Being A Mom – A Look Back

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With my Mom a year before she passed away. Pregnant with Ryan: Ryan at three weeks old: Nathan at four days old: Kaitlyn at one day old: And more recently: Me with Ryan at Lansing's RiverWalk: Me with Nathan: Me with Kaitlyn: I am incredibly, incredibly lucky. To all the Moms who read this blog, this is for you: … [Read more...]

Photo Post- Kaitlyn’s Special Bedtime Moments

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This was going to be for Wordless Wednesday, but I felt like I needed to explain what's going on in the photos.  Since I'm thinking a lot about what parents do to make bedtime special this week, I snapped some photos as Kaitlyn was headed to bed the other night. This is her basic bedtime routine: Step 1. Sit in the La-Z Boy rocker with Daddy, looking at books,  while he brushes her hair- Step 2.  Give Daddy a bedtime smooch- Step 3. Give her brothers their bedtime smooch, first Ryan- Then a smooch for Nathan- Step 4.  Get tucked into bed by Mommy, making sure to have all four special blankies, a book, and at least one stuffed toy. Give Mommy a smooch, say goodnight! Feel free to leave a link to your Wordless Wednesday post (or any other post you'd like me to read!) in a comment. And please enter my GoodNites Special Bedtime Moments giveaway if you want a chance to also win a $2500 Bedroom Makeover! It takes just a minute to enter at the … [Read more...]

These Photos Makes My Heart Super-Happy

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Reason number a million why I love being a Mom: This one's for Isabel - Kaitlyn would be a big hit at the annual BlogHer CheeseburgHer party! I must really love these kids to let them have Play-doh, a substance that causes me all kinds of stress over the willy-nilly mixing of colors and the little bits that dry out and feel like shards of evil under my feet. Ahhh, motherhood. … [Read more...]