As I type this, I can’t believe my little baby girl is already a year old! Where did the time go? Her birthday seemed ages away. Then you blink, and here we are! Baby’s 1st birthday! We decided to keep Maia’s 1st Birthday small (just immediate family) for a few reasons: 1) Finances; 2) My [...]

Tags: Birthday, Celebration, Firsts
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This post is a little late, but I still wanted to get my first Mother’s Day on record. Although I’ve felt like a mom for years now (since becoming involved with John and his son), there’s something a little different when you celebrate Mother’s Day after the birth of your own child. (Maybe it’s the [...]

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Easter is one of those holidays that I didn’t celebrate as an adult (unlike Halloween, Valentine’s Day, etc.) until my stepson came into the picture. So my first Easter as an adult a few years ago brought back a lot of wonderful childhood memories and made me realize that I want to continue those traditions with [...]

Tags: bunny, candy, Easter, egg hunt, Firsts, holidays
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