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My sister-in-law just threw a Seusstastic birthday party for her wee one who just turned one! It was amazing what she accomplished with such simplicity and, yet, elegance! Let’s start with these fantastic photos she took just by putting balloons in the birthday girl’s crib! Isn’t she adorable?! Her highchair was decorated with a simple banner. […]
Have you been outside today? Going outside is proven to do the following: Produce smiling children Produce dirty, smiling children Produce dirty, smiling children who want to live outside forever and ever If you haven’t been outside yet today, please stop reading right now and GET OUTSIDE! I don’t care if it’s raining! That just means […]
One of my earliest memories involves a teddy bear tea party. I woke up from a nap to find my polar bear missing and was a little worried until my mom came in and said, “Do you hear that?” I paused and cocked my head. I didn’t hear a thing, but then my mom asked […]
Bean’s favorite book right now is Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. He knows it backward and forward to the point that he can finish the rhymes with you. “Not in a…” “BOX!” “Not with a…” “FOX!” I love this kid. He’s such a reader like his momma… So, as something fun, we decided to […]
Happy Easter everyone! He is risen! He is risen indeed! I hope you had a truly blessed Easter! I know we sure did! This year, we had dinner with my husband’s grandparents (the kids’ great-grandparents!), as well as numerous uncles and aunts and cousins and loved ones. Our original plans fell through, so I’ll have […]
*Dun-duh-DUUUUUUUNNNNN* Scary thought, huh? And yet I’ve found it to be the funnest room in the house! Oh, the things you can do in the kitchen! But with a toddler? Really? YES! Don’t fear it! Embrace it! Here: I’ll start with the scariest image I have, and build you up from there. The following was […]
My toddler LOVES to help. He also loves doing crafts, but more than that, he loves to see his crafts being used as decorations around the house. I like feeling like my house is not just my house, it’s Our House. More than that, it’s Our Home. It’s a little bit lived in—most of the […]
The following is something I wrote almost a year ago, now, back when I was pregnant with Bird. I’d like to share it with you today… As I finally hit the stage of pregnancy where I’ve stopped losing weight from morning/all-day sickness, and have started gaining weight, I’m reminded of a fact that I […]
It had been a day. Poopy diapers, kids not sharing, kids bruising themselves on furniture, kids whining through lunch, kids not napping…all culminating in Mommy losing it. You know, One of Those Days. When it’s been One of Those Days, I have a treat I love to make for myself that is 100% not good […]