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Photo 23/52: Scooting and sitting

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Beany got a new scooter on Friday and is absolutely loving it. Of course, half the fun is the helmet and pads (yes, we are overly cautious parents), but now she wakes up from nap time and immediately starts asking for her “pink scooter and helmet, please!” Bear isn’t scooting just yet, but he’s doing a…

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Photo 22/52: Instagram for the win

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I’ve been making a major effort this year to take more photos of our kids with the good camera, but despite a noticeable difference in photo quality, some of my all-time favorite shots are still the ones I take with my phone, particularly the photos that end up on Instagram. Maybe it’s because those photos tend to be a lot…

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Every grill has its day: Chopped barbecue chicken salad

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When we lived in Missouri, Jared and I had a beast of a grill that took up about a third of the deck space at the back of our small apartment. It sat largely unused for a good five months of the year, but once the weather warmed up enough for Jared to remove his…

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Photo 21/52: Say what?

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Beany: Oh, how I love this photo. Beany’s enthusiastic approach to anything and everything makes for some pretty great faces. This specific face was a reaction to news that rain was on the way, and her big red ball was going to get wet. “Big red ball? Wet? From rain? And the wind? Oh no, my ball!”…

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Boy and girl shared nursery: Blue + pink = happy

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Beany’s nursery in our North Carolina apartment was a labor of love in a major way. I had a very clear vision of what I wanted the room to look like, and I spent months choosing fabric, sewing pillows and curtains, picking out furniture and putting it all together. Even with the mile-long to-do list,…

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Photo 20/52: Happy trails to you

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There’s a community path near our house that for a lot of the folks who live around us is the fastest/easiest/preferred means of getting to the train station and into the city. It’s a pretty, paved trail with lots of trees, street lights and a seemingly constant stream of people. Seriously, the place is busy, which…

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