Ready for a boring story about my basement? A few years ago I was on the hunt for a simple citrus juicer. I reached out to my mom about their old juicer they had since replaced with something new. They could no longer locate the older juicer so they offered me a manual juicer that…Continue Reading “When Life Gives you a Lemon Juicer”
So here we are. My third baby’s first birthday party. What feelings do I have about this? Well, all of them. The whirlwind of motherhood is spinning exponentially faster with each new addition. The years are blips and their sweet faces morph in warp speed until you’re staring at a toddler who seems minutes away…Continue Reading “Remi’s First Birthday Party!”
It’s true, I’ve only been at this parenting thing for six and a half years, so I’m pretty certain there are future moments that will top this list. But for now, we have officially experienced the toughest parenting milestone for me yet. Losing a tooth. Miles lost his first (and soon after, his second) tooth…Continue Reading “The Mother of all Milestones”
Modern Black and White Advent Calendar – Free Printable!
Categories Crafting, Design, DIY, Print Design, ResourcesI’m relatively new to the Christmas advent calendar scene. This is maybe the 3rd or 4th year I’ve done one. The first year I started little boxes that each held a small candy. The boxes were cute, but I wasn’t a fan of the candy thing. Last year my best friend and I were talking…Continue Reading “Modern Black and White Advent Calendar – Free Printable!”
In late October we visited Schaake’s Pumpkin Patch near Lawrence, KS. I love their selection of pumpkins, which includes many unique colors and patterns. It has been our favorite for a number of years now. This year we invited Steven’s parents to join us for the traditional patch perusal and pumpkin picking. We tromped among the…Continue Reading “The Mystery Pumpkin”
This post was drafted over 4 years ago!!! I took the time to write it once upon a time, so I thought I aught to publish it… Revealing the inner nerd, I will tell you that I occasionally play video games where you earn points and can assign stats to your character to build certain…Continue Reading “Confessions: of a Dirty Hypochondriac”
Modern Peach and Gray Baby Shower
Categories Crafting, Design, DIY, Invitations, My Life, Parties, Print DesignJust a couple months after the birth of Miles, I threw a shower for my good friend, Beth, who was expecting her second baby girl. It’s been a long time, but I’m still pretty proud of the work we did to put it all together. I’m here to share some of the design details and…Continue Reading “Modern Peach and Gray Baby Shower”
Labor Much like the birth stories of my first two children, this day started with a pang, just sharp enough to wake me from my sleep. I sat up in bed around 2 a.m. on Sunday, February 4. I grabbed my phone and eagerly opened my contraction timer app and waited. Being 6 days past…Continue Reading “Remi’s Birth Story”
Belly Day // Thirty-Eight Weeks
Categories Family, Mon Petit Remi, My Life, Pregnancy, Weekly Bump DayAs this pregnancy draws closer to it’s inevitable end, I have so many emotions! Primarily I’m regretting my decision to slack on updates. I do really enjoy looking back on the posts from my first two pregnancies and I wish I had taken the time to preserve more of the memories from this one, too….Continue Reading “Belly Day // Thirty-Eight Weeks”
Belly Day // Thirty-Three Weeks
Categories Family, Mon Petit Remi, My Life, Pregnancy, Weekly Bump DayWhen the hubby and I took our babymoon to Colorado in October I let myself skip a couple updates. I became addicted to being a slacker and let holidays and low-iron laziness rule. I only ended up taking a few update photos the rest of the pregnancy and even fewer of the update videos. I…Continue Reading “Belly Day // Thirty-Three Weeks”