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Little Man
Can you believe my youngest is already 20 months old? Life seems to have gone by in a whirlwind since he was born. So much has changed in such a short period of time. The whole world shut down when he was six months old and he has only known seeing people in masks when out in public until recently. I can still remember so vividly how I felt when I found out I was pregnant after the miscarriage I had. I was so nervous for this little man to enter the world. Unsure if he ever really would after such a devastating loss. And now, he’s one of the…
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Self Care and Sleep
I have partnered with Cozy Earth in exchange for this post. All expressed opinions are 100% my own. Full disclosure. I don’t know about you, but 2020 and the beginning of 2021 were excruciating for me. For numerous reasons, most obviously Covid and all of the unplanned changes that came with the pandemic. One thing that I realized through therapy and inviting friends back into my life in recent months is that self care was not on “my list” of things to do. I had merely been surviving each day, and fighting to simply do that. During the height of the pandemic, I had all four kids at home, two…
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Wild Violet
It’s been awhile since I have gotten out my canon camera to take some portraits of the little two, but lately I have been challenging myself to get it out more and more. Most of the photos of Violet and Fletcher stay on my phone and are just snapshots of whatever funny, cute, crazy things they do during the day. Last week, I asked Violet if she would pose for some “real” camera photographs for me and after some coaxing, she agreed. Violet is worlds apart from my first two, Hazel and Owen. She definitely puts the sass in sassy! She is very opinionated and strong willed. Recently she stopped…
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Choosing Art for the Bedroom
I have partnered with Photowall for this post. All expressed opinions are 100% my own. Full disclosure. Hey Friends! I hope this July finds you well. Things are still pretty low key here. We have started having a few small family get togethers but are staying home most of the time. Life is sure busy with an almost 9 month old, very spirited three year old and seven and nine year olds! I never know how the day will go. We make the best of staying home and have certainly been enjoying the warm summer weather. A much needed change these days is that little Fletcher has *finally* learned how…
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Photographing the Youngest (how being the fourth changes things)
My sweet baby boy Fletcher just turned six months old on April 14th. Maybe it’s just because he is the youngest of four, and I am one busy mama, but these months have flown by. I feel like he was just born, or rather, I was just 9 months pregnant feeling like he would never, ever come. But came he did and grow he did. Very quickly. It made me realize that since he has been here, I have only gotten out my dslr camera a handful of times. With my first born, Hazel, I was literally photographing her every day. I saved up for a special lens and would…
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Good Books to Read When You’re Stuck at Home
Many people are finding themselves with some free time on their hands these days due to shelter in place orders and lock downs in different states. Or just as a precautionary measure to avoid exposure to COVID 19. The post contains Amazon affiliate links. I may receive a small commission for any sales placed through them, but the cost to you does not change. If your kids are suddenly home all day (like me!) maybe you’re not finding a lot of extra time, but then you might still need an escape. I know I do even on my best days! Four kids home all day with little breaks makes for…
this creative life
