Category Archives: loved ones

We had a very merry (and slow) Christmas!

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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Thanksgiving Weekend Recap

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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Things Clara says (pt 3)

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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Things Clara says (pt 2)

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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Day Trip to Whidbey Island

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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