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  • Up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin

    Dashing Through the Snow

    We spent Thanksgiving break up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin with some of Brandon's family. We're getting back into the…
    November 28, 2016
  • Vintage Anatomical Models

    Vintage Finds from Randolph Street Market

    This post is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts. They've been serving up coffee for 66 years now, selling more than 1.9…
    September 29, 2016
  • USPS Vintage Seed Packet Stamps - Zinnia

    About to Bloom

    I ripped out her zinnia. Technically, I didn't do it, but it's my fault. I took all three kids shopping…
    August 23, 2016
  • 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)…
    June 2, 2016
  • 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…
    May 23, 2016
  • 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…
    May 2, 2016
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  • Up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin

    Dashing Through the Snow

    We spent Thanksgiving break up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin with some of Brandon’s family. We’re getting back into the swing of things here at…

    November 28, 20162 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Vintage Anatomical Models

    Vintage Finds from Randolph Street Market

    This post is sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts. They’ve been serving up coffee for 66 years now, selling more than 1.9 billion cups of hot and…

    September 29, 201610 commentsDecorating, Local, Parenting
  • USPS Vintage Seed Packet Stamps - Zinnia

    About to Bloom

    I ripped out her zinnia. Technically, I didn’t do it, but it’s my fault. I took all three kids shopping with me for new school…

    August 23, 201627 commentsParenting
  • 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) before missing one. And then…

    June 2, 20167 commentsParenting, Photography
  • 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 the kids set up a…

    May 23, 20166 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • 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 choose, knowing we would make…

    May 2, 20165 commentsParenting
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