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2019 and our first Christmas

2019 and our first Christmas

This post is sponsored by Torani. Please see policies for more information. Last night, we hosted our first Christmas gathering. It was informal and easy, the perfect way to kick off the holidays. Riley’s great aunt and birth mother joined us for dinner and...

Mornings at Home

My youngest dears, We are anticipating Christmas every moment. You look at me directly in the eyes and ask me ‘how much times’ until we see Julia. This season, you are excited and hopeful about the arrival of your big sister home from college. The...

Cottonwood, Arizona – Ocotillo Nature Home

Over Riley’s fall break, I took the youngest north to Cottonwood, Arizona. We had been invited to stay at the Ocotillo Nature Home. It was the cutest AirBnB, directly across the street from a path that leads to the Verde River. Cottonwood is only about a 90...

Review: Polaroid Lab

I’m a photographer- but, more importantly, I’m a mother. Boy do I take photos. I have hundreds of thousands of them. Terabytes of photos stored in various locations and on various media. Just this morning, I took several pics celebrating my 8 year...

Odysea Aquarium with Riley

A few miles away from our home is the Odysea Aquarium. It is the perfect way to spend a day. If there is one thing I’ve learned in this parenting journey, it is to try and get one on one time with each kiddo. Give them a chance to really feel seen and heard. Let...