We have a guest mom this week on Petit Elefant and I couldn’t be more excited for the free advice; fitness advice at that. Mandi is a NASM certified personal trainer and the mom behind the blog Trainer Momma; she’ll be here all week sharing fitness tips with us. The timing couldn’t be better, heaven knows I can use the help. Help me welcome Mandi. Alright, time to workout… Here’s the plan: Workout Plan A: Take off for a few…
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We took a drive up the canyon today while we listened to conference in the car. It’s an annual family tradition at our house, one the kids love. See, don’t they look happy? Don’t ask why P is wearing nightshades. It’s just one of those weekend things. Provo Canyon is the best place to see leaves in the fall, it’s an indisputable fact. The thing I love the most about Utah in the fall? It snows five minutes after the…
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I find great fulfillment in preparing homemade baby food for my kiddos. A neighbor once replied with astonishment when I mentioned I was making my own: “Oh I could never do that.” Huh? Sure, the store-bought jars are convenient, but they never looked appetizing to me, and well, have you seen some of the ingredients? I wanted to keep things as pure for my babies’ palates as I could. Turns out it’s a cinch. There are lots of cool modern…
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It rained like crazy yesterday. Which means one thing: puddles. Look at the kids flocking to the water! You’d think they’d never seen rain before. But to be fair, we live in Utah & we don’t see a whole lot of rain. And where most people see rain, C sees opportunity. rain + puddles + spider man bike + C = heaven Things were going swimmingly {ha ha, get it?} and then… Stuck. Which is actually perfect because when you’re…
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I love traveling more than I love a lot of things-chocolate included-which is really saying something. But what I love more than travel, more than several days in a row partying it up in New York City, is coming home to this: Being a wife and mother are my two favorite things, I’m not even lying.
So several weeks ago, or maybe even a month ago, we put Little O on a sleep schedule for the first time. There of course are different schools of thought on how and what to do about your baby’s sleep. Ultimately, we decided that a schedule was in order because O was up with us until midnight (and often later) every night. Then he’d wake up between 8:30 and 10:30. During the day, he was unpredictable. Maybe he’d take a…
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My first baby recently turned 3. I just shed a little tear. Many of the other toddlers in our neighborhood are attending pre-school this year but I just couldn’t pull the trigger. Three seems so little and tender still, but he needed something. I came up with a solution, totally off the cuff, and called it “Mommy School.” I know it’s a lame name, but I was under pressure and now it’s stuck. Here’s how it works: once baby goes…
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Being that I’m the child of two hippies it’s only natural that I’d want to throw a tie dye party for my five-year-old’s birthday. I’m here to tell you hippie or not, this was the best birthday party we’ve ever had, and I’ve thrown some good ones. The thing is, you mix together kids + tie dye + a bag of Oreo cookies + backyard = raging success! We used a Jacquard Tie Dye Kit and the party guests either…
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Happy 30th Birthday, I love you.
