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that one time I pretended I was a news anchor...

trench - asos, dress - anthro, tights - j.crew, shoes - hasbeens, cup - kate spade, glasses - warby parker One of the few times (other than dates nights) that I actually wear something other than yoga pants these days is church. I know everyone's thing this day is "come as you are" but for my own sake I pretend that Jesus really...

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oatmeal banana muffins + a hint of peanut butter

I've been cooking/baking on my own now for close to ten years. Sheesh that makes me feel old. Sometimes papa bear and I reminisce and laugh about my kitchen catastrophes when we first got married. After our honeymoon I held closely to one cooking rule - chicken or bust. I was terrified of cooking anything else. My attempts at baking were also pretty...

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12/52

birdie: by the end of this week we got into such a good groove with this girl and we all couldn't be happier about it!! teddy: outgrowing all his clothes and I can barely keep up with this green giant of mine! ...

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11/52

birdie: in Russia we don't say "peek-a-boo" we say "koo-koo" and lately it's all Birdie ever wants to do is play "koo-koo."  teddy: poor kiddo is still teething and has nothing to show for it. Such a trooper though!! ...

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10/52

birdie: I have so much to share about our trip to New York but watching her take in the city on foot was by far one of my favorite memories! teddy: this photo looks so ridiculously staged but what happened was that I had him on the bed and he was kind of fussy. I was planning on picking him up and wearing...

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9/52

birdie: we are in that stage where she has to make sure and jump in every single puddle as well as always be on the search for the ever elusive "big puddle." I used to dream of this day and now that's it is my reality it's even sweeter than I ever could have imagined. teddy: our little boy has been eating sweet...

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cooking with blue apron!

We have been toying with the idea of giving Blue Apron a try for a while now and when we found out that Top Chef winner Mei Lin, was going to be whipping up some recipes for them we decided the time was right! We picked the two person plan, put in our order and impatiently waited for our box to arrive. It...

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and... it's almost spring!!

hat - a&f, jacket - h&m, dress - old navy, tights - j.crew, boots - shoemint I am officially boycotting winter wear. You know the culprits - mittens, gloves, scarves, puffy coats, etc... I can't take the bundling up anymore, between myself and the two kids, the leaving the house process is at alarming 45 minutes these days. I can't take it. I'm...

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taking stock vol. II

making: oatmeal for breakfast every day thanks to the genius that is frozen cooked oatmeal that we get at Coscto (seriously such a lifesaver!!) cooking: our Blue Apron meals! We've been wanting to try their service for ages and finally took the plunge last week! It's been super fun and I can't wait to share a review with you! drinking: lots of Ksumi...

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