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Things to Know Before getting a dog // Labrador Puppy and Little girl

5 Things to Consider Before Getting a Family Dog

April 30, 2019

Getting a puppy for Christmas isn’t just something you see in your favourite movies. For our family, it became a reality this year when we surprised our kids with the sweetest little Golden Labrador. Leading up to Christmas, my sister-in-law asked us what our kids wanted. While we could’ve mentioned that our oldest is into […]

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Frozen Themed Birthday Party Decorations and Ideas

In October, we styled our house for a Frozen-themed birthday party for Sophie’s 5th birthday. First of all (where has the time gone!?) it’s already a few months past her birthday and second, how the heck is she 5 already!! I’m so happy to be (finally) putting together a blog post everything I did to […]

January 16, 2019

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How to Style a Hair Scrunchie

Unless you have been living under a rock I am sure you are well aware the hair scrunchie trend is back. When I first got my hands on a few hair scrunchies last year I often resorted to just wearing it with a top knot. As I started to play around the style more I […]

March 22, 2018

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Preschool to Grade Twelve First Grad of... Free Printables for Back to School

Somehow it is almost back to school time already. How does it always go so fast? I am working on getting ready earlier this year and while doing that I made some back to school signs for the kids. I’ve always documented their back to school days with a chalk and chalkboard sign but I […]

August 21, 2017

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Hospital Birth Photography and a successful VBAC

The Birth Story of Evelyn Joy Up, Down, Up, Down… It was just after 3:00 AM on July 21st and I could not get comfortable in bed. Standing up I felt great, but as soon as I laid down again I felt cramping and stomach pain. “Was this it? Was today the day?” I wondered […]

August 23, 2016

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