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A Lovely Day

I've been really fortunate, in my opinion, that I haven't necessarily had to work for the last five or so years since Zoe was born. Before Justin was accepted into Dental School, I was working as a manager at a boutique and was able to...

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The Land of Nod rolls into our Mailbox and our Neighborhood

Some of you may have noticed in your mail delivery today a sweet little visit from out sweet little napping duo, Theo and Beau. A couple of months back, during the Land of Nod & Project Nursery re-design of the boy's room the awesome team over...

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The Road to Disneyland: Spending Smartly

Our road trip to Anaheim--the Magical Kingdom on this side of the Mississippi--was filled with tons of excitement. The kids are the perfect ages for Disneyland and knew enough about what to expect to be filled with anticipation for weeks leading up to our extra...

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Easter at Home

This Easter was the first one in five years that we've spent with our family in California. It was the clearest reminder of why we are living where we are and how important it is to be around people that love and care about us....

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Honestly Potty Training: A Brave New World

An amazing thing about documenting my children-specifically my baby and puppy-every day is I get see how they have grown so incredibly rapidly. Normally, I feel as though they just happen to wake up looking older and wiser than they did the night before. Theo and...

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Into the Belly of 2014

The response we received from our announcement that we are expecting a new baby later this summer was completely heartwarming. I am consistently touched and surprised by the love that we are receiving on a daily basis from so many people from all over. It...

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The Twenty Freshpet Team Cuddle Finalists

One of my favorite things to come from the attention we've received over my photos of Theo and Beau has been the community. I've read and loved every (well, almost every) comment and sentiment that you've left, and I've loved the photos you've shared with...

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Celebrate Your Style|iPad Mini & Lookmatic Giveaway

Personally speaking, there are relatively few things that have stayed the same since my transition into motherhood. Aside from being an almost entirely different human being mentally, of course there are the physical changes that have come along with three babies and 7 years. I'm not...

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Big City of Dreams

From where I sit at my desk in the corner of our master bedroom typing this, there are three diplomas on the wall. All three belong to my husband, and he worked incredibly hard for those achievements. Rather than being a brag-wall for himself, those...

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Playful in New York City

I get asked all the time if I miss New York City. Our move from one of the largest cities in the world to a cozy beach town on the opposite coast was pretty drastic, especially in terms of culture shock. The truth is that...

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Personal Style: Blurring The Lines

Thank you to Lookmatic for sponsoring today's post. Before we lived in Manhattan, I used to imagine the people who lived there always dressed up before they left the house. Similar to the standards in some parts of Italy, I guessed that city dwellers had...

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“I and Love and You”

A lot has happened since our our adoption story and the photos of Theo and Beau napping went viral. It's hard to fathom the scope of the reach of these photos, but based on the lovely messages I continue to receive, there are a lot...

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