Family: Nursery Peek

Hi friends! I’m kind of in shock that we’ll likely be meeting our newest member of the family THIS WEEK. It feels like all of the holidays rolled in one; such a magical surprise, and we’ve been waiting in anticipation. We’ve been getting things ready around the house for a while now, packing hospital bags,…

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Back from T-town + our surprise shower

 Hi friends! Happy Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Huge congratulations to the winner of the year’s supply of LaCroix:  Emeka D.! Check your email and the sparkling water fairy will get the prize on the way! Thank you again to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for some more amazing giveaways on the…

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Paleo Baby Meal + around the weekend

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How’s your morning going? Anything exciting happening this week? I can’t help but already feel excited because we’re headed to Tucson next week. I’ve missed the fam so much, and am definitely ready for some desert summer. (Even though the heat will burn you in the face, that’s what eegee’s are…

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Baby #2 is a….

GIRL! (We had pink macarons to celebrate) Looks like from the poll, many of you had a feeling. 59% guessed correctly! For our first genetic ultrasound test, the tech sound pretty sure that it was a girl, but after our last time (you know when they told us Liv was a boy haha), we wanted…

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Coffee table fun + what’s your guess?

Hi friends! How’s the morning going? Hope you’re having a good one. I’m so excited you liked the granola recipe! Let me know if you give it a try.  🙂 (Peonies are here again!) Today is an exciting day because we have our 18-20 week -and likely last (if all things look good)- ultrasound. I…

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Baby annoucement wrap-up

Hi friends! WOW. We are blown away by all of your kind and wonderful comments on yesterday’s announcement post. I’m so thankful to have you all in my *virtual family*, and send you so much gratitude and love for sharing in our joy with us. It’s a really exciting time! I thought I’d go through…

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and then there were 4

      6 if you count Bell and Caro. 😉 We’re so excited to share this special news with you all today. <3 We’re all so thrilled, and Livi can’t wait to be a big sister. Our baby is due around October 16th!  xoxo   Thank you to Danny Chan for the photos!

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Liv’s New Room

Someone is officially moved and settled in her big girl room! She’s only one year old, but has already had three different rooms: next to our bed in the bassinet her nursery– the loft attached to our master bedroom (now an office) and now, her permanent room. That is: her room until we move, if…

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A little this and that

I used to dread Mondays and feel apathetic towards Tuesdays, and now I love them. They’re like the extra part of my weekend and I get to stay home with Liv. I thankful to be able to stay home a few days each week, but also work away from home a few- i’s a good…

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Weekend stuff

Last night, the Pilot and my brother went up to Phoenix for the Celtics game. So after my girls’ night dessert party, I had a glass of Malbec and decided to spend the rest of the evening being gloriously lazy. I thought I’d watch some TV and actually pay attention instead of catching little snippets…

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Livi’s first birthday party

We spent a large portion of our Monday hanging out with family and friends, playing in kids-friendly exhibits, eating pizza, cupcakes, (I had them set up on beautiful silver cupcake tiers and forgot to take a pic. Womp womp) oh, and making slime! 😉  Today we had our *big* party for Livi’s first birthday at…

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Happy birthday to you….

Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday, Happy birthday, sweet little love of our life, Happy birthday to you <3 This year has been the most beautiful, challenging, and blessed one yet. Thank you Liv, for making me your mama, and for all that you’ve already taught me about true love. And to Tom.. from the…

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