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Happy Friday

Crystal — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:34:26 +0000

Happy Friday! It’s been a great week for me. I’ve been following my “New Leaf” regiment and have been feeling great in doing so. I’ve been working out, organizing my house, and enjoying as many moments with Miles as possible. Yes, I’ve had my moments of blah. And it always seems like just when I’m [...]

Morning Learning

Crystal — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:58:18 +0000

I just discovered something that I’m sure most of you super mom’s have already been doing, but I’m really excited about it, so of course I had to share. Morning learning. The past couple of mornings when Miles wakes up we’ve been hanging out in his bedroom reading tons of books and doing flash cards. [...]

Celebrity Mom Jennifer Lopez Tops Forbes’ Most Powerful List

Crystal — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:45:44 +0000

The business of being a celebrity is just that, A Business. This week Forbes released its annual list of the World’s Most Powerful Celebrities. The rank was based on money, social media, press, radio, tv, and web presence. With her $52 million in earnings over the past 12 months, celebrity mom/singer/dancer/actress/American Idol Judge/fashionista made the [...]

Happy Mother’s Day: Grandma In Style Edition

Crystal — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:14:14 +0000

Grandparents, hold a special place in the lives of children, especially Miles’ grandparents. So, in honor of this unique bond, I’ve asked my mom to guest blog once a month to provide her perspective on grandmahood, parenthood, relationships, and of course style (because she is one of THE MOST stylish moms and grandmas I know). [...]

Mommy Movies

Crystal — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:22:48 +0000

This year I will be celebrating my second Mother’s Day as mom. My husband asked what I wanted to do, and honestly, all I want to do is spend a lazy day with my family, and of course maybe include a bit of champagne and perhaps curl up with a mommy movie. So then I [...]

MIA Thanks to 50 Shades

Crystal — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:50:44 +0000

My blog has been a quiet place this week. I only have so many free hours in my day, and this week they’ve been consumed by the newest pop culture reading sensation, 50 Shades of Grey, the story from E.L James about dominance, submission, childhood damage, love, overcoming, and sex. Whenever one of these novel [...]

The Top 10 Baby Products I Can’t Live Without

Crystal — Sun, 06 May 2012 01:44:59 +0000

Now that Miles is getting closer to two years old, I feel like I’ve finally developed a pretty good system and an idea of what products work for us, and which don’t. (Of course now that I’m speaking this into existence, he’ll probably decide he hates all of these things). Here is list of the [...]

First Thursday Fun

Crystal — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:55:51 +0000

This week was First Thirsday at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) again, so we decided to take Miles for his second trip. It’s not always possible to do it every month, but its something we really want to shoot for. We love art, so naturally it’s something we want Miles to develop an appreciation for [...]

What’s The Rush?

Crystal — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:40 +0000

I decided to apply my new resolve smile more and stress less to household chores. I sadly admit that I am one of those moms who sits my toddler in front of the tv to watch PBS so I can rush through my morning cleaning. I’ve been feeling REALLy guilty about it lately, especially given [...]

Champagne Wednesday

Crystal — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:29:07 +0000

Happy Hump Day. In our home, we’ve started Champagne Wednesday to get us through that mid week hump. It’s a bit silly, but we really enjoy it! We got the idea from our neighbors, ho have Martini Wednesday, but Im not quite that hardcore, so we settled with Champagne . We pour ourselves a glass, [...]

A New Leaf

Crystal — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:45:55 +0000

The other day I had a rather interesting conversation with my mom. She asked me why my generation of moms seem to have such a hard time, have so many complaints. Every week there is some article about how moms are unhappy, how motherhood is a hard job, how stay at home moms are isolated [...]

My New Paddle Board Obsession

Crystal — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:30:55 +0000

Can I just say how much I LOVE paddle boarding?! I’m 100% obsessed! I literally wake up in the morning jonesing for my board. I finally understand those people who love running, or hiking, or any other endurance sport. I really could never get into those. I do them, but mostly begrudgingly in an effort [...]

Opening Day at The Lake

Crystal — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:33:13 +0000

Saturday April 28, 2012 was Opening Day on our lake. Opening Day is the day of the year when you can officially fish in the lakes. Since my parents first built the house over 16 years ago, it has been a tradition in our family to indulge in some good old fashioned fishing on this [...]

Look of the Week: Joe Manganiello

Crystal — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:19:46 +0000

I know my blog is about motherhood, but it’s also about style, and there is nothing better than a well dressed man. As mamas who love fashion, we enjoy looking good, and I think our husbands owe it to us to look good as well. Lol. But seriously, if we’re busting our butts in the [...]

I Love Motherhood

Crystal — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:22:25 +0000

As I’m rocking my son to sleep for his nap, his little hand reaches up and rests on my chest as he curls up on my lap, and all I can think is “I never want this to end.” Yesterday was Miles’ 21 month birthday, and I can’t believe how fast time is going. He’s [...]