Beautiful Calling

  Cleaning out the basement, Chloe and John discovered these “cowboy” hats. They were so excited because there was a girl one and a boy one. blue ribbon = boy hat These guys make me laugh. Forget toys, they love mud, dress-up clothing, kitchen utensils, boxes, blankets… What is your children’s favorite “odd” toy?

This little man is sporting some serious style! Hat, white dress shirt and black cords {BabyGAP},  suspenders and bow tie {eBay}, beautiful wool coat {garage sale find!} and those handsome eyes? {Daddy!} This post links up with Small Style

(Sept 2005, Our New House #1) Today we got the keys to our new house. This weekend we say goodbye to our old house. The house that we chose as a newly engaged couple. The house I walked into as a newly wed and am leaving as a married woman and mother of three. Oh, [...]

The other day as I was helping my tots get into their snow clothes to go outside to play {for all too short a time before coming in to get undressed because it’s cold}, Chloe looked at me and said, Mommy, my favorite thing about you is your face. It’s beautiful because it always has [...]

Ready to go? John is!

Chloe and John love their Sarah’s Silks dress up clothing. We had the perfect opportunity this week to wear these lovely creations out of the house legitimately. Saturday was the annual Storybook Breakfast fundraiser and the tots had a wonderful time. This year the books we received at the breakfast were Olivia Saves the Circus, [...]

  Mommy and Isaac {20+ lbs @ 8 months} I had the privilege of reviewing a  Boba 2G Organic earlier this year. I loved it and thought it worked wonderfully despite Isaac being so young. But between the hypotonia and neck weakness, last summer I decided to try a wrap for the first time ever. [...]

“I think I got the heck of it!” ~ John, on buttoning his pants. “Because all those people are bad and going to Helloween.” ~ John, on trick-or-treating. {we had a little discussion about this one! LOL} “My little Coochie” ~ Chloe, who always says this to Isaac. “Oma doesn’t need the outside of her [...]

Chloe just turned 5 this month. She’s always had her own style and it almost always makes me smile {and at times outright laugh}! Sweater dress with attached black tutu {Baby Gap}, matching sweater leggings {Baby Gap}, white socks {TCP}, silver ballet flats {Pediped}, crazy hair curlies {Gymboree}, funny smile {all Chloe!}. This post links [...]

  You love wearing Oma’s vintage jewels Happy birthday, Chloe! Today you turn 5. You have been so excited, looking forward to this day. “Five is a big number”, you tell me proudly. Five years have passed slowly and quickly. I look at you, no longer a baby or toddler but a big girl; it [...]