Girl time. Something most women absolutely love! Visiting and talking about their lives, their kids, their men and their friends?! Who wouldn’t love that? The other night I was with a few other moms and we started chatting about our lives…our MOM lives. The things we do. The things we miss. The things we love. […] Read more…
Photos on this article are by our talented photographer, Christine Olson Photography 8 Things Motherhood Is Not: 1. MOTHERHOOD IS NOT JUST ABOUT OUR APPEARANCE: Although when you think of a mom you may imagine messy hair, dirty clothes, a mini van, to-do lists and crunched up fishy crackers at the bottom of her purse, motherhood […] Read more…
Photo by our talented photographer, Christine Olson Photography The toddler is screaming for his blanket that you left in the car because five minutes before this melt down he assured you he didn’t want it, the nine month old is fussing because of course you decided to load up the family for a quick trip […] Read more…
How Do I Know If I’m Doing a Good Job as a Mom? I received an email the other day from a single mom of twins. She has been struggling for many years trying to juggle motherhood, providing for her family, ending a sorrowful divorce and trying to be happy for her girls through it all. In […] Read more…
I’m a mom. I’m a wife. I’m a 20-something woman. And I am SO guilty of comparing my life to other people’s lives pretty often. It is definitely something I believe that a lot of women experience. Whether we compare our weight, our clothes, our money, our parenting, the cleanliness of our houses, how amazing […] Read more…
Pink balloons flew out of the box at our Gender Reveal Party. I was 17 weeks pregnant and couldn’t believe it – We’re having a GIRL?! Tears filled my eyes… I couldn’t believe it! It didn’t take long for me to get SO excited about the new adventure we had ahead of us! Bows on […] Read more…
You’ve probably had a conversation similar to this before: “Hey! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in forever!” “Ya, it has been a while, good to see you.” “It sure has. How’s your family? Is your wife still just at home with the little one?” “They’re all great, ya she’s at home full […] Read more…
You know that mom who just can’t seem to let go of their child’s hand on the playground? You know that mom that runs to their baby’s side as soon as another baby steals their toy? You know that mom who is worried sick about their kid climbing up the stairs at the park because […] Read more…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But maybe for moms we can say, “It’s the most craziest and busiest and pretty stressful, but yes wonderful, time of the year!” So many things to get done, people to visit, others to serve, gifts to buy, houses to decorate, food to put on the table and […] Read more…
As a first-time mom, I have learned the importance of FRIENDS and being a part of a group of moms that have been or are currently going through exactly what I go through on a daily basis. Talking to other moms helps me become a better mom. Having playdates and meeting moms at the park […] Read more…
So many people are struggling right now. Life is FULL of challenges! Each of us are going through something sad, something bad and/or something we don’t want to have to deal with. And it is so easy to get caught up in it. I love the month of November, as we celebrate Thanksgiving. We have […] Read more…
Our story begins on June 7, 2009 – We were going to help our good friends move into their new apartment. We had been married about seven months and were loving our lives. Babies were not even on our mind! I woke up that morning not feeling well. I remember I was feeling pretty nauseated every night […] Read more…
I have always been a people person. I love to socialize and visit with friends. I love to go on lunch dates, dinner dates… oh, I even love to go on breakfast dates too! I have always been that girl who strikes up a conversation with the woman behind me in line at the grocery […] Read more…
I was at the grocery store the other day and saw a young mom with a bag around her shoulder, a purse on her arm and a screaming baby on her hip, all while trying to push a grocery cart around the store with her one hand. All I could say was, “I know EXACTLY […] Read more…
Ludwig Feuerbach wrote: “der mensch ist was er isst.” In English it reads ‘man is what he eats’. Much has been said about eating, and much is yet to be said. The importance of the adage though, has hardly diminished. As a parent, you might realize the importance of these words. However, they lead us […] Read more…
I’ve always wanted to be a mom. In fact, in 5th grade my teacher asked the class what we all wanted to be when we grew up. One boy said a doctor, the other said a lawyer. One girl said a vet and another said a scientist. A few said teachers, a handful said police […] Read more…
It’s that time of year again. Finally it isn’t a thousand degrees outside and it’s not freezing cold yet…. the perfect time of year for family pictures. Family pictures are some of my favorite sessions to shoot. Sometimes the kids don’t behave and things get hectic but it is always a great time and we […] Read more…
I was wearing a blue striped shirt with white maternity capris. My little 17-week baby bump was popping through and I was SO excited! My husband and I were on our way to our Gender Reveal Party to find out if our little miracle was a boy or a girl. Eight years before that day, […] Read more…
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