loved ones – 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 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 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 Things Clara says (pt 3) /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/ /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:00:18 +0000 /?p=7525 Our family has been sick since Friday… and counting. First Isabelle got a runny nose… and the rest is history. She took the rest of us down with her. I never knew how miserable a cold could be until I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/07/06/clara-says-3/feed/ 7 Things Clara says (pt 2) /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/ /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/#comments Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:38:40 +0000 /?p=7472 Clara: Mom, can I have 10 books in my bed? Me: Sure, Clara. (I hand her three books. I should have known better.) Clara: MOM, this is THREE BOOKS. I said TEN BOOKS. … and then I handed her seven … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/06/01/clara-says-2/feed/ 7 Day Trip to Whidbey Island /post/2016/11/21/whidbey-island-with-kids/ /post/2016/11/21/whidbey-island-with-kids/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:48:44 +0000 /?p=7040 This past week marks four years since Tim and I tied the knot. I vacillate between disbelief that our wedding was an entire four years ago, and feeling like so much has happened in our marriage thus far that I … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/11/21/whidbey-island-with-kids/feed/ 14 An ode to my mom friends. /post/2016/08/08/other-moms/ /post/2016/08/08/other-moms/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:25:44 +0000 /?p=6850 I’m so freakin’ thankful for other moms. Playdates are our FAVORITE. Clothing optional. I’m thankful… + For moms who watch my toddler when I’m nursing my baby at the playground. + For moms who open the door for me so … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/08/08/other-moms/feed/ 12 One of Those Moments /post/2016/05/25/motherhood-moment/ /post/2016/05/25/motherhood-moment/#comments Wed, 25 May 2016 21:47:08 +0000 /?p=6628 This is my first week as a stay-at-home mom, and guys, it is hard. Like way harder than I even thought it would be. At any given moment I can’t decide who my favorite child is – the whining toddler who … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/05/25/motherhood-moment/feed/ 6 My Thirties Started Off on Quite the High Note! /post/2016/04/06/birthday-weekend/ /post/2016/04/06/birthday-weekend/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:36:32 +0000 /?p=6537 As I mentioned in my last post, I turned thirty (wow, it still sounds old) over the weekend. I was expecting a nice, laid back birthday weekend with Clara, Tim, and two of our close (married) friends who were (supposedly) coming … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/04/06/birthday-weekend/feed/ 4 Mom Moments & Links I Love /post/2016/03/11/links-25/ /post/2016/03/11/links-25/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:26:41 +0000 /?p=6471 We had such a good week. Just the other evening Tim, Clara, Ozzie and I were hanging out in bed after dinner. Clara was having the best time showing off her new ‘somersault’ skills. She kept yelling ‘SOMERSAULT!!!!!!!!!’ and attempting to … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/03/11/links-25/feed/ 4 Love is a Choice /post/2016/02/15/love-is-a-choice/ /post/2016/02/15/love-is-a-choice/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:27:32 +0000 /?p=6346 Over the past 19+ months, I’ve been surprised both with how easily motherhood has come to me, and how difficult it’s been to adjust to this new-ish role at the same time. For instance, I thought I would fall in … Continue reading →

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