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Slice of Life
Last month I did a shoot and shared a recipe with local online men’s magazine, Classfare. We prepped and shot my favorite Corn Chowder, and despite the nerves I always have before cooking in front of...
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Getting Ready
Ever since I hit the halfway point of this pregnancy, my mind has been spinning. An endless cycle of things to do, usually coming through in some kind of list, and one thing after another so...
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Hard to Good
I had a bit of a revelation the other day. Don’t get too excited, it was one of those total “duh,” moments where something you’ve been trying so hard to figure out just kinda suddenly comes into...
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Weekly Roundup
Taylor and I spent last weekend on the banks of the North Umpqua celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary. We stayed at this historic fishing lodge where we enjoyed great meals, no phone service and a...
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Never Forget
It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to come here. Since I’ve felt that familiar burning, un-ignorable need to sit down and write out my thoughts. In fact, for the last few months the idea of...
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Life on the Farm: Vol. 5
A couple of days ago on the way back from a walk, baby strapped to my chest and puppy at my side, as the sun began to set and glow just so from behind my house, I decided I’d better grab my camera and...
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Emmett Wilder: 1 Month
I’ve meant to sit down and write this post for the last three weeks, and it’s going to drive me crazy that it’s being written when Emmett is almost two months old, but better late than never. In the...
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Emmett Wilder: 2 Months
I know it seems like just last week I was writing Emmett’s one month post. Well, actually it was just last week…but the point is time flies when you’re having fun! And I think that’s what comes to...
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Newborn Favorites
We are starting to feel like we are catching our breath around here! We have a regular bedtime, which means we actually get some time to ourselves in the evening and nap times are shaping up during...
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Essential Oils
I know, I know. Essential Oils, blahdy blah. You’ve heard it all before, it’s a worthless pyramid scheme, it’s just a trend, an overpriced hobby for desperate housewives. You’re sick and tired of...
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Emmett Wilder: 3 Months
Our sweet boy is three months. I can’t believe it and I’m starting to feel a little anxious about how quickly time is passing. It seems like every morning when I wake up to that smiling little face,...
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Emmett Wilder: 4 Months
Emmett is four months old! He’s truly turned into a little man in the last month and we are just enjoying the heck out of him. I keep telling people that I knew I would love my kid, but I didn’t...
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Motherhood: A Manifesto
About this time last year we had just found out I was pregnant. We went on a hike with Taylor’s family for Mother’s Day and the whole time I just kept thinking about being a mama and all of the things...
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Little Things
I’ve been feeling a little small lately. A little invisible. A little bit like if I fell off the face of the earth, maybe nobody would notice. Of course that’s not true. Obviously Emmett would notice,...
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Grammy Time
My mom has been with us this week and aside from feeling so incredibly grateful just to have somebody around to talk to, it’s been so wonderful having her. Yes, she sweeps my floor and does my dishes,...
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Emmett Wilder: 5 Months
Taylor and I were laughing the other night about how so many things we say and feel about Emmett sound super cliche. I think I say “it’s going way too fast!” at least three times a day. And rarely a...
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Life on the Farm: Vol. 7
I can’t believe it’s already time, but here we are again at the beginning of harvest! The farmers started picking the first of the blueberries today- the ones for fresh market- and they are big, blue,...
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Father’s Day
We celebrated our favorite guy’s first Father’s Day yesterday, and though it wasn’t anything particularly out of the ordinary, it was really really wonderful just to all be together during this busy...
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Emmett Wilder: 6 Months
Our little bud has been with us for over half a year! All of the parenting cliches apply, how it’s all going way too fast, I wish I could freeze time, etc. But at the risk of saying the same thing...
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Emmett Wilder: 7 Months
This morning, after his first nap, Emmett and I got ourselves dressed, loaded up in the car and headed downtown for a coffee date. As I stood on the street corner, waiting for the walk signal, sweet...
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