Our Ordinary Life — Our Ordinary Life

American Girl Retires Felicity

Kristin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:13:32 +0000

Growing up I didn’t watch a whole lot of TV, instead my days were filled with the wild adventures of the American Girls. Felicity, Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. I lived in their world, I was totally immersed in their books. I still see American Girl now as these characters, the newest additions are just as... [Continue Reading]

Becoming Her Own Person

Kristin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:56:51 +0000

She plays games and laughs at nothing. She dances and bops along with any tune. She knows exactly what she wants and tries to get it. Often times her big sister gets in her way. She has this way about her. It’s confidant, you can almost make out her thoughts right on her face. She’s... [Continue Reading]

Homemade Orphan Annie Halloween Costume {cost $2}

Kristin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:50:54 +0000

This year Kai discovered the classic icon Annie. After quickly falling in love with the movies Kai wanted to be Annie for Halloween. My MIL is quite the creative person, she’s creating glass features for my home she’s also taken on the task of sewing various projects for Kaila. She also makes handmade jewelry with... [Continue Reading]

30 Days of Truth – Day 6

Kristin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:04:10 +0000

Day 06 → Something you hope you never have to do. I’m going to be upfront with this post, death has played a major role my entire life. I watched my Grandmother bury her child. The death of my father changed my entire family forever. I’ve had to deal with death more than any normal 25... [Continue Reading]

Las Fotos – A Picture Worth A Thousand Words Photography Meme

Kristin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:36:38 +0000

A while ago I started a Photography meme where I asked readers to post a photo form the week and every week I would give them a focus. While I love Photography I want to inspire others to show off their love for it too. Every Saturday a new Las Fotos will go up. Some... [Continue Reading]

Hilton Teams Up With Little League® Baseball and Softball {Giveaway}

Kristin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:05:04 +0000

As many of you know we headed to New York for BlogHer 2010 where we stayed at Hilton Manhattan. I have to say it was such a nice stay, the rooms were incredible, service was impeccable, it was a wonderful 5 day stay. Right now Hilton is partnering with Little League® Baseball and Softball. If you... [Continue Reading]

Back To School – Stride Rite

Kristin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:29:22 +0000

If you know Stride Rite then you know they just had one of their greatest sales. Buy one get one half off at Stride Rite, it’s one of my favorite sales to shop because we love their shoes. Of course over the past 5 years Stride Rite has moved form just their brand of shoes... [Continue Reading]

Survive this Fall Sports Season with KIWI!

Kristin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:45:19 +0000

These are my husband’s Jordan’s I know no big deal right? Well if you’ve ever own a pair of Jordan’s you know you want to take care of them. I wouldn’t trust anything on my husbands shoes other than the best. It has to be safe for his shoes for me to even consider using... [Continue Reading]

Ringling Bros. Circus! – Backstage With The Elephants – Portland, Oregon

Kristin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:14:13 +0000

Today my family and I went behind the scenes at Ringling Bros. we were actually able to see the biggest stars of the show get a bath. We also met some of the shows other animal stars and got some history on the animals and the show. Of course the highlight was the elephants! We... [Continue Reading]

Wordless Wednesday – Walt Disney World

Kristin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:05:14 +0000

This photo was taken at Epcot during our first night at Disney Social Media Moms conference. My husband did a post with all the images from that day. I can’t believe my Nikon D90 actually caught this, what an amazing shot! Find more Wordless Wednesday fun at 5 Minutes For Mom, HUB,... [Continue Reading]