The Bear

When Jayce was about 2 months old, my mom bought him one of those blanket with a head things that are so popular for babies now.  I tried to talk her out of it at the time, telling her that he had more stuffed animals and blankets now than he'd ever need and didn't need a hybrid.  But she got it anyway, and it almost immediately became Jayce's favorite thing.There will be no sleeping without it and the mention of it can reduce a happy child...

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Making A Mess and Meeting God

A Review of Making A Mess and Meeting God, by Mandy SmithI feel like I should confess, upfront, that I am not a person who typically looks for alternative forms of worship. If the minister says something like, “Okay, we’re going to do something a little bit different today…” my husband and I automatically look down at our little nursery buzzer, silently (or not) begging it to start buzzing. We console ourselves with, “We’re just a couple of introverts,”...

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A Story of Stickers Gone Wrong

One day, a mom made a terrible mistake.  She thought she had purchased Toy Story 3 stickers, but as her child excitedly ran into the room with his coloring book in tow, she realized that she had actually purchased temporary tattoos.  In an attempt to rectify the situation, she offered to put Buzz on her child's hand, and he accepted.But he did not like it.He did not like it at all.He tried to rub it off on his shirt, and when that didn't...

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A Few Fun Giveaways

I just thought I'd pass along a few fun giveaways this week that I am a part of in blog land!   Everyone likes free stuff, right?  And if you are reading this, then you get  a shot at it too. :)First off, my etsy shop is sponsoring a giveaway over at Just Another Day in Paradise, here.  She is doing a Christmas in July special right now, so you might want to check her out anyway if you are the type of person who plans far ahead...

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Sweet Shot Tuesday: A Little Model

Last week I put a few of these tie appliques into my etsy shop here, so I took Jayce outside for a little promo pictures photo session. He had his lawnmower, I had my camera, there was some open shade, we were both happy.One of my friends who is a photographer once commented that she often overexposes, even with brides who are in danger of losing the detail in their wedding dresses, because the color just looks so good. I used that tip on this...

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If You Neglect Your Child While Unloading Groceries...

you will end up going after you camera.  Jayce got into the pantry, and informed me that he was making a choo choo.He then made a house. (Why is this a house?  I don't know.  I didn't ask questions.)  I was kind of happy that he grouped the pop by flavor/color though.He then made a snake, pronounced "nake."I wish my new phone let me send pictures, but since it doesn't, Chris, this is what we did this afternoon. &nb...

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Vacation in Florida, Collage Style

I am a week behind in this post at this point, but that is kind of how it goes when you get home from vacation, isn't it?  Everything is a little behind and on the back burner as you get back into the groove of normal life.  But now that we are back in the groove, I'm ready to share about our trip.First off I should say, we had a great time.  It's the first time that we've ever had a vacation with just our little family of three, and...

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Sweet Shot Tuesday: First Lake Trip

We headed up to the lake last weekend hoping for some sunshine after a complete cloud cover while we were in Florida. It was the first time that Jayce had ever been in the boat, or on the lake, and he loved it! The sun was out, the sky was blue, and as always, I was taking pictures of my boys.The coloring turned out a little funny, and despite a few attempts to fix it, I opted for a gritty black and white. I always feel like black and white pictures...

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How's Etsy?

I've had my etsy shop opened for a few months now and several people have been asking me how it's going, so I thought I'd do a little update.The short answer is, great!  I've been getting orders pretty steadily: not so many that I feel overwhelmed and not so few that I don't feel like keeping it going.  I am enjoying it, making a little money and having fun, so it's great! I have been going crazy over the possibility of making Jayce...

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