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  • Sixteen Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    Sixteen, Seventeen, and Eighteen Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photos)

    Guess what. I took 64 monthly photos of my kids (24 for Eleanor, 24 for August, and 16 for Calvin)…
  • Dunkin' Donuts Black Card

    Coffee Crafted with Care

    This post is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts. I'm an ambassador and will be sharing more throughout the year. I told…
  • Lemonade Stand

    A Pretty Great Weekend in May

    I went twinning with Calvin, we did some work outside (cleaning up, weeding, that sort of thing), and Brandon helped…
  • Eleanor's Seventh Birthday, American Girl Place Café

    A Birthday Weekend

    Eleanor turned seven on Friday! We celebrated with the dinner of her choice, followed by birthday cake. What did she…
  • Backyard Spring Get Together

    Decorating for a Cute and Casual Backyard Party

    This post is brought to you by TargetStyle. Shop the new Home collection in stores and online. I was in charge…
  • The Field Museum, Chicago

    Hello, Hello, Hello!

    (Title to be read in your best RuPaul voice.) Good Monday to you! We had a crew of painters here…
  • Parenting

    A Birthday Weekend

    Eleanor's Seventh Birthday, American Girl Place Café

    Eleanor turned seven on Friday! We celebrated with the dinner of her choice, followed by birthday cake. What did she choose, knowing we would make…

    May 2, 20165 comments
  • Holidays

    Decorating for a Cute and Casual Backyard Party

    Backyard Spring Get Together

    This post is brought to you by TargetStyle. Shop the new Home collection in stores and online. I was in charge of decorating for a party…

    April 19, 20161 comment
  • My Life, Parenting

    Hello, Hello, Hello!

    The Field Museum, Chicago

    (Title to be read in your best RuPaul voice.) Good Monday to you! We had a crew of painters here all last week. They finished…

    April 11, 20167 comments
  • Dining Room, Holidays

    A Pink and Green Easter Table

    Moss Easter Bunny

    Thank you, Pier 1, for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Pier 1, all content and opinions expressed here are my…

    March 16, 20165 comments
  • Parenting, Photography

    Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photos)

    Calvin, 14 Months Old

    Calvin is walking, hooray! His vocabulary is growing, his teeth are numerous (he went from six to twelve, maybe more, all in the last couple…

    January 25, 20168 comments
  • My Life, The Blog, The Victorian House

    Hello, 2016

    Nicole and Calvin Balch

    2015 felt a little flip-floppitty. Right? All ideas and not enough follow through. Enough of that, I say. Focus! I get super excited at the…

    January 4, 20162 comments
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