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The Hartzell house received awesome news this week! DH will soon be retiring from the stay at home dad circuit! Wahoo!!! DH will be heading back into the full time working grind, and once again we will be a two income household. The last 2+ years we have been hanging in somewhat of a holding […]
Last week we were very excited to attend a group playdate in the park. My friend, Kate, over at Big Girl Little Girl is moving soon and leaving the Atlanta area. {Insert very, very sad face here…} I work with Kate at Graco and we are both blog contributors, and though we are all very […]
Daylight savings time always throws our house out of joint. We have a house of sleepers, so when we are robbed of an hour (or so it feels), everyone suffers. Today was an absolutely gorgeous sunny day! I devised a plan. Spend as much time as possible in the fresh air and sunshine and exhaust […]
Last week Baby and I had a fun Mommy/Daughter date night. I think it’s important for both kids to get one on one time with both parents on a regular basis. Baby’s school was showing A Dolphin Tale as a fund raising activity. Since we forgot Baby’s pillow pet, I made a quick makeshift pillow out […]
Jed’s been learning to ride he bike he recieved for Christmas. Being three, he’s still learning that to keep moving, you have to keep pedaling. The lesson his sister is still trying to learn as well. Round and round in circles he went this afternoon. With only the occasional push from Mommy or a spare […]
Baby lost another tooth. Since this is still a pretty new event in our house, Baby dancing around singing about her tooth can be considered pretty normal. But what came next, I wasn’t expecting. Baby: “What’s the Tooth Fairy’s name?” Me: “Ummmm…yeah…I’m not really sure. Why do you want to know?” Baby: “Well, Poppy sent […]
Taking some vacation days around the holiday was not only fun for family time, but I was able to take some time and volunteer to help out with Baby’s class holiday party. The classroom parents did a fabulous job organizing 4 stations for craft making and game playing. How cute is this edible marshmallow snowman […]
My youngest turned three right before Christmas. Jed is fiercely independent, strong-willed and has a wild dare-devil streak in him a mile long! If he’s not leaping between the sofa and coffee table, you will probably find him plotting his next adventure move. As wild as he is, Jed is also my snuggle bug that […]
WOW! What a year 2011 was! DH and I made it through another year here in Georgia. We were very blessed to have so many visits from family to keep our spirits high throughout the year. It’s hard being multiple states away from family, so the visits mean the world to us. I believe 2012 […]
I found so many ideas on Pinterest for our Elf on the Shelf, Elfie, that I was inspired. One morning, instead of getting into his usual mischief like dumping all the leftover Halloween candy all over the dining room table like this….. I decided to use Elfie for my own advantage. Sneaky, sneaky. Our Christmas […]