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Slice of Life

Last month I did a shoot and shared a recipe with local online men’s magazine, Classfare. We prepped and shot my favorite Corn Chowder, and despite the nerves I always have before cooking in front of...

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Getting Ready

Ever since I hit the halfway point of this pregnancy, my mind has been spinning. An endless cycle of things to do, usually coming through in some kind of list, and one thing after another so...

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Hard to Good

I had a bit of a revelation the other day. Don’t get too excited, it was one of those total “duh,” moments where something you’ve been trying so hard to figure out just kinda suddenly comes into...

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Big Fat Failure

It’s 5:20 a.m. on a Saturday morning and though I’d rather be fast asleep, wrapped in my warm fluffy duvet, the third trimester has brought with it a significant lack of rest, so here I am. As I sit...

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Never Forget

It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to come here. Since I’ve felt that familiar burning, un-ignorable need to sit down and write out my thoughts. In fact, for the last few months the idea of...

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Being at Home

Three things I never expected. To fall in love with cooking. To move to the country. To thrive being at home. I’ve worked from home the last few years, but since I stopped working in September...

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The Wilmots

I’ve had the pleasure of documenting this little dude (and his family) at one, six and now twelve months. He’s such a sweet, funny and increasingly independent little dude and I have just loved...

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Newborn Favorites

We are starting to feel like we are catching our breath around here! We have a regular bedtime, which means we actually get some time to ourselves in the evening and nap times are shaping up during...

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Emmett Wilder: 3 Months

Our sweet boy is three months. I can’t believe it and I’m starting to feel a little anxious about how quickly time is passing. It seems like every morning when I wake up to that smiling little face,...

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Emmett Wilder: 1 Month

I’ve meant to sit down and write this post for the last three weeks, and it’s going to drive me crazy that it’s being written when Emmett is almost two months old, but better late than never. In the...

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Emmett Wilder: 2 Months

  I know it seems like just last week I was writing Emmett’s one month post. Well, actually it was just last week…but the point is time flies when you’re having fun! And I think that’s what comes to...

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I’m Going to Try

     I’ve really wanted to write lately. A lot. I’ve wanted to come here and lay it all out. The things I’m loving about my life, thoughts I have about motherhood and my experience so far, my joys and...

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Emmett Wilder: 4 Months

Emmett is four months old! He’s truly turned into a little man in the last month and we are just enjoying the heck out of him. I keep telling people that I knew I would love my kid, but I didn’t...

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Motherhood: A Manifesto

About this time last year we had just found out I was pregnant. We went on a hike with Taylor’s family for Mother’s Day and the whole time I just kept thinking about being a mama and all of the things...

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Keeping it Simple

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about simplicity. About simplifying my own life by reducing the clutter in my home, cleaning out my closets, actually using up all the food in my fridge and freezer,...

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Grammy Time

My mom has been with us this week and aside from feeling so incredibly grateful just to have somebody around to talk to, it’s been so wonderful having her. Yes, she sweeps my floor and does my dishes,...

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Emmett Wilder: 5 Months

Taylor and I were laughing the other night about how so many things we say and feel about Emmett sound super cliche. I think I say “it’s going way too fast!” at least three times a day. And rarely a...

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Father’s Day

We celebrated our favorite guy’s first Father’s Day yesterday, and though it wasn’t anything particularly out of the ordinary, it was really really wonderful just to all be together during this busy...

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Emmett Wilder: 6 Months

Our little bud has been with us for over half a year! All of the parenting cliches apply, how it’s all going way too fast, I wish I could freeze time, etc. But at the risk of saying the same thing...

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Emmett Wilder: 7 Months

This morning, after his first nap, Emmett and I got ourselves dressed, loaded up in the car and headed downtown for a coffee date. As I stood on the street corner, waiting for the walk signal, sweet...

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