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I made soup for dinner tonight that was so delicious, and I had to write it down lest I forget how to make it and always dream of "the soup I made that one time that I was never able to replicate." I made carrots for Henny and used a couple of the packs for the soup. Boil carrots until soft, then blend with chicken broth/stock until baby food texture. Divide into 8 oz. containers. For the soup:

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Here's a couple of pictures snapped during everyday events: doctor's appointment, beach day, nursing, falling asleep in various locations, date night, learning how to climb things, etc.  We're tackling childhood milestones like they're quarterbacks. Babbling has turned into mimicking and near-talking. Crawling has turned into cruising and

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We spend our fourth of July celebrating independence on the El Capitan Reservoir. We tubed and surfed and boated all day long, soaking up every minute of sunshine and freedom. Henry was the best sport he could have been in that little life jacket. It was totally uncomfortable and restrictive, but he handled it without a whine. I'm not posting much on the blog these days,

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Now that the majority of our yearly trips our over, our weekends have freed up. Last weekend, we went to the Scottish Highland Games, a yearly event in Vista that is a hilarious homage to Scottish history and culture. We walked around the different clans' booths, ate some meat pies, and listened to some Scottish rock bands and bagpipes. There was even a shepherding event with

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I trekked into the woods a week ago to snap some practice pictures before their actual engagement shoot. Only a handful came out looking nice - turns out, I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER. Who knew? We're really excited to see these two get married. They're a good match. She always needed a tall guy. Her five foot eleven fits his six foot five very nicely.

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Pardon my absence! Things have gotten busy in our parts. First off, I got a job! Two, in fact. I think I mentioned a while ago that I became a contributor on GOBankingRates.com, but I'm also now contracting for various websites, and the work is so consistent that I've got something every day! I'm busy, like actually busy with non-baby-related things for the first time in

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We took the funnest little one-night trip to Seattle this weekend for Father's Day. Henry was a trooper, as always (except for waking up five times during the night, but the days were easy and he slept for both plane rides). We visited friends and family, saw some of Seattle's famous sites, and ate some delicious food. We packed in as much as we could in 36 hours, and I'd say

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This is our life the last couple weeks. It's a jumble of lovely little things and a few big things, and it's been so great.  In order of importance: my sister's boyfriend asked her to marry him, and she said yes! So we're already planning a wedding for the end of the summer, and nobody could even be

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This project was a really fun one. After taking a pretty significant break (yet again) from blogging and crafting in order to travel and enjoy my life, I was excited to get creative again. This project was fun and checked three different boxes for me: do something fun with Henry, fulfill one of my 25 projects, and make a father's day gift for Henry's grandpas. It couldn't have been simpler. I

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This post is a long one! There are several recipes and tips I use for prepping meals for the week. I've switched things up a bit this month and haven't been following a meal-by-meal plan so much as I've been following a weekly use-it-up type plan. I started doing some big-haul prepping at the beginning of each week, either on Saturday or Sunday after church, so that we'd have some healthy

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We just got back from an amazing vacation to the Bahamas, and what an amazing time we had! First of all, my parents. Oi. They SO generously brought us with them (probably not fully knowing/remembering that it's mildly stressful traveling with a baby). Second of all, the Atlantic Ocean. Why is it so warm? I know why, scientifically, but why?! We live in San Diego all year long, and as

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Nine months can stay as long as it wants. Seven months was really hard. But nine? Get over here, nine. I want to kiss you. Henry is the most fun, most smiley, most vocal thing now. He's babbling and eating table food and playing and crawling. He's pulling himself up on stuff (I'm not ready for a walker!) and snuggling more and as observant as ever. He's got two razor sharp teeth and a head

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About 6 years ago, when Conrad and I were dating, we went on one or two dates at the Huntington Library. We took a picture under that awning of vines (second photo from the bottom), and this last weekend, when we visited with my family, we took another picture, five years married and holding our baby boy. Henry loves being outside, beeteedubs. He wants to touch everything and his

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Like I said yesterday, we've really been making the most of this little heatwave. Every year, we get a really hot spell in the spring, then the summer is mostly grey and gloom, and the late summer and fall is really hot. Our seasons are all wonky, but at least it's predictable! This last Saturday, we had a beach day. I got a pretty notable tanline, and I bravely and

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Thank you, Santa Ana winds for bringing us a blip of summer in the middle of spring. We are loving this little heatwave - it's been in the 90's all week, and we've been enjoying every minute! I threw on my Beverly Swimwear Tri-color-kini, slathered up with sunscreen, and hopped in the pool with my baby. And who would have guessed it? Henry's a total water baby. Actually, everyone

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I had meant to post a 25 projects post every other week all year long, with one extra week. But I got really behind on blogging and some personal goals when I stumbled across a prayed-for job, and put all my time into work and taking care of my family and home, and then we were out of town, first to Utah and then to Palm Springs. Whew!  Finally, I was able to catch my breath and

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Instead of being so structured with my goal-setting as I have in the past (like here and here), I'm just going to set these broad goals: Spend time in the sun a lot Do something fun every day Work Write Go on a date with Conrad As for assessing last month, I'm shockingly on track. I looked back on last month's goals and expected to have hardly accomplished anything (it was one of those months,

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You know how in cartoons the characters wear the same thing every episode, and whatever simple outfit they wear is sort of indicative of who they are? Well if we were in a cartoon, this is what these two would wear. Matching tan cargo shorts and a white shirt. Every time, every episode.

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I'm by no means an all-natural mother. Buying all organic food simply isn't cost-effective for me, I give my kid candy and soda in tiny amounts, and I sometimes forget to put sunscreen on him. On every level, I think I'm pretty much the same as every other mom, trying her best and sometimes coming short. But when Henry was born, there were a couple of things I knew I wanted to do that were a

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After an unexpected and sort of long break from blogging and pretty much everything else, I'm back! Sometimes you just need a three-week break, or something? Over Easter, we trucked out to Palm Desert, Cathedral City, and Palm Springs to spend the holiday with Conrad's family. We stayed in a relative's vacation home that was straight out of the high-end 80's. Complete with lavender carpet

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Before I started doing my monthly goal setting and assessment, I had been setting seasonal goals. I'm a huge goal-setter, and any excuse to better myself and set my sights toward an accomplishment is exciting. I kind of stopped doing the seasonal goals since I've started my monthly assessment, but I'd like to pick it back up. My monthly goals have been tightly categorized, following in theme

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I'm still learning how to use my good camera, so sometimes pictures are out of focus or not quite straight, and that's why. This weekend was a really amazing one. One for the books. My Oma hadn't met Henry in all his little life, and we were looking for a secondary reason to visit her so we could make a weekend out of it. General Conference peeked its head

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Here is part two of my phone cleanout photo dump, from the day we brought Henry home from the hospital to Christmas. Part one here (and also my explanation for doing this). 

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We're heading up to Salt Lake this weekend, and probably won't have the time or internet access to post in real time, so I'll take a moment now and announce that I couldn't get my stuff together in time to post a 25 Projects post. Luckily, there are many, many more days in the year for me to catch up. I've been packing and putting together lists so I don't accidentally forget to bring

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This month, I was kind of in survival mode, so executing the personal and professional goals I had set for myself at the beginning of March was kind of the last thing on my mind. I had set a couple of goals that just sort of happened naturally (I do that on purpose so I can feel like I've accomplished something even if I forgot about my goals), like getting a haircut, continuing to nurse

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