After almost 4 years of parenting I have discovered the secret to getting a baby to sleep through the night: never go to bed yourself! The longer I stay awake in anticipation of my son waking for the first time, usually between 11 PM and 12:30 AM, the longer he waits. If he hasn’t woken [...]

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I have a terrible memory.  One of the reasons I take photos of my kids virtually every day is because I use them as ways to recall the moments I don’t want to forget.  If it weren’t for my excessive iPhoto catalog I wouldn’t be able to remember some of our trips and adventures and [...]

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My husband, ever the techno-lover, decided we NEEDED a fancy DSLR camera before the birth of our first son.  He researched and decided on the Nikon D80.  That was almost 4 years ago and I’ve only used the camera on Auto up until about 2 months ago.  I’m going to tell you WHY I decided [...]

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A photo of a baby wearing a cloth diaper with a bunny tail attached caught my eye on Pinterest {original photo} and I knew I needed to recreate the shot for an Easter card.  I didn’t find a ready made bunny tail when I was shopping (though I did find 2 pairs of furry bunny [...]

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My family and I just returned home from a short notice trip to Tampa, Florida.  This was our first plane trip as an entire family since Everett joined us.  I’ve been places with just Everett, and prior to him being born we have taken many plane trips with just Fletcher.  Having two children can certainly [...]

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Pin It You’ve been warned- I suck at sewing.  My sewing skills consist of the oh so hard to master squiggly line. I might even be able to stitch in a circle if I concentrate hard enough.  I saw an adorable pillow case sleeping mat on Pinterest and decided that making it was far too [...]

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Cloth diapers are SMART for your wallet, SMART for the environment, and SMART for your baby’s bottom. Do they acutally make your baby smarter? Everett thinks so!  (Everett is modeling the Albert print in the bumGenius 4.0)

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December 12: Jack Sparrow the Elf December 13: Naughty Stocking/ClothDiaper Switcher Elf December 14: Doctor Feel Good Elf December 15: Starbucks Drinking, Laptop Using, Table Hogging Elf December 16: The Wolf Blitzer wearing (borrowed from The Bloggess) and posing in front of his Painting of a Painting in a Painting…. Elf December 17: The Angry [...]

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December 5: Jewel Theif Elf December 6: Weight Lifting Elf December 7: Piggy Break Robber Elf December 8: Bad Sharpie Elf December 9: Doggie Saving Fireman Elf December 10: Tampon Nunchuck Ninja Elf December 11: Trapped in the Castle and Watching you Sleep Elf This week Wyatt has been VERY busy! He also channeled his [...]

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December 1: Robo Elf December 2: Hider of the Stop Sign, Destroyer Elf December 3: Circus Act Elf December 4: Chalkboard Note Writing Elf In case you missed it, yesterday I posted a tutorial on how to make your Elf bendable and grippy using wire and velcro. It really helps to make him less of [...]

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