Last year we were newbies.
This year. Oh, no. We were prepared.
We had M&Ms on hand. Milk in sippy cups and bottles. Michael Jackson playing “Can’t Stop Till You Get Enough.” And the promise/bribe/threat that Santa was watching.
With 3 photo ops… we got it.

We took these at home with our camera [...]

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Yesterday I got to do something I never get to do.
Spend alone time with Benjamin, my 19th month old.
He’s 3rd in line among the men in my house. By nature he’s a bruiser. He’s rough and tough. Funny. Energetic. And loves, loves, loves chasing his brothers.
Yesterday my mother and father took [...]

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And so, here they are… in no particular order!
1. Mom Generations (Video) Holiday Gift Guide AND (SPECTACULAR) Giveaway!
2. My first Vlogging Motherhood “real” installment.
3. My daily morning show on BlogTalkRadio at 10am - CupOFabulous with Jessica from JessicaKnows.
4. My Benjamin starts swimming lessons! A very big day for him! [...]

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I happened to capture this moment. What can I say… it warmed my heart.

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We had a Chicken, Darth Vader, Indiana Jones, Elmo, a Chili Pepper and a Cowgirl head out for some Halloween candy…
Or, better put…

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Halloween is special for Matt and I.
We met 2 days before Halloween back in 1998. Our FIRST official date was a Halloween party. I was a cowgirl, he was some sort of strange-looking-creature.
I was thinking this morning about 1998. I remember waking up feeling VERY excited about our date! All day [...]

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So we did it. We drove to Pittsburgh. 550 miles there. 550 miles back. 4 boys.
We stopped a total of 5 times on the way to Pittsburgh. A total of 6 times on the way home. The boys watched LeapFrog’s The Letter Factory a total of 9 [...]

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We’re leaving in about an hour for Pittsburgh. I’m literally running lists in my head to make sure I have everything for me and the boys…
Clothes
Socks
Shoes
Undies
Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
Deodorant
Brush
Dress
SPANX
Make-up
Hair Dryer
Hair Straightener
Jewelry
Bottles
Formula
Diapers Diapers Diapers Diapers
Binkies
Blankies
Pillows
Laptop
And this is all for a “quick” weekend trip.
I’ll be Tweeting @AudreyMcClellan away throughout our Road Trip! This is our first [...]

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Can you guess it?

HARO (Help A Reporter Out)
(You’re the best, Peter!)

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4 years ago today my William was born.
It was a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in New York City.
William’s delivery was not an easy one… I pushed and pushed and pushed (and pushed some more) for hours. I just kept looking into my husband’s eyes, with tears down my cheeks and thinking, “I just want to [...]

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