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Life Update: A Baby, Baseball, and Birthdays
I’ve been pretty quiet over here most of spring and early summer, but finally getting more energy back and ready to get back to writing on here. The main reason I’ve been extra quiet is that early on in spring we found out I was pregnant! It was a rough first trimester and I had…
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Slow Saturday Mornings
Happy Weekend! We have a full weekend ahead, but starting this Saturday morning slow. As we near the end of February and baseball season beginning for BOTH boys next weekend, I can sense that things are changing and pace of life is about to pick up. Before that comes, I want to relish these slower…
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A Garage Turned Into a Hockey Rink, Tooth Fairy Visits and Doing Things Half-Homemade
This week is our school district’s ski week/president’s week so Hudson has had the whole week off from school. Usually, school breaks can feel especially hard/overwhelming for me as we are out of our typical routine and have a LOT of time at home, together. However, this week has actually been really nice having more…
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When December Doesn’t Go as Planned
Somehow it’s already December 15th and let me tell you, December has not gone according to my carefully laid out plans. We haven’t taken nice Santa photos (the ones you want to frame) or seen Christmas lights or attended a single Christmas plan I had written down in the calendar. I knew this Christmas season…
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How We Celebrate Valentine’s Day (with kids)
I am a fan of Valentine’s Day. It always feels like a fun holiday, especially with kids! I don’t go crazy with this holiday, but I do like planning a few intentional things to help make the day feel special. I thought I would share a few things we are doing this year. Also, I…
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These Are The Days (Jan. 2022)
One of the reasons I love writing, both on this blog and in my journal, is because it helps me to remember the small, beautiful moments of this particularly more challenging season of raising two little boys. Last week, I was listening to Emily P. Freeman’s podcast, The Next Right Thing. Actually, I was listening…
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2021 Reflection + Staying Present in 2022
It is hard to believe we are already at the end of the year. In the last couple days before the new year, I always love taking some time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the new one. I have been doing these yearly reflections for 3 years now. It really…
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Things I am Learning 6-Months Postpartum as a Second Time Mom
I wanted to take a little space on here to reflect on the first 6 months with sweet Thatcher. It is amazing that 3 years ago I wrote a post reflecting on the first 6 months of motherhood. The first 6 months with Hudson were entirely different compared to our first months with Thatcher. As…
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Final Days Before Welcoming Baby Thatcher
We are just about 5 days (or less) away from meeting our sweet baby boy! And we are so excited, thankful, and ready. I wanted to take the time to write down a few thoughts before this exciting day. I will first admit I struggled with writing a title for this post. It would be…
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Week of Play: The Color Orange
For week 2 of our color unit, we focused on the color orange! It is amazing when your mind is focused on a particular thing, how much you begin to notice. Orange has never been a favorite color of mine, but after spending a week all about orange, I must say I have a greater…
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