:: randy, kari, seth & bethany : sneak peek ::
Can’t wait to show you more of this super cute family. I think Seth might have stolen my heart while I was there (what can I say, I’m a sucker for little boys!) but Miss Bethany was like a complete baby-model PRO. She kept her eyes on the camera (except when sleeping of course) and tugged at my heart strings mercilessly with her coy smiles and baby gurgles. Oh my goodness, I had almost forgotten how much I love baby gurgles….

:: moriah : sneak peek ::
I know that everyone’s mostly dying to see pictures of this cutie-patootie little thing, so I’ll get right to pictures! I took a ton of pictures and this is only the first of the newborn sessions with miss Moriah Elizabeth (translation = you’ll be seeing A LOT of this little girl on the blog for a while!) and this is only a sneak peek. Can’t wait to share more! Look at her full lips!! Newest addition to the family (Corban will eventually be

:: the meaning of a mug ::
Sometimes I live vicariously through my coffee mugs. No really, its true. Every morning after I’ve gotten Cameron his breakfast and he’s happily playing with some toy or another, it’s officially Coffee Time for me. I decide which roast I want and if I’ll use french press, espresso machine or coffee maker, grind the beans, and get it started. I ponder the benefits of truvia vs. sugar free vanilla (or gingerbread!) syrup for sweetness and weigh the relative calorie counts of half & half vs. non

:: elissa, paul & laila : sneak peek ::
I had the IMMENSE pleasure of getting to spend time with the awesome-sauce cutie-pants family of Paul, Elissa and little miss I-could-eat-you-up-even-with-banana-all-over-your-16-month-old-face Laila this afternoon and couldn’t wait to get home and share! Unfortunately I was detained by a floor cleaning demo at my home to get a whole post in (random, I know – but if anyone wants to chime in on how they feel about Kirby vacuuming systems, I’d love your input…), but I’ll get to it asap.

:: the TRUTH about motherhood : part 8 ::
:: An Ode to My (Former) Body :: I gained 27 lbs during my pregnancy and I reached my pre-pregnancy weight 2 weeks after I gave birth to Cameron. Sounds like an accomplishment right? Maybe, but let me just say that pre-pregnancy weight has nothing to do with pre-pregnancy shape. Some objects definitely shifted during take-off and landing. For example, my belly button. Before pregnancy, I had a cute little tight happy innie. Now it’s completely sunken into my body a good mile and a half and you coul