Beautiful Calling

This year Baby Gap has been a favorite shopping spot, especially since they offer free shipping over $50 and free, easy returns. We picked up this beauty with a coupon coupled with a sale. Dress {Baby Gap} and pout {all Chloe}. With three tots in tow, I find myself shopping online more and more. How [...]

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, [...]

“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 [...]

I can still recall that crisp fall day that my little 18 month Chloe, who couldn’t talk yet, picked out her first pair of shoes: brown polka dot Giseles by Pediped. Since then we’ve purchased many, many pair of Pediped. Why? I’m glad you asked! It’s not because of the price to be sure. But [...]

At the Zoo: Peacock, Chloe, John, Isaac and Daddy. {Mommy and the camera bringing up the rear}.

If you’ve been around a while, you’ll be familiar with Chloe’s love of tutus and ballet. We had the privilege of attending the Nutcracker Ballet last year. That was a highlight for us for sure! Though she had asked to take ballet lessons a while back, DH and I said no. Our concern, aside from [...]

September 15th we started back to {home} school. Borrowing an idea from Carissa at 1+1+1=1, I interviewed the children and actually learned a few things about them! I printed these out to go in their school binders. I hope their answers make you smile today. Have you ever asked your children a question and been [...]

48 hours old My Experience Chloe’s Birth Story (part 1) was the very factual side, largely due to my doula’s notes. This is part 2 and my memories are much briefer. I recall waking up, excited by my contractions, which weren’t really painful. Heading in to the nursery, I spent those hours thinking, dreaming and [...]