I am SO happy our kitchen has such a giant sink. When we bought our house, I never realized how perfect it would be to bathe our babies in. And by “babies,” I mean as long as they’ll let me. ;) During the last few months I was pregnant with Ben, Blaire loved to take a bath in the sink. It made me feel like she was still…
Well, we had a little snow before Christmas, but since Christmas we’ve had a few snow storms here and there. Which means I have a toddler who is BEGGING to go outside. What starts as, “Please just let me make footprints in the snow, mama!” which quickly escalates to snow angels and a snow ball fight. But with the wind chill some days feeling like it’s -20°, playing…
We finally got family photos done, for the first time since Ben’s newborn pictures back at the end of March. And I love, love, LOVE how they turned out. It was 70 degrees the Monday after Thanksgiving. Which is UNHEARD of for Illinois. I am obsessed with this location. It’s about an hour from our home, so we shot with a different photographer than we typically use. She…
Typing 2018 is WEIRD. Where did 2017 go? It doesn’t seem like it was a whole year ago that I was pregnant with Ben and we were soaking in every minute left with Blaire as our only child. Personally, 2017 was a great year! We welcomed Benjamin. We welcomed the baby girls of three of our best friends (within only two months of Ben being born). Jason’s role…
I just wanted to take a quick minute to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas from the Peterson Family. As I sit here in bed with my sleeping family, at the end of my birthday, I can’t help but reflect on how blessed we are. We are all happy and healthy. We are blessed beyond measure. Not only do we have everything we need to…
The question I probably get the most often when it comes to blogging is how I take photos of my kids. From the type of camera/lens I use, to the settings, to just how the heck to get them to cooperate. And, oh boy, some of those are easier than others. Since there are so many ins and outs, I thought it was time to document them all here.…
Does anyone actually like talking about money? It’s awkward. It’s personal. There are a million ways to spend it. And chances are, the ways you want to spend it won’t match up perfectly with anyone else. Nearly half of Americans in serious relationships (48%) fight about money. Becoming parents adds another layer of complication to your finances. But, I’m here to tell you financial planning doesn’t have to…
It’s no secret I don’t love cleaning (except when I’m mad!) but I still love it when our home is picked up and smells clean! My first few days home after quitting my job were SUPER productive. One day I did 10 loads of laundry. Yep, I was that far behind. And well, I promised myself I’d stay caught up on everything, the house would be picked up…
Thank you to Evenflo for featuring today’s post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. We all know the holidays can be super stressful, especially for parents. But, really, why do we do this to ourselves every. single. year? We (I) know the holidays are coming. We (I) wait until the last minute to make lists for family members, to purchases gifts for everyone, and I literally wait…
One of my biggest worries when making the decision to leave my full time job was that I was walked away from a very generous 401k plan. It’s scary to know I’ll be solely responsible for contributing to my retirement income going forward, without an employer to match my contributions. In the job I was leaving, it was our organization’s mission to help women live more financially secure…
Going back to work after Ben was born hasn’t been easy. After I had Blaire, I took a job that would let me work from home 3 days and commute to work 2 days/week. Being able to spend that extra time at home with her did SO much for me. I continued in that job until she was 11 months old, when I took a job working in…
You may know we loveeee a trip to the pool. The pool just opened a few weeks before my maternity leave ended. So we spent my last week of freedom at the pool almost every day. Now we try to squeeze in a trip each weekend. We decided to give our local lake a try a few weeks ago because we thought Blaire would like playing in the…
