“The question is not, — how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education — but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?” –Charlotte Mason For awhile, anxiety over the upcoming school year was…
Marina Grace
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Oh Deer! Marina’s 5th Birthday Party
Read moreThis was certainly an interesting year for Marina’s birthday celebrations. I had been planning her party for months and as it turned out the date I chose was situated just at the beginning of the pandemic craziness. Gratefully, the shelter in place recommendations had not…
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A Mommy & Me Birthday Breakfast Date
Read moreI can’t believe that my baby girl turns 4 this month! Can someone please explain how that happened? Because I swear it was just yesterday that we were celebrating her 2nd birthday… I have no idea how it happened, but I do know that we…
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Marina Grace at 3 Years + 11 Months
Read moreMarina and I had a little impromptu photo shoot this week. I love these snaps so much because they capture her silly spirit so perfectly. She really is such a goof ball and it cracks me up. I know that I say it a lot,…
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Marina Grace at 3 years & 8 Months: A Child So Different from Myself
Read moreWhile I am in yoga and Roman is at school, Marina stays in the kids care program at my gym. She has never been in daycare or stayed in any type of group care setting before, so I was very nervous about leaving her there…
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Marina’s Unicorn Birthday Party
Read moreA few months ago, Marina and I were laying in my bed cuddling and I asked her what kind of birthday party she wanted to have this year. I threw out a few options including mermaids, rainbows, and unicorns. I thought she would choose mermaid,…
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Marina Grace in Autumn
Read more“If I did anything right in my life, it was you.” Autumn finally blew in this morning. It carried with it all of the promises of magic & hope that only autumn can bring. My heart was so filled with inspiration and so we adventured…
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She is fierce.
Read more“And though she be but little, she is fierce.” –William Shakespeare At 2.5 this little girl exhibits more strength & ferocity in a day than I have in my entire life. She knows what she wants, and she doesn’t accept no for an answer. She…
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Aquarium Birthday Adventure // Marina Grace is Two!
Read moreMarina Grace turned two-years-old on Monday. My goodness. Ya’ll already know how I feel about my babies growing up and time passing too quickly, so I’m not going to get into it… again. Instead I’ll share these photographs that I snapped at the aquarium the…