I have three kids Hudson, Eleanor and Quinn (1, 3, 5). For almost six years my life has revolved around them. I have spent my days at the park, the zoo, gymnastics, story time, etc. I've had morning after morning of snuggles. Hours and hours spent watching my children learn, grow, work together and love each other. I truly enjoy being home with my children and being a mom. I'm proud of the little boy I raised. He is smart, eager to learn, kind, empathetic, funny and sweet. I had my ups ...
BEST SELF
Happy Mom
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by NBTY through their partnership with Circle of Moms by POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by Circle of Moms by POPSUGAR to write a post about NatureSmart Vitamins, all opinions are my own. I've mentioned several times that this is the summer of me. I'm sure in a lot of ways that sounds selfish. My intentions are anything but. Me in my husbands t-shirts, yoga pants and a top-knot, overweight, out of shape and feeling overwhelmed isn't making anyone's ...
Finding Our New Normal
Yesterday, post workout, I stopped by Target childless. It was magnificent and I might just keep hitting the gym if it means trips to Target by myself. While I was there I picked up a container for Quinn's lunch. He will be starting Kindergarten on September 2. When I was a kid kindergarten was half day and maybe in some places it still is. Here, it is all day, which means lunch. I also saw two books about kindergarten on the end cap as I walked by and thought they would be a good way to get ...
Modeling Love
On July 15 we celebrated 8 years of marriage. We had no sitter lined up and no true plans. It was a Tuesday, after all. At first I was bummed. I think marriage is a pretty big deal. I think two people choosing each other, working day in and day out to make a household work is a big deal and raising people, good people, as a team is something that shouldn't be glossed over. The kids were pretty excited that it was our anniversary. We went through wedding pictures and talked about the ...
Being Intentional
With the convenience of my iPhone, I kind of stopped being intentional with my photographing. I can snap a photo whenever and with great ease. I am unbelievably grateful for this. But sometimes when things are easy, we forget to make them intentional. The other day, Ross and I were outside with just Hudson. That never happens and it didn't last long. While I was watching him explore and the sun glow around him, I thought to myself: now would be a great time to take pictures. I ran inside ...