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  • Eleanor's First Valentine's Day Cards

    Eleanor’s First Valentine’s Day Cards

    A word of warning: you're probably not going to pin these on Pinterest. They are a three-year-old girl's first Valentine's…
    February 14, 2013
  • Two Years of Monthly Baby Photos

    Twenty Four Months Old (August’s Last Monthly Photo)

    I took a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he turned…
    February 8, 2013
  • Knock Knock

    Eleanor and August have both started telling knock knock jokes, and they both always end with the same punchline. It…
    January 21, 2013
  • Twenty Three Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Three Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s…
    January 8, 2013
  • A Look Back at 2012

    Brandon lost his job while I was out of town for Alt Summit last year. We were nervous and worried,…
    December 31, 2012
  • Happy Life Day

    Happy Life Day

    And other assorted winter holidays. (You can thank Brandon for this one.)
    December 26, 2012
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  • Eleanor's First Valentine's Day Cards

    Eleanor’s First Valentine’s Day Cards

    A word of warning: you’re probably not going to pin these on Pinterest. They are a three-year-old girl’s first Valentine’s Day cards and they are…

    February 14, 201332 commentsHolidays, My Life, Parenting
  • Two Years of Monthly Baby Photos

    Twenty Four Months Old (August’s Last Monthly Photo)

    I took a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he turned two years old. I also…

    February 8, 201316 commentsParenting
  • Knock Knock

    Eleanor and August have both started telling knock knock jokes, and they both always end with the same punchline. It started with E a couple…

    January 21, 201329 commentsParenting
  • Twenty Three Months Old (August's Monthly Photo)

    Twenty Three Months Old (August’s Monthly Photo)

    I’ll be taking a photo of August sitting in the Eames rocker and wearing his pin each month until he’s two years old. I also…

    January 8, 201311 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • A Look Back at 2012

    Brandon lost his job while I was out of town for Alt Summit last year. We were nervous and worried, and it threw our family…

    December 31, 201234 commentsMe, My Life, The Blog, The First House
  • Happy Life Day

    Happy Life Day

    And other assorted winter holidays. (You can thank Brandon for this one.)

    December 26, 201210 commentsHolidays
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