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Cadriel ~ 5 Months
Cadriel,I can't believe it has been five months since you came into this world so forcefully and intensely and awesomely! You are such an absolute joy and I'm so glad you're in our family. You are now...
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"Preschool"
We plan on homeschooling our kids. We aren't entirely sure yet what that will look like, but I think we will lean more towards unschooling than traditional homeschooling, but really, I think we'll just...
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Burkley's Photography
Burkley has been really into taking pictures lately. Some of them are pretty cute. Some are funny. Most are interesting and I like to see the world from his perspective. Here are some of my recent...
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Dear NICU Nurse (my version)
I recently read a blog in which the mama-author wrote a letter addressed to the NICU nurses she encountered when her baby was born. It brought up such familiar feelings and emotions to me as I read it...
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Our Life
Some things we've been up to...We've all been sick.It started with Burkley having allergies for two days, which turned into pink eye for three days, which turned into hives for two days. I doused him...
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Madison Vacation
For our anniversary this year, my parents gave us a weekend getaway family vacation. We were so surprised and grateful! We chose to go to Madison, WI because we had never been there before and heard it...
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Parenting Two Kids: Enter, Mommy-Guilt
The initial few months of juggling two kids were interesting, but not overly difficult. I didn't feel overly stressed out or tired. But now that I've been doing it for six months, I'm starting to feel...
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Happy 3rd Birthday, Burkley!
Burkley,YOU ARE THREE! I can't believe how fast time flies! We had so much fun celebrating you this year. About a week and a half ago we made a countdown that we put on the wall since you kept asking...
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House Tour: Dining Room Turned Play Room
Not to sound creepy, but I've always liked looking in people's windows. Ha, I guess that does sound creepy! I never cared to see actual people, rather, I like to see what people do with the space they...
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BLW: Round Two
In our family, we introduce solids through the Babyled Weaning method (BLW). There are many reasons we do this including the fact that it is super adorable (yes, that is a fact). Oh, and it's easy....
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The Truth
I don't often time to blog the truth. Not that I'm blogging lies, but I share what we've been up to, a few nice pictures, keep you in the loop, that sort of thing. There are many other deeper things...
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Good Mornings
We have established an amazing routine in the mornings. It may have taken me eight months of being a parent of two to get it figured out, but starting in November, we seemed to have figured it out!...
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Cadriel ~ 9 Months
My sweet, sweet Cadriel, you are nine months old! I can't believe how quickly time flies (doesn't every adult say that?) Your sweet, happy nature brings a smile to everyone you encounter. You're...
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Parenting Two
Sigh.Before I start typing, I just need to take a big ole' huge honkin' deep breath.I love my boys. They bring me so much joy. So much laughter. So much cuteness I can hardly stand it.But man, are they...
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It's been such a long time!The "issue" regarding Burkley's images being stolen and used by a stranger on Facebook has been resolved. Well, removed, at least. I suppose it could happen again. Scary...
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One Year
Well, we made it! One year of having two children under our belts! The experts agree (those would be my friends of more than two children) that it's supposed to get easier from here on out! Whew, I...
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First Medical Procedure!
C had his first medical procedure today. In my local natural-parenting group, there has been lots of discussion lately on lip-ties and tongue-ties. We happen to even have a local expert in the group...
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Birthday Boy!
When I was pregnant with Cadriel, TobyMac's song Steal My Show was popular on the Christian radio stations. I loved it. It soon became my pregnancy theme song. I wanted my birth, as well as this baby's...
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A Day in the Life
My sweet friend Jessica over at Farm Fresh did a "Day in the Life" post the other day, which inspired me to do the same. I loved how it captured the tiny little moments that make up our days, which are...
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Mother's Day 2014
With Mother's Day being about a week ago now, I realized I wanted to blog about it. It was such a nice day!I got to sleep in, which was wonderful! I mean, I still had to get up and get ready to teach...
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14 Month Update
Wanted to take a moment to update ya'll about our sweet babe, C. He's just too silly and adorable. We love him to bits.Cadriel is now 14 months old. Despite pulling up and cruising way back at seven...
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Being One
Life after the first birthday generally takes an awesome turn in the life of a toddler and his family. I remember with Burkley when my friends would tell me how great months 12-24 were and when we got...
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Summer Fun
It's been about a month since I last blogged and that's because we've been having so much fun this summer I just haven't found the time.Some things we've been up to include:My sister and her husband...
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C ~ 20 months
Whew-eee!!!!!It's been so long since I last blogged.Again, the reason for this is that my life is crazy and I am still stumped as to how or why anyone ever has more than two children. ;)BUT. Here I am....
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My Son is Not a Finished Product
It's been quite awhile since I've blogged. It's been a hard couple of years navigating the world of having two little boys. But, I've had some thoughts swirling around that I assume some of you can...
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