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Keep it Together: March 2015
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Monday, March 23, 2015. Yesterday was a gorgeous Saturday in March. The sky was blue, the peach blossoms were pink, the grass was green, and the temperature was just right. I took my eldest with me to some photo sessions I had planned at a local Peach Farm. The idea behind it was that she would hold my reflector, make babies smile, and carry my lens bag. All this for the price of japanese take-out. It was a good deal, I tell ya :). Different than clients. I'm not quite sure why? So, for that very reason,...
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Keep it Together: May 2015
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Saturday, May 30, 2015. Jocelyn loves a new show called Wallykazam. It's super cute and not annoying. Well, not unless you get some of the songs stuck in your head, as I'm prone to do. If you are familiar with Super Why, this show is kinda like that. It helps kids learn pre-reading skills like rhyming and letter recognition. We were enjoying nice weather outside the other week when Jocelyn said she was hungry. "Do you want a snack to eat out here? I asked. "YES! We can have a PICNIC! Links to this post.
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Keep it Together: July 2015
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Friday, July 31, 2015. The kids, grandma, and I just came back two days ago from a 9 day trip to Deerfield Beach, FL. So, just watch out for pictures and a post about that in the next day or two. Or, if you are on Instagram, then I apologize for my "overgramming" the other day :P You've already seen my trip through my camera phone! I wanted to be home before July 31st because today is our 11 year anniversary. We met in 2001. Got engaged in 2003. Got married in 2004. But so much has remained constant.
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Keep it Together: My Breastfeeding Story
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Twelve years ago, I had never heard of La Leche League International or could even tell you that we had a local chapter in the area. Who knew that 9 months later, a group of women I had never met would save my breastfeeding relationship? I was 23 year old when I gave birth to my first child; a daughter we named Jaina Catherine. Throughout my entire pregnancy, I was determined NOT to breastfeed. Why would I? Formula was just as good, right? My husband was very pro-breastfeeding and encouraged me as well&#...
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Keep it Together: November 2014
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Friday, November 28, 2014. I'm Thankful for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not my favorite holiday and I do not keep quiet about it. Yet, I'm going to spare you, dear readers, my laundry list of complaints and tell you instead that I was thankful for today. I spent all day with these goofs:. I didn't have to cook, do dishes, travel, or make my kids behave in someone else's home. Cracker Barrel for the win! I even got to sneak in a picture! Go Grandma and her mastering of back button focus! Yes, I admitted...
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Keep it Together: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Are you a "Nice" King? My crazy Fall photography schedule booked up fast this year. Some clients even requested session dates for October and November back in August. Most of the time, this is great. Its not so great when you don't know in advance what weekends you need to be "off" as to not miss stuff with your family. Brian stepped up and got all three kids ready in costume and took them over with our neighbors. I arrived just in time to see them on a hay ride. Because it m...
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Keep it Together: August 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. I Want My Brudder! We are two weeks into our Back To School routine and all is well. I'm not sick of packing lunches quite yet. And Jayce isn't yelling in the mornings at me (yet), either, so things have been smooth thus far. Even Jocelyn has enjoyed hanging out with just Mom over the past two weeks. She'll occasionally ask, "Where Jaina go? Jayce upstairs, mommy? And will have to be reminded that they are at school. Then, he has to practice the piano. I want to go, too! The ot...
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Keep it Together: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Brian doesn't like us to make a big deal on Father's Day. He doesn't want presents or cards or to go out to eat or to do something fun. Its because those are all the things *I* like for Mother's Day :) And he doesn't want to be responsible for making all those things happen for me at the next holiday :). Well, I didn't listen. We needed a new grill desperately. Old and Busted.". And here's the "New Hotness". Then I asked another neighbor to help me get it back OUT of the van.
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Keep it Together: South Florida 2015
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Thursday, August 06, 2015. It's been 7.5 years since I was brave enough to drive 700 miles one way to Southern Florida with my kids. That was the car ride in which Jayce insisted on watching "Chicka Chicka 1-2-3" and "Dora's Pirate Adventure" on repeat. For 12 hours. That may have scared me a bit for future travel trips. We stopped in Jacksonville, FL the first night. That only put us about 4-5 hours away from my aunt's house in Loxahatchee the next day. My uncle David had passed away unexpectedly the we...
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Keep it Together: Attachment Parenting
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I've been a big fan of Attachment Parenting ever since my daughter Jaina was born in 2002. I didn't know there was even a name for it until I read Dr. Sear's Breastfeeding book. Now I'm a huge advocate for Attachment Parenting. Not sure what that means? Check out Attachment Parenting International's Ideals:. API's Eight Principles of Parenting. Near you or post your comments and questions to API's forums. The Dangers of Traditional Discipline. A Gentler Approach to Discipline. Positive discipline begins ...