Evangeline will be nine months old next week, and over the course of her young life she has already traveled farther than I did for most of my 35 years. She’s been to Toronto, New York City, Florida and Arizona, just to name a few...
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We got back from Florida late on Monday night. The kids were exhausted after playing in the hotel pool all morning and then enduring what was close to 12 hours of travel. Jack and Zoe sat with me and Evangeline in the back of the...
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It’s no secret to anyone that we spend a great deal of time together. Between our youngest, Evvie, Beau and Theo, Jack and Zoe, we are pretty much always rotating blocks of time with each child amongst my husband and myself. Mornings are spent piled...
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I still have the very first diaper bag I ever bought. I searched high and low for this very expensive bag before Jack was born and eventually found it accessibly priced on eBay. Being a new mother, I knew nothing about what “practical” would mean...
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Evangeline turned 6 months old last week. It’s hard to believe it of course, but this age is so stunningly incredible that I’m not dwelling on the moments past, but the moments in the present. She is bright-eyed and engaged with everyone and everything...
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Let me re-introduce myself: Please welcome our brand new look! I worked with Erin and Tim Cooper over at CooperHouse for the last six months on bringing my vision for this space to life. Given all that's been going on, what with a new baby and a new...
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Tradition plays a pretty large role in our family. From ceremoniously cutting down our Christmas tree, stringing popcorn and cranberries for garlands on it's branches, taking turns with surprises on the daily advent calendar to attending our local hometown Christmas Parade, the holiday season is...
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Growing up in the Bay Area, we have had ample access to everything that California is known for: Nature, beautiful weather, and amazing produce. Many of our most successful restaurants boast farm to table cuisines, and the farmer's markets are practically bursting with some of...
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Evvie and I got back late last night from a very quick and amazing trip to Toronto. I had been anticipating this trip for a couple of weeks, Justin and I even went to San Francisco to order Evvie a rush passport just so we'd be...
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Justin and I were the first in our group of friends to marry and settle down. We were also the first to have babies, and have continuously been the youngest in our peer groups to have families. Our friends that were parents were those who...
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Today is a bit of a hodgepodge of things that I've been wanting to yell from the rooftops about. Products that I have found on the internet and just absolutely love. The first is a new one for me. The La Siesta baby hammock. It keeps her...
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It's a little silly to talk about finding balance (a dirty mommy word in my book) with a newborn, 3 big kids, a puppy, a marriage, and a career to manage. Elusive as it might be, striving for equality and the yin to my yang...
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