When we were married in 2007, we had no idea. We were 23. We had no idea that we wanted children, how to make a budget, what it meant to plan for anything. We didn’t make our bed every day,…
18 months already
A couple weeks ago, we nabbed up a mini session with Jennifer Rose Photography to get Ezra’s 18 month photos done. I can’t believe this child is already a year and a half! I know it’s cliche but, seriously, where…
What I’ve been up to lately
Reading – Not much. Mostly things about finance, selling and buying homes and budgeting. But I’m a nerd so I get excited to read about those things. I do have a few books waiting to be read but my hands…
Why We Use Cloth Diapers, and How We Made the Switch
One question I remember being asked a lot when I was pregnant with our first baby was what diapers we would be using – disposable or cloth? My answer was always that we would use disposables when E was a…
3 Regrets and 3 Smart Things about Baby Sleep
From my drafts – I originally wrote this back in October 2012 _______ Ah. Sleep. Every parent’s bane. Or every parent’s joy (when they have a “good sleeper”). I’m not going to talk about whether Ezra is a good or…
Weekend Wrap Up 4/12-4/14
This was a busy weekend! Friday was as slow as this year’s tax return deposits. So slow, I can’t even remember what we did. And since I took no pictures on Friday, I have no record of what really happened….
A Fox Themed First Birthday
This week’s A glimpse of… is about Ezra’s birthday party last week. He turned one this past Saturday! I think he had a really fun time at his party. His favorite thing? The cake. Hands down. “Mom, you’ve been holdin’…
Weekend Wrap Up 3/22-3/24
This was a busier weekend than I thought it would be. We had nothing on the calendar – for once! – but time has a way of getting filled up whether you plan for it to or not. Friday night…
Mid-Week Links #4
*crickets chirping* Yeah, it’s been quiet around here. Ever lost your mojo? I feel like that happens to me on a bi-monthly basis, haha. Definitely not the first time I’ve felt this way, and it certainly won’t be the last….
Mid-week Links #3
Another week has come and gone and it’s Wednesday again. Today, Ezra is not with my mom. Instead, he’s with his mom, aka me – am I being confusing enough for you?? – and we’re keeping it on the DL…
Mid-week Links #2
You may have noticed things looking a little different around here! Liz and Glenn cooked up a beautiful new site design for Charmingly Modern and I couldn’t be more in love with it. It’s clean, simple and easy on the…
Mid-week links #1
I don’t think the format of Sunday Evening Snippets is working for me because, honestly, I’d rather be relaxing on the couch in the evening than writing out a blog post. So, welcome to Mid-Week Links 🙂 So far, this…