Author Archives: shanna

05.09.12

{home & garden} moving day

Hi. Yep it's me. Been gone a while. About 3 months I think. A crazy 3 months. I'm so sorry to have left you so high and dry. I hope to be back soon. Hubs thought it would be fun to sell our house. He likes to keep things interesting. About a week before Hayden's birthday in February he got a wild hair that we should put our house on...

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02.26.12

{home & garden} new favorite dining chairs & table

I sent this photo out on Twitter & Instagram a few weeks ago and was astounded at the number of responses back. I guess I kind of forget that new everyday favorites to me that just seem like a part of life, people want to know about too. Oops. Sorry about that. I need to get a little better at actually sharing all our daily favorites!! Anyhoo. We had some...

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{good eats} a few fave chicken dinners

02.08.12

{me time} sparkle earrings!

A few months after Piper was born, Hubs and I took all 3 girls over to Fashion Island (a local outdoor mall for those not in OC). I remember it was a Friday, and I just wanted out.of.the.house. The easiest place to go let the girls run around was the Koi fish pound and we could inhale dinner from the food court. It doesn't sound glamorous, but when you've changed...

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02.06.12

{home & garden} tomkat studio ~ valentine collection

I have an obsession with The TomKat Studio. I'll admit it, but it really shouldn't come as a surprise, as whatever I deem to be a favorite, I truly am a loyal follower. The TomKat Studio. first wowed me with their help on the Three Ring Circus Birthday Party last year. And of course I'm addicted to their free printable calendar. (And just read that there is a weekly calendar...

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02.03.12

{local love} clean baby, CLEAN!!

I could just end this post now with ...... I AM IN LOVE WITH CLEAN BEE BABY!! But you probably want to know why....let's start at the beginning. Gross. Gross to the gazillionth degree! I really wasn't kidding when I mentioned how excited I was to see Xpecting's newsletter a few weeks ago about Clean Bee Baby's visit to clean the heck out of carseats and strollers. Truthfully, I was...

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02.01.12

{family fun} super cute sarah & abraham placemats

Since the moment these placemats arrived I've been DYING to share them with you. But I was holding firm to the Valentine surprise for the girls. Then it occurred to me that I COULD share them, because my little girls may be proficient on an iPad, but they sure don't read this blog yet!!! How amazing are these!?!? I may be biased since they show my own little family, but...

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01.30.12

{family fun} photo booth fun!

Normally this post would have fallen under {home & garden} for parties, however, I happen to think this would be fun to do even for a play date or weekend activity, or even a family photo shoot. So I decided to post it in {family fun}. One of the activities I chose to do at the girls Three Ring Circus Birthday last year was a Photo Booth. I checked into...

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01.24.12

{family fun} what do you want to be??

Who do you want to be when you grow up?? I love the stage the girls are at right now. It is just one big playtime of imaginary fun! And these costume sets by Melissa & Doug are AWESOME! All three girls received them from my very "in the know mom" sister. The girls had played with some on a visit to their cousins last fall, and the kids were...

{good eats} getting lean with a bit of yum

So I don't know about you, but I've got a few things to work on for myself this year. One is getting this "pre/during/post/been hanging around too long" baby weight GONE. However, I've learned over the past few years, that the way I might have tackled a problem pre-marriage, or pre-kids, or frankly, just in my 20s, is a lot different than I how I can tackle it now. There's...

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