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2021 Recap + Holiday Family Photos

January 7, 2022

Whelp, not gonna lie that year what not what I was expecting. Like many people I think we thought the worst was behind us in terms of C virus, vaccines and all the other things I don’t care to talk about here. So, let’s just skip right over that and highlight 2021 in it’s glory, […]

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Mom Lifestyle

Tips for First Day of Kindergarten

I am having a hard time believing that in a couple weeks our littlest ‘baby’ is going to be headed to kindergarten. How the heck did that happen? We have been enjoying ourselves this summer and keeping super busy going out camping, to local lakes and rivers, playing with friends and all things fun! It’s […]

August 31, 2021

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Love for My Mom Body | Learning to Accept our New Bodies

“Mother Teresa didn’t walk around complaining about her thighs, she had shit to do.” // Unknown I was browsing my Pinterest recently I came across this quote. It motivated me to put into words what I have been feeling lately. To talk about my mom body. The body that I haven’t fully accepted. I am […]

June 18, 2017

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Personal posts are my least favorite to write. My hands get sweaty when I start to type. I wonder how the person reading it is going to digest the words. Will it be absorbed the way that I intended? There is often a constant battle in my head of whether to even write at all. […]

June 12, 2017

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Best Advice for Feeding Your Baby | For a wide range of Mamas

Disclosure: I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Philips Avent and I received Compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions and tips for best advice for feeding your baby are not under influence. Everyone you talk to will have their own advice or tip when it comes to […]

April 30, 2017

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5 Tips for Indroducing Bottles to Babies

Disclosure: I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Philips Avent and I received Compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions and tips for introducing bottles to babies are my own. One question that I got asked a lot when I was bottle feeding Sophie was, “How did you […]

March 27, 2017

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The One Baby Product I could not live without | Beluga Baby Wrap | Photo by Tamara Clark

Photos were taken by Tamara Clark Photography for a Beluga Baby wrap photoshoot. This post is not sponsored but does contain affiliate links. If I had to pick one baby product that I couldn’t live without I think that it would be my

March 18, 2017

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Lifestyle Goals Update and Benefits of drinking more water

This post is sponsored by Nestlé Pure Life. All views, opinions and lifestyle goals are my own. Last month I shared my lifestyle goals in the post, “Setting Realistic Lifestyle Goals + Free Printable“. Today, I want to share an update on how well I have done with accomplishing my goals, the changes I’ve seen […]

February 3, 2017

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Baby in carseat | Maxi Cosi Infant Car Seat

This Maxi Cosi carseat post and giveaway is sponsored. All views and opinions are always my own. Since becoming a mom of three, I have realized how much more diligent I need to be with my time. Everything seems to take much longer then I expect, especially getting out the door.  On a typical day […]

January 28, 2017

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