It's hard for me to believe (though it is at every one of these milestones) that Evangeline is old enough to be sitting up in a high chair, feeding herself. She's grown so much over the past 6 weeks that she's effectively gone from infant...
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Truth be told, I don't exercise much. Ideally, I'd like to swim more and I'm working hard to incorporate an hour into my day to be able to get to the pool and swim laps, but realistically I just haven't been able make it happen....
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One of hardest things about our first year living away from our family that first holiday season in New York City was missing out on my mom's holiday cookie baking tradition. My babies hadn't been quite old enough to join in the ritual of making...
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// This post is sponsored by Target. More Turtles, More Bold and Daring Fun: Blur the lines of fantasy and reality with your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Target. My children were all born in either fall or winter. Jack and Beau are my winter...
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Cooking for my family is one of the most therapeutic things that I can do-for myself and for them-on any given day. I knew the basics and could prepare a few meals before we moved to New York, but in the four years that we've...
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Often has been the case in the last three years that I have been caught off guard by the opportunities presented to me. Some more than others, but I'm almost always pleasantly surprised. Being a blogger in New York City is so much fun. A couple...
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Summers call for celebration. It's the time to get outside and let our little hearts and souls rejoice in the warm weather and long, carefree days...
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I try to get my kids to eat a healthy, well balanced diet. We've tried everything, it seems-even "hiding" veggies into their normal routine of happily eaten foods. And, while that isn't a method that I found very productive or successful, I have discovered ways...
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This is the first post by my dearest friend and newest contributor, Melissa Rofer. She is from and lives in the same area we are from in California. She is a beautiful writer and and an even more spectacular person...
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Every year before the holidays kick off, Ocean Spray brings a gigantic cranberry bog to the middle of Manhattan-smack in the middle of Rockefeller Center. In the realm of crazy and amazing things to behold in New York City, a 1,500-square-foot bog filled with 2,000...
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My favorite show on TV is Top Chef. I'm not much of a cook myself, though I do love to cook- I just like watching the competition and getting to know each of the contestants. The one problem my husband I have with the show...
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