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Gifts for Kids: Baby Favorites
Over the past couple years I’ve compiled a list of favorite kids’ gifts, grouped by age, that our girls have used and loved. I love...
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Buddy's Zucchini Bread](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68f33a_ffc060071b3d44188f9152c1392772a3~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_488,h_651,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/68f33a_ffc060071b3d44188f9152c1392772a3~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.webp)
Baking With Toddlers: Buddy's Zucchini Bread
By the title of this post you may have thought I was going to share some baking-with-toddler tips. I can assure you, I am not! I have no...
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Life Lately
Sorry for my absence! It was quite a week. Mornings have been earlier, naps have been shorter, messes have been messier (I texted my mom...
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Best Weekend Ever
We had the best weekend ever. The best! My sister and her boyfriend came and stayed with us for an overnight. I wish they lived with us!...
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Summer!
Summer is here! We are two weeks in and having a great time. Truthfully, I was a little anxious in the weeks leading up to summer. Even...
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Reminders
“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth...
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Random Ramblings
Just some random thoughts swirling around my brain this week! We are by no means purists, but I do try and shop as healthfully as I know...
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To the Bookworms
Are you reading anything good right now? I’ve been in a fiction rut forever, and have either finished books that came highly recommended...
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Making Over My Nights
It’s hard to get anything done, right? Grocery shopping, errands, even a trip to the library can seem insurmountable with child(ren) in...
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Switch-a-Meal
Before Eloise was born, my mom and I had a handful of freezer cooking days, and having a stocked freezer after she came was a huge...