Leslie Walbolt
Leslie has lived in Seminole for three years now, following moves from South Florida and Philadelphia due to her clergy husband’s career. An attorney in a former life, she is now a stay-at-home mom to two boys - an energetic four year old and a huggable one year old. Most of her time is spent chasing down (she means playing with) her two littles on playgrounds, during church services, and pretty much everywhere else (they're fast runners). Leslie loves to travel, work on her fitness at the local YMCA, and catch up on movies and books whenever possible. When she finds a free moment, she enjoys writing for her Growing a Kid blog, found at www.growingakid.com. It follows the ups and downs of her life.
Mother’s Day, a celebration of ALL Women
I love my mom. She supports me, remains one of the first people I call when I'm sick or crying, and genuinely cares about what's happening in my life. Growing up, my Grandmom lived...
Family Gardening When You Are A Certified Plant Killer
I have stellar plant-killing skills. When I bring a plant into the house, it curls up into itself, shriveling to nothing in its best effort to escape my clutches. I don't want to be...
Living My Best Life In My Activewear
Activewear, activewear, drinking coffee with my friends in my activewear.
Activewear, activewear, shopping for activewear in my activewear.
Activewear, activewear, doing literally nothing in my activewear.
If you haven't checked out the "Activewear" viral video on YouTube,...
Galentine’s Day, It’s Not Just For February 13th Anymore
One of my all-time favorite television shows is "Parks and Recreation" - a comedy about the inner workings of local government through the lens of the parks department. Its main character, Leslie Knope, loves...
Does It Bring Me Joy? A Quest to Declutter
I don't know about you, but all the new things (toys, clothes, gadgets, etc.) we received for Christmas are just staring me in the face because they don't have places to live. It's not...
A Pastor’s Wife’s Christmas
December is my favorite month! The weather has cooled, but isn't cold (not even Florida-cold). Christmas trees, lights, and decorations are up. Special events like the Florida Botanical Gardens' Holiday Lights in the Gardens...
6 TV Shows I’m Loving This Fall
Ahh, nighttime. Once my husband and I are totally finished with the ultra-marathon, grueling takedown that is bedtime with kids - you know, splashing bath water everywhere, eating toothpaste, running around the house naked...
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Some phrases get uttered a lot in this house:
"Pants are required to go to the playground; go find your pants."
"He likes it!" (He almost certainly does not.)
"Stop hugging your brother so hard; he can't...
Not To Get Political, But Let Your Kids See You Vote
My boys don't understand the importance of voting yet, but I'm making it one of my many jobs as a mom to demonstrate and explain it is my (and eventually their) civic duty to...
Childbirth My Way: Why I Chose a Birth Center Over a Hospital Birth
The birth of my first son in 2013 didn't go exactly as planned. Even as a Type A scheduler, I felt pretty good about not being so consumed by the details and only had...