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Beany vs. the Boxed Cookie: A Quest for Homemade Fig Newtons

January 24, 2014 By Katrina

Beany vs. the Boxed Cookie: A Quest for Homemade Fig Newtons

Anyone who’s a parent will probably tell you that, despite all of the times and all of the ways that they feel they’re falling a bit shy of the mark, there are at least a few parenting-related things that they feel pretty good about. It’s been true for us. Yes, we cave to demands for…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Fresh from the oven Tagged With: baking, cookies, dessert, fig, fig newtons, food, Food 52, homemade fig newtons, parenting, recipes, toddler

Photo 2/52: Driving lessons

January 17, 2014 By Katrina

Window to the future? I see this exact face and scenario repeating in about 13 1/2 years. And I volunteer Jared as resident driving instructor. XO, Katrina This post is part of The 52 Project: One photo of Beany every week of the year.

Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: Baby bliss, kids, life, parenting, photo projects, photography, The 52 Project, toddler

New Year! New projects! New baby!

January 6, 2014 By Katrina

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! As always, it flew by this year, but we spent tons of great time with family and friends, and now we’re ready to take on 2014 with reckless abandon. Well, maybe not reckless abandon, but we’re going to live it up — you know,…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: baby, Baby bliss, new year, parenting, photo project, photography, photos, The 52 Project, toddler

Happy Christmas to all!

December 24, 2013 By Katrina

We’re full swing into holiday fun around here, but I thought I’d drop by to share an enthusiastic “Happy Christmas” along with our family’s Christmas card for this year. It might be my favorite to date. Needless to say, Beany and Ella were both pretty excited about the cookie situation (sugar will do that to…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life, Puppy love Tagged With: Baby bliss, Christmas, Christmas card, dog, holiday, holiday card, life, puppy, puppy love, toddler

An easy peasy, no-sew craft to keep your coffee cozy

November 15, 2013 By Katrina

Last December I wrote an article for Carolina Parent magazine about super simple gift ideas your kids can make (or help make) themselves, and though I think I posted most of them not long after the article came out, this one slipped through the cracks. As luck should have it, the chilly weather and warm-drink…

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: Christmas, coffee, coffee cozy, cozie, craft, crafts, DIY, gifts, handmade, handmade gift ideas, kid, no sew, toddler

Splish, splash! Summer is here!

June 28, 2013 By Katrina

It’s officially summer. It’s officially hot. Beany is officially a pool baby. Happy Friday! XO, Katrina

Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: baby, Baby bliss, kid activities, kids, life, parenting, pool, sprinkler, summer fun, swimming, toddler, toddler activities, water

Sometimes we play stickers

June 14, 2013 By Katrina

Beany has always been a detail-oriented, hands-on kind of girl, and over the past few months, her constant need for “doing” has manifested itself in an obsession with stickers. Fortunately, both grandmas are happy to oblige the little sticker bean, whose tiny hands are oft at work. Simple play is the best kind of play,…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, Life Tagged With: babies, Baby bliss, fun and games, indoor play, life, parenting, stickers, toddler, toddler activities

For Beany’s cookie jar: DIY felt cookie tutorial

February 22, 2013 By Katrina

For Beany’s cookie jar: DIY felt cookie tutorial

In my very favorite episode of Little House on the Prairie, a snow-covered Mr. Edwards bursts through the door of the Ingalls family home on their first Christmas in Kansas. There’s a blizzard blowing outside, and Mr. Edwards looks more like a frosty Santa Claus than his usual grizzly man self. Although I could replay…

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Filed Under: Baby bliss, DIY, Life, Top DIY Tagged With: babies, Baby bliss, Christmas gifts, crafts, DIY, felt cookies, felt food, handmade gift ideas, parenting, presents, sewing, toddler, toddler gift, toys, tutorial

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