Happy World Breastfeeding Week to all!  Whether you breastfed for any length of time, if at all, the goal of WBW is to “protect, promote, and support breastfeeding worldwide”.  From August 1-7 each year, photos abound of nursing babes and moms …

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A family photo!

(A little gallery of photos is below the post!) As summer approaches each year, many people gain excitement.  Perhaps it is simply the warmer weather they anticipate or maybe it is the vacation(s) they look forward to.  I don’t know. …

Our Beach Trip (or The Weekend I Went Without Facebook) Read more »

    Ah, playdates.  Let’s take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of hosting a playdate in your home. Pros: Child interaction Parent interaction Reason to REALLY clean your house before everyone comes. Cons: Child interaction likely …

Host Healthy Playdates with Thieves Oil (My All-Purpose Disinfecting Spray Recipe) Read more »

Here are some surefire tips to make sure your baby’s first year is your absolute worst! 1.  Don’t Take Help from Anyone – This is your baby and your responsibility.  You may as well get used to figuring out your …

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A brief calm after the storm.

I feel very compelled to share this right now.  I’m not sure why.   Throughout my emotional and physical recovery from my first (and only, thus far) childbirth, I came across many wonderful networks of support.  I often came across …

I Am Strong Because… Read more »

I hope everyone’s year is off to a smashing start!  Here at the Evans household, we’ve packed a lot of activity into 2014’s mere week.  Very proud of us.  Big Daddy Orange celebrated his 29th birthday.  It was the twelfth birthday of …

Reflections and Intentions…Part Two Read more »

New Year's Day Meal

I did not get to finish writing Part Two of yesterday’s post about New Year’s Intentions (Eventually I did…Check out Part One and Part Two here).  Oops, I missed January 1st!  But that’s OK!  Because I highly doubt anybody is …

“Good Luck” Pork, Sauerkraut, & Dumpling Recipe Read more »

As the young’uns, childless, and empty-nesters on my Facebook chime in 2014 at fun locations, Big Daddy Orange and I just put Tangerine down to bed at home.  I can’t think of any place I’d rather be.  It is Tangerine’s …

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