A few weeks back, I read this article on Huffington Post about taking pictures of our kids and how most times we, us moms, are rarely in the picture.  I love that there is a follow-up article to this as well, about how so many moms have started including themselves in the pictures. When I look at all the pictures I take of...

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Can we talk about my niece Erika? I cant say she is my favorite because I love her just as much as I love all my nieces and nephews.  However I can honestly say that I have a pretty cool connection with her.  I love talking to her, love hearing her thoughts about life, things, horses, etc.  She is an amazing, beautiful person....

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Dear Theo, Here we are at four months, or here you are at four months (technically, four and a half ... we are just a busy family!).  We are definitely in a groove now, with some days here and there where I have no clue what to do other than just basically take one minute at a time.  My favorite part of my...

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A house on my mother's street had an estate sale a couple of weeks ago.  I hated the feeling of walking through this person's house, looking at all their stuff that was up for sale.  But.  This homeowner was older and had moved into a retirement community recently, so many of the items in the house were dated.  Or 'vintage' if you please. ...

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This year Max will really get the idea of Halloween.  Right now he still is weary about it and says no when I ask him to try on a costume.  I know for sure he will love the trick-or-treating part.  Dad came in to town for a visit last weekend.  We havent seen him since Max's 1st birthday, so it was long overdue...

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This past summer (yes I know this is WAY late...but I think about these ladies quite often) I took Max and Theo to the DuPage County Fair.  It was a rainy Thursday, Theo was just a few weeks old, Max insisted on walking but then later changed his mind. Its a great place to take the kids, and I found the 'kid' section...

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