiday is not complete without a themed meal. Here are 5 super easy recipes you can make to celebrate St. Patrick's...

My husband and I have been married for almost five years now, together for eight. But we don't sleep in the same bed. We used to. I remember thinking I was so lucky because he didn't snore! We were able...

Black History Month is a great time to pay close attention to the contributions and rich culture of African-Americans in our country. With littles, it may be hard to decide how to introduce MLK, Malcolm X, or Harriet Tubman...

My mother was adopted through a private closed adoption. My grandmother never told my mom she was adopted, but one of her cousins told her when she was a teenager. It is unclear if my grandmother never told anyone...

Valentine's Day is internationally known as a day of love – but the romantic kind of love. Hallmark, Kay Jewelers, etc. capitalize on romantic relationships when it comes to celebrating Valentine's Day. But what about celebrating the love of...

The Washington, DC area is full of amazing moms: working moms, stay-at-home moms, single moms, moms of multiples, foster moms, adoptive moms, etc. We want to highlight some of those moms like Alicia Dalton! Each month we will feature...