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  • Personalized Monogram Pouches from Shutterfly | Making it Lovely

    Personalized Holiday Gifts, and “Wheel Cars!”

    This post is sponsored by Shutterfly. A while back, I took a few quick pictures of the kids while we…
    December 1, 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
  • Calvin, 14 Months Old

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

    Calvin is walking, hooray! His vocabulary is growing, his teeth are numerous (he went from six to twelve, maybe more,…
    January 25, 2016
  • Eight Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    Seven, Eight, and Nine Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photos)

    I'm still doing my monthly photographs with Calvin, but I'll be sharing them here as quarterly updates now, instead of…
    July 2, 2015
  • Six Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    Six Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photo)

    Six months old! Starting to sit by himself. Two teeth, on the bottom. Ready to try some baby food. Doing…
    April 3, 2015
  • Four Months Old

    The Future of the Monthly/Yearly Photo Project

    If you've been reading for a while, you're probably familiar with my monthly photo project. I started when Eleanor was…
    March 19, 2015
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  • Personalized Monogram Pouches from Shutterfly | Making it Lovely

    Personalized Holiday Gifts, and “Wheel Cars!”

    This post is sponsored by Shutterfly. A while back, I took a few quick pictures of the kids while we were waiting for a table…

    December 1, 20167 commentsArtsy
  • 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
  • Calvin, 14 Months Old

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

    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 commentsParenting, Photography
  • Eight Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    Seven, Eight, and Nine Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photos)

    I’m still doing my monthly photographs with Calvin, but I’ll be sharing them here as quarterly updates now, instead of as each photo is taken.…

    July 2, 20159 commentsParenting, Photography
  • Six Months Old (Calvin's Monthly Photo)

    Six Months Old (Calvin’s Monthly Photo)

    Six months old! Starting to sit by himself. Two teeth, on the bottom. Ready to try some baby food. Doing the inchworm scoot. Still the…

    April 3, 201511 commentsParenting, Photography
  • Four Months Old

    The Future of the Monthly/Yearly Photo Project

    If you’ve been reading for a while, you’re probably familiar with my monthly photo project. I started when Eleanor was a baby. I bought the…

    March 19, 201529 commentsMy Life, Parenting, Photography
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