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 Gift Ideas for 2-5 Year Olds /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/ /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:20:43 +0000 /?p=8055 I made a wish list for the girls’ Christmas present ideas this year. Actually, I think I’m going to keep it after the holidays and continue adding to it for the new baby and also for the girls’ birthdays, and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/12/17/gift-ideas-for-preschoolers/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 Easter weekend (2017 edition) /post/2017/04/17/easter-weekend-2017/ /post/2017/04/17/easter-weekend-2017/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:41:00 +0000 /?p=7313 Back to reality, it is. This weekend was so much fun that I’m definitely on the struggle bus this morning. But it does help that I’ve dropped Clara off at preschool, so now I’m just praying that Isabelle stays asleep … Continue reading →

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