August 2nd, 2010
Saturday we decided it was time for Jasper’s second haircut so that he wouldn’t look like a street urchin at his second birthday party! That morning, I decided to take some snapshots of him playing so that I could remember…
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July 28th, 2010
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/momtographers
Thought some of you might like to enter. The grand prize is $2500 cash, and three other prizes of $500 towards Sigma gear could come in REALLY handy to get the 30 mm 1.4 (first lens I…
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July 19th, 2010
For those of you that don’t speak Jasper, that’ means carnival, which we took him to for the first time Saturday night!
While most of the rides weren’t appropriate for the under two set, there was of course a carousel:…
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July 7th, 2010
Yesterday someone posted this New York Magazine article on Facebook called “All Joy and no Fun – Why Parents Hate Parenting.” It’s a very interesting read to say the least.
Apparently every study ever done that has attempted…
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May 25th, 2010
This weekend, I lost an incredibly dear friend to cancer. It was quick - shockingly quick, and I have been an emotional wreck..the tears come fast every time I think about her which is often. Jasper and I went to…
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May 7th, 2010
So we’re barely a month into spring and I’m already wishing for fall/winter.
I’ve never been an outdoorsy type of girl. I have nothing against nature per se, but a few things conspire to make me much happier reading a…
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May 3rd, 2010

Right before Jasper was born I picked up a few old books at a consignment sale, books for older kids (i.e. non board books) like Paddington Bear. On a whim I dug them out of the closet…
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April 14th, 2010
Urban Outfitters is having what I think is a really cool contest called “Original Icon” in which you submit a vintage photo of your mom looking fabulously retro and stylish. When my sister told me about it, I…
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April 9th, 2010
“Outside, mommeeeee, outSIIIIIDE!”
This is Jasper’s new mantra and it’s created a bit of a dilemma. If the french doors are open so that the fresh air comes inside, Jasper takes it as a cue to let himself outside –…
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March 12th, 2010
When Daylight Savings ended last November I cursed the person who thought it was a good idea to CHANGE TIME. Obviously this person was not a parent of a toddler.
Before that fateful day in November, Jasper had no problem…
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