Girl’s Life

Today Chris and I celebrate 6 years of marriage. Six whole years being married to my best friend. Pretty darn cool.
It’s been such a whirlwind of love and laughter, of faith and celebration, of the familiarity of all things home and the uncertainty of all the trials and happiness just around the corner. I remember […]

I just dropped Sophia off for her first day of school. And by school, I mean toddler daycare. Yes, we have joined the ranks of the working parents who send their kids to daycare. And you know what? For thinking I would never be someone to go down that road, I feel surprisingly good […]

Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to my husband, who is a fabulous daddy to a little girl who loves him a lot.
And, of course, a Happy Father’s Day to my own dad (and happy birthday and happy anniversary)! Hope it is a restful and happy day for you both.
The above photos and mosaic by me. […]

I’m back from my birthday trip up the coast. Back to reality. Back to my life of diapers and snot-nosed kisses and hilarious toddler conversations about penguins and horsies and scary monsters. I loooved getting away for a few days with Chris, but I love even more being back home with my little family.
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Sophia is a sly one, that kid. She has learned the art of stalling in a big way recently. Her nighttime and naptime rituals are becoming longer and longer each day. Usually, at night, it’s just the request for a couple extra books or a stuffed animal she’s noticed missing from the army […]

We had a packed Mother’s Day weekend full of breakfasts for mommy, afternoon teas for Grandma and lunches for Grammy. And although it was busy and we fit a lot in, there were still plenty of moments throughout the weekend when I was reminded that being mom to Sophia pretty much rocks. The job […]

Sophia, who is only a year and a half (going on 13), has taken to calling me mom now when she wants my attention. No biggie, right? That’s who I am. But, c’mon, she’s still just a baby! I was banking on her calling me mommy — or at least mama — for a few […]

I (heart):
Dancing in the kitchen with my toddler to Lily Allen.
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Finally understanding all of my daughter’s language. (Seriously, you do NOT know how satisfying it is to figure out that “pah-la” means that she wants to read “Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?”)
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Watching which crayon will be the color of choice for the […]