holidays – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Two Birthdays + Easter Celebrations /post/2020/04/14/two-birthdays-easter-celebrations/ /post/2020/04/14/two-birthdays-easter-celebrations/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2020 04:07:47 +0000 /?p=8428 Dusting off the ol’ keyboard to write a blog post! Woohooo! Even though it seems like I should have all of this extra time to sit down and write (ha!) really my time has been completely taken up by work … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/04/14/two-birthdays-easter-celebrations/feed/ 0 I didn’t cancel Christmas this year – success! /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/ /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2019 06:52:44 +0000 /?p=8388 There are any number of ‘best of 2019!’ lists that I feel like I should be writing… but alas, I haven’t done enough reflecting to get those published tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Possibly on the 31st. Most likely I’ll finish them … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/29/merry-christmas-2/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Holiday To-Do List /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/ /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/#respond Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:24:03 +0000 /?p=8363 If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s write a good list! With Christmas only 16 days away (yikes!) there is a limited amount of time to do everything I want to do, but I am committed to the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/09/holiday-events-near-seattle/feed/ 0 We had a very merry (and slow) Christmas! /post/2018/12/29/christmas/ /post/2018/12/29/christmas/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2018 02:33:31 +0000 /?p=8060 I have never been a huge fan of holidays, but ever since having kids, I’ve fallen back in love with Christmas. When we moved to Seattle 3+ years ago, we had to completely change our Christmas traditions. Actually, Tim and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/12/29/christmas/feed/ 2 Celebrating Love /post/2018/02/14/what-i-love-2/ /post/2018/02/14/what-i-love-2/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:55:32 +0000 /?p=7843 I’m going to be honest here, I was a bigger fan of Valentine’s Day before it became a Pinterest-worthy event. Or have moms always spent the days before making heart shaped cookies and preparing gifts and all of that photo-worthy … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/02/14/what-i-love-2/feed/ 3 We had a very Merry Christmas! /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/ /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:41:36 +0000 /?p=7745 We had a complete whirlwind Christmas holiday, and we’re still celebrating! Here’s a not-so-quick recap of the past few days. December 24 Was Tim’s birthday! We had a group of friends over for breakfast in the morning and I made … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/12/27/christmas-recap/feed/ 3 Oh, Christmas Tree /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/ /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:07:54 +0000 /?p=7721 One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is our annual quest to find a Christmas tree. Anything that gives me an opportunity to drag my entire family outside, no matter what the weather is, makes me so happy. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/12/06/christmas-tree/feed/ 4 Thanksgiving Weekend Recap /post/2017/11/28/thanksgiving-2017/ /post/2017/11/28/thanksgiving-2017/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:44:56 +0000 /?p=7709 An alternate title to this could be: traveling with kids is kind of awful never boring. So because of our really busy schedule and Isabelle’s refusal to sleep like a normal human being, Tim and I were really last minute … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/11/28/thanksgiving-2017/feed/ 5 Why It’s Important to Celebrate Moms /post/2017/05/16/celebrate-moms/ /post/2017/05/16/celebrate-moms/#comments Tue, 16 May 2017 22:54:56 +0000 /?p=7427 I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day this past weekend! Whether you’re a mom or you have a mom or you have a lot of mom friends, I hope you found meaning in the day and were able to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/05/16/celebrate-moms/feed/ 2 A thank you to the moms in my life /post/2017/05/14/mothers-day-2/ /post/2017/05/14/mothers-day-2/#comments Sun, 14 May 2017 11:40:02 +0000 /?p=7387 Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms out there! (And to all of those women who are having a particularly hard time on this day, for whatever reason, my thoughts are with you.) If you are a mom and … Continue reading →

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