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hello march

image source {what?  march already?  no way.} have i mentioned that this is shaping up to be one crazy month? hubby is taking his series 7.  elinor has a 4 month checkup. {what?  i have a four-month...

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dear peanut {four months}

happy four months, miss elinor! wow-ee.  four months old, huh?  i can hardly believe that you will be wearing your 6-12 month summer dresses soon.  you are such a big girl.  and i must say, you are an...

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the eyes have it.

this little ball of blue-eyed cuteness is happy as can be that monday is here.  her mama and papa?  well, not so much.  our eyes are sleepy today and could use just one more day of lounging.  but the...

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dear peanut {five months}

happy five months, little miss elinor!  that is one whole hand’s worth.  just a few weeks shy of your half-birthday.  eeep! you are five months…going on fifth grade.  personality is bubbling out all...

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mama musings

you know what i love?  mirrors.  mirror playtime is amazing.   elinor makes faces and watches as the expressions of “baby in the mirror” change.  she also likes to blow bubbles and look goofy to try...

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snaps & snippets & blurbs

a very happy monday to you.  you know those weeks when you planned on getting a bunch of stuff done and then you realize that you have plans every night so you add it to the to-do list for the weekend...

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mama musings

i found this post and just had to share.  these are such good reminders. i might need to commission some fabulous printer to make this into a fancy print for me to frame and hang in our home.  i’m sure...

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dear peanut {six months}

happy six months, my sweet little peanut!  a very merry half birthday to you. {did i just type half birthday?  as in, half way to one year old? good gracious.} how happy and effervescent are you?  big...

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mama musings

part of elinor’s bedtime routine is a bit of piano with papa.  {check out these two in action here} as you can see, it is pretty darn precious.  elinor doesn’t exactly “tickle” the ivories.  it is...

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dear peanut {seven months}

seven months, baby girl. aren’t you one sophisticated miss?  look at you in your string of pearls.  this mama is kind of having an anne shirley and matthew moment over here.  {i hope you love your...

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dear peanut {eight months}

happy eight months, miss elinor. you are one cute little sassafras. and i must be honest little lady, you aren’t a typical baby-baby.  you are a complex little person.  you are contemplative, intense,...

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dear peanut {nine months}

  happy nine months, miss elinor. oh little peanut.  you and your personality.  it is just too much.  and this is merely the start… and have i mentioned that you are all over the place?  scooting and...

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dear peanut {ten months}

  happy ten months, miss elinor. i can’t even believe that i typed that.  ten.  double digits.  a mere TWO MONTHS until you are a whole year.  time is going by so quickly and you are changing every...

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dear peanut {eleven months}

  happy eleven months, miss elinor. you are pretty darn cute, baby girl.  and so wiggly!  the world is your oyster, and you are all about exploration.  crawling.  pulling.  standing.  sitting....

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dear peanut {one year}

happy birthday, elinor grace whitehouse that’s right, baby girl.  your are one finger old.  one whole year.  and with that, you have been ushered out of the baby phase and swiftly into toddlerhood....

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a smashing bash

last week, we had a simple and sweet birthday fête to celebrate the anniversary of miss elinor’s birth.  nothing fussy.  just a lot of laughter and frosting and gifts for the birthday girl.  as it...

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12 dates of Christmas

it is truly the most wonderful time of the year.  and my man and i are kicking off the season with our 12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS tradition.  i sure do love this. we have had a family advent book since our...

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it’s a wonderful life

on thanksgiving morning, i went out for a solo six-miler.  my eardrums were bombarded with the fresh sounds and timeless words of I AM.  the air was brisk.  the sky was perfectly cerulean.  here and...

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#12DatesofChristmas2013

{on the second date of Christmas} the magnificat

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#12DatesofChristmas2013

{on the sixth date of Christmas} citizen public houseFiled under: 12 dates of Christmas, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Tagged: 12 dates of Christmas, bar snacks, celebrate, christmas, citizen...

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