Happy Monday!  It’s time for another week of Etsy Picks!  I love shopping for clothes, but I also love looking for my kiddos, and Etsy always has a sea of vintage and handmade clothing to salivate over.  Dresses are a particular favorite of mine, and…

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This weekend has been quiet.  The kids left on Friday evening to spend 2 nights with my sister and brother-in-law at their house about 25 minutes away.  Tristan and I immediately skipped out the door to have our favorite dinner (middle eastern food – yum),…

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I had coffee with my friend Chrystal today and it reminded me that I never shared these photos that I took of her son for his 1st birthday.  And since he is one of the cutest kids I’ve ever met, I had no choice but…

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Last night we went to the hospital to meet our newest family member!  Our sister and brother-in-law are adopting a sweet baby boy that was born on January 9th.  Malakai (Kai) Hatcher Powers.  He was almost 6 weeks early – 5 lbs, 4 oz and…

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Here’s the deal.  I don’t like making New Years Resolutions.  Why?  Because I usually only stick with them for a few weeks and then I completely forget I ever made them (sound familiar to anyone else?  No?  Okay, just me then.).  So this year, instead…

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    I wanted to take unique, fun photos of my 3 kids this week, and I think I achieved it!  I used white  poster board, lipstick, tea cups, some fake reading glasses, and an ornery little puppy to create them. I love them.  The…

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A few weeks ago I took photos of my kids and nieces and nephews for a Christmas project that I was working on.  I promised each of the kids a big blue lollipop if they would smile real pretty and listen to mommy/aunt Stephie.  My…

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Every year the women of our family all get together and have a big Christmas baking day.  We’ve been doing this since we were kids, and my tummy is so happy that the tradition continues.  We each choose a couple different desserts/cookies/confections to make, and…

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Tristan and I celebrated our 11th anniversary last week, and we spent the past 2 days in downtown Denver sleeping, eating,  shopping, and relaxing.  The kids (and Tuppy) stayed at my parent’s house, which is always a good time for them as they get to…

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Thanksgiving happened…..a week ago, and I’m just posting the photos!  Yikes. It was a good one!  Lots of family, food, and fun.  We usually go to my parent’s house on Thanksgiving, and this year we had a really full house – over 20 of us….

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