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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For whatever reason, Justin and I have lived near water together throughout our marriage. The two of us grew up about 20 minutes south of where we live in Santa Cruz, and spent some of our most formative years playing in the same sand that...
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I studied art in college, primarily. Growing up, it was clear to me that my outlet was creative expression; In high school I excelled in painting, drawing and ceramics. I played the violin in the orchestra and guitar in a couple of girl bands, wearing...
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It's been one year since we brought Theo home. Zoe and I drove to the shelter to collect him, just the two of us. She had been asking incessantly for a puppy for as long as she could verbalize it. The entire 20 minute ride...
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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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Jack and Zoe are 19 months apart. Lately I've been thinking a lot about the time we spent together during those first few completely wild, totally amazing years. How I loved having two babies. We did everything together, so many firsts spent learning about life, the...
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Apple picking this year was a little different than in years past. For starters, it's 100 degrees. For this area it's pretty typical for it to be warm this time of year, but I can't recall it being this hot out. The kids have been swimming...
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From the beginning when Beau was born, I called him my Game Changer. Three babies rocked my world in ways that I wasn't expecting, and it was absolutely true that the transition from two to three was more challenging than the first two. We adapted...
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This post is brought to you by Target. Get More Cuuuute with Hello Kitty at Target. It's really wild having two daughters. I still haven't wrapped my head around it quite yet, but between me, Zoe, my mom and my sister-we are very, very excited! So much girl...
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I've been wanting to share with you the day that we brought Evvie home, but it's been a little raw for me up until recently. That day was so hectic, hardly the kind of serene and sweet "coming home" celebration we had hoped for, but...
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It's probably a little premature for me to try to write about this… I'm 3/4 of the way through the first sentence and the tears are streaming. The last week has been full of changes and emotions; I'm overwhelmed with gratitude and overwhelmed with four...
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