Parenting
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Efficiency Kitchen
We rearranged the kitchen this weekend. Gracie helped. It was actually a very sporadic decision. Bean was once again not eating his dinner on Saturday night. This time I was getting really frustrated…
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Gracie Uses Utensils
Gracie has been using a sippy cup for about a month now, and that’s been going really great. She’s completely off the bottle (in fact, we sold all of our bottles at our…
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Gracie Walks!
This weekend Gracie and Bean went to my parent’s house so that Chris and I could have a yard sale and not have to worry about chasing kids around. While they were up…
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Spelling Champ
A couple months ago, I accidentally stumbled on an article through Pinterest on the things your child needs to be able to do before they enter Kindergarten. Normally, I avoid milestone charting like…
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The Older Kid Diaper Bag
**Alright, folks. This is my last diaper bag post. I promise! It’s just been on my mind lately, and I had to blog it out!** Now that Bean and Gracie are getting a…
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What NOT to Carry in Your Diaper Bag
Almost as important as knowing what to carry in your diaper bag is knowing what NOT to carry. When Bean was born, I tried carrying everything he could possibly need in my diaper…
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When My Kids Annoy Me
Bean is entering a new phase. I think this must be the three-year-old behavior people warned me about. These days, Bean is like a PMS-ing tiny warlord hyped up on steroids. He’s emotional,…
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The Downside of Daycare
We’ve had our kids in daycare since they were each about four months old. Our health insurance is provided through my job, and so we can’t really afford for me to stay home.…
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Diaper Bags on the Go!
One of the things I was the most apprehensive about when I first had Bean Man was the diaper bag situation. I just didn’t know what to do with it. I couldn’t figure…
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Easter Basket Recap
Easter this year was pretty low key for us. In light of all that has been going on over the past few weeks, we decided to take it easy. I even put hosting…