Year Twenty-Seven and the Roller Coaster Ride into Motherhood
Well, I survived another year on planet earth, barely. Yesterday was my 27th Birthday, and things got off to a rocky start which has sort of been the norm for the last few weeks. I ended up sick as a...
View ArticleIntroducing Baby Margot
The last few days have been a whirlwind! Our baby Margot was born on Monday after 30+ hours of labor that began early St. Patrick’s Day. My anatomy didn’t make things easy for my 8 lb 6 oz baby to...
View ArticleA Postpartum Post
We’re starting to find our groove around here. But it hasn’t been without a small slice of tribulation. Our first week home from the hospital was really rough since our dog Iggy turned out to be...
View ArticleI Love This Baby
It’s pretty hard not to. Filed under: Baby, Family, Parenting, photography Tagged: Baby Photos, Family, Photography
View ArticleA Springtime Strawberry Galette
Cooking, baking, and really all kitchen activities have become a bit more difficult to take on since bringing Margot home. In fact, as I’m writing this post, she’s napping cozily on my chest, supported...
View ArticleOne Month Later
Where does the time go? I glance at the clock in the wee hours of the morning, then again in the mid-afternoon and before I know it, it’s time to go to bed again. Really, where does the time go?It’s...
View ArticleTulips of Skagit Valley
There is something wonderful about having perfect timing. Last year, Isaac and I didn’t have it. We showed up two weeks too early to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Mt. Vernon, WA to view the...
View ArticleA Picnic-Worthy Fruit Salad
Here I am, five weeks postpartum and I’m going through some serious sugar withdrawals. They’re bad. The irritability and cookie cravings are out of control, I tell you. Pregnancy was super fun...
View ArticleProcession of the Species
On a scale of one to ten of crunchiness, I am a solid four. I wear Chacos with skirts when the weather is nice, I enjoy hiking and camping, and I recycle diligently. I used to compost back in...
View ArticleMargot in the Morning
On days like today, Margot is disinclined to greet the morning sun. She stirs in her bassinet, shying away from the daylight that shines through the blinds of our picture window. Eventually she shakes...
View ArticleVanilla Bean Cream Soda
Record heat swept through our area earlier this week. You’d think that since I’m from Bakersfield, a city with some of the hottest summer days in the nation, I could swing the heat, no problem…this is...
View ArticleTiny Dresses
While I thoroughly enjoy the tender moments when my elderly beagle, Yango, gingerly sniffs the chubby face and little toes of my darling Margot, I find that by far, tiny dresses are the best part of...
View ArticleVancouver, B.C.
The sights and sounds of Vancouver, B.C. offered a truly international experience on our Canadian Sojourn this past weekend. We took to the city by foot and spent our time hiking along water fronts,...
View ArticleVanilla Bean Strawberry Swirl Ice Cream
I’ve been enjoying myself far too much in the kitchen lately, meaning my once-kicked sugar habit is now on reprieve. An ice cream maker was finally added to my arsenal of small appliances, and it’s...
View ArticleStill Life
Resistance is futile; when flowers collect in vases under my roof my camera comes out and the shutter clicks like the baseball card in the bicycle wheel spokes of a pre-teen. Flowers are an optical...
View ArticleHomemade Iced Vanilla Latte
I’m too caught up in the weather. I have a dozen or so cities saved into my weather checker favorites so I can regularly envy someone else’s weather. Santa Fe, NM, Bakersfield, CA, Oklahoma City, OK;...
View ArticlePortland[ia] – Revisited
Last year when we visited Portland, OR, I was in the throe[up]s of my first trimester of pregnancy with Margot. I was horribly repulsed by the smell of any fragrant foods, and the last thing I wanted...
View ArticleThis is How…
I’ve always been an over-thinker. When I was a kid I would think about my future a lot. I’d wonder what high school would be like, then count how many years left until I turned sixteen. My mind would...
View ArticlePistachio Ice Cream
My husband is on vacation, and my family is trickling into town over this week and next. With the extra help around the house I’ve been able to stay in the kitchen more and tackle a few recipes I’ve...
View ArticleTacoma, WA
I will probably have no shame about being a tourist, ever. Even in my own town (whichever it may be at the time), I have no qualms about snapping photos wherever I go. My family is in town to see...
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