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Cute Maternity Floral Dress

Dress-ing Up The Bump + Giveaway

May 3, 2016

Oh baby has this bump been craving dresses! I am not usually a dress person but lately it is the only thing that I have been wanting to wear (besides my tights and husband’s tees, but that shouldn’t count). When this cute floral maternity dress arrived from Pink Blush Maternity I knew it was going […]

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Style & Beauty

diy first birthday painting4

This post was written on my blogs original platform and originally dated in 2014. A few weeks ago I came across a beautiful painting that Sarah, from Numpfer, created with her daughter.  She created a post about how they created their picture and the simple steps to do it on your own [see her post here]. […]

April 21, 2016

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Abbotsford Tulip Festival

Some days motherhood can seem a little daunting, especially when I haven’t made a plan for the day and the weather isn’t looking that promising. On this particular day I was feeling like I needed a little pick me up and our visit to the Abbotsford Tulip Festival was just that.

April 17, 2016

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5 Ways to Pamper Yourself at Home

One thing that I don’t do enough of is taking the special care to put extra attention on myself. I think this is a common trait in more mothers, we tend to take less care of ourselves as we are taking care of our little ones. I have put together 5 easy ways to pamper […]

April 12, 2016

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Alley and Rae Coupon Code and Shop Spotlight

Last summer I had the pleasure of learning of working with Alley & Rae as they were looking for bloggers to connect with and share their brand. I love working with small businesses and I even more so love reconnecting with them and share new and exciting things about their business. Recently Alley & Rae […]

April 7, 2016

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24 weeks pregnant maternity photos

I have been told a lot this week that my belly has “popped!” (I have also been told some other things about my belly that could have been left unsaid but we will save that for another post, ha!) I finally feel like I am passed the awkward stage and into the “it’s ok for […]

April 5, 2016

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Discover the Rays at the Vancouver Aquarium

Over spring break the kids and I had the opportunity to go visit the Vancouver Aquarium, with so much excitement from my son about the “Discover Rays” exhibit. This exhibit provides a hands on experience with the Rays, you get to watch them soar through the water and feel them slip beneath your fingers.

March 31, 2016

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Children in the Daffodils by Quantum Images Inc

If it weren’t for the spring showers we wouldn’t have these beautiful flowers, so instead of being bummed our spring picnic got rained out I am going to be grateful for the amazing time we had regardless. It took me a day to come to this conclusion, I was pretty bummed that I couldn’t continue with […]

March 28, 2016

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A Day in A Life Photography by McLachlan Studios

The alarm clock goes off at around 8 o’clock, and by alarm clock I mean one of the children abruptly comes into our room asking for us. Sundays are always nice, right now it is the only day of the week that we get to be together as a family, so when there aren’t really any […]

March 23, 2016

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