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errands in the blue car: dress, old navy | converse, thrifted | our best friend turtle, jbf walk to the park: dress, thrifted hanna andersson | frog boots, thrifted western chief As you can see, Jemma still doesn’t smile for the camera. Well, she occasionally does, but not often. She also picks out her own […]
Am I the only mom who is tired of eating PB&J and mac ‘n cheese alongside the kids at lunchtime? Oh, good! I figured I wasn’t alone! Instead of prepping a second “mom” lunch every day of the week when I’m short on time (which is usually why I end up with a bowl of […]
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Jemma / / / A mini photographer in the making! I hope she continues to love taking “peek-tures” :) Max / / / A back of the camera sneak peek of Max’s 10 month photo shoot by the ever so lovely LCS Photograhy.
Welcome to the June 2013 Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival: Babywearing This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival hosted by Authentic Parenting and Living Peacefully with Children. This month our participants have written about babywearing. We hope you enjoy this month’s posts and consider joining us next month when we […]
“This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™and Huggies, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #HuggiesSwimmers http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.“ Last week we had the opportunity to visit Wild Waves Theme Park for a fun day in the sun … which is not always guaranteed in the Northwest. Fun […]
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Jemma / / / This girl loves cupcakes. Especially pretty ones like this scrumptious strawberry milkshake one. Max / / / Just a little mama snack during pedicures.
This post could not be more unrelated – something fun and something to make you think. That’s how these days of mothering go though, wouldn’t you agree? Lots and lots of fun which is often closely related to messes and then the things that make you step back and really think and pray and trust […]
The other day during one of our “please chill out and get a grip” just for fun baths, I decided to interview Jemma. She’s been talking up a storm lately and saying some of the darndest things. Some of our current favorites are how she says “soooo crunchy!” when describing food – namely cookies and […]
a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013 Yep, obviously got a little behind. I actually contemplated quitting, but after scrolling through the year thus far I decided I really wanted to finish. So, here’s a whopping big post of the last month. I had to scrounge on my iPhone for […]
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Rite Aid Tugaboos diapers. Two in diapers is quite the adventure. I know a few mamas out there who have even experienced three in diapers and I literally have no idea how they do it. As is, I change at least 15 diapers every […]
Oh, Max, your silly mama has gotten behind. That means three months in one post :) Let’s see … you’ve been a busy little dude! There is no doubt about that! Crawling – bear crawls are your specialty AND climbing up the stairs in record speed. Plus, you’re an eating machine – green beans, bananas, […]