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Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon Recipe

Salmon is a sort of magical fish, with the ability to give you glowing skin and make you look younger. My mom thinks this anyway, and eats it at least twice a week. What I do know for sure is that salmon contains lots of omega-3 fatty acids, which studies show encourage the production of […]

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Letters To My Sons {July 2013}

Where to begin? You graduated from nursery school, which alone made me super proud and wistful, all at once. But you also transformed this year. You sing, you understand complicated concepts, you tell jokes, you remember everything, and you are sooo smart and funny. Who is this little man growing up so quickly right in […]

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  • This is just beautiful and will be treasured forever.

  • Awww what an adorable boy! I love all the photos especially the one of him on his scooter!

  • Very beautiful!

  • Awww. He is adorable and getting so big. My youngest is a big Angry Birds lover too.

  • Congrats on graduating from preschool! I need to teach my daughter to ride a bike but she seems to have no interest.

  • He’s so stinking cute! My dude is super into Curious George too.

  • Such a sweet letter…

  • What other language does he speak? THat is awesome.

  • Love that he can speak two languages — amazing! He looks so beautiful in that last photo. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I love these letters. They will be great for them to read when they’re older.

  • What a sweet letter Penelope. I know your kiddo will enjoy reading this down the road.

  • What a sweet little man!

  • Penelope

    Greek ๐Ÿ™‚

  • great letter to your sons.

  • Such a sweet letter.

    They are little sponges, aren’t they?

  • He is such an adorable little man.

  • Sweet words for a sweet boy ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Love this. I think it’s such a great way to keep track of our memories of our kids.

  • I love these letters, they are so sweet and such a great way to document little things your kids do. I need to start writing one to my kids each month ๐Ÿ™‚

  • What a sweet letter. Your little man is so handsome.He does look like curious George that is to cute.

  • The words touching and the photography is wonderful!

  • He is SO adorable!

  • You always just tug at my heartstrings when you talk about your children. I can SO see how much you love them and it touches me.

  • Adorableness! Curious George is a preschooler hypnotist. Sweet T will watch nothing else right now.

  • Such a sweet post. He’s so cute.

  • He sure is an adorable little monkey – it must be hard to get upset with any mischief when you look at those dimples!

  • Sweet. What other language is he speaking?

  • Little man and my daughter would have so much in common! Whenever she grabs ahold of a phone, her first stop is PBS Kids for Curious George episodes. Although her favorite color is red – different colors for different temperaments?

  • Oh, I love lisps on little boys. Three out of four of mine had one.

  • Your letters always make me tear up. They are so genuine and heartfelt and those feelings just come off the post.

  • Your big boy is so precious and you can absolutely feel how much you love him through this letter.

Riding The Sleeper Train

Imagine being a little kid who walks into your room and finds this: That is what happened to my son, and the look on his face was priceless. “Thomas!” Both my sons love trains, and I don’t think there is a child anywhere that doesn’t consider the name Thomas as synonymous with trains. If you […]

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  • this is absolutely adorable. I would scream if I were a little kid walking in to see this bed

  • Adorable! My boys had a Beetle car bed when they were little.

  • How awesome for your son!

  • So cute! I have never been into Thomas the Train, but I have a nephew that would go crazy over this. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • COOLEST. BED. EVER. Love it! &The storage spots are an added bonus.

  • That would be awesome! I always wanted to get a fire truck for my son when he was little.

  • That is really neat. I bet it is the dream of a lot of little boys.

  • That’s a sweet little toddler bed!

  • That is SO much fun!

  • Coolest bed ever! I really like the storage that’s included too.

  • Mellisa

    What a FUN bed! My son was a huge Thomas fan when he was about 2 and would loved having this bed.

  • That is one amazing toddler bed ๐Ÿ™‚ So cool that you can use it for a nice stretch of time.

  • That is so awesome. I bet bedtime will be pretty easy too.

  • Oh my gosh, now that is an adorable bed!

  • Such a cute bed, he had to be super excited

  • I can only imagine how awesome it must be to have a bed like that as a child. I know my girls would flip for something like that.

  • Jennifer The Quirky Momma

    What a lucky little guy to have such a cool first big boy bed! My middle son was a huge Thomas fan, and always carried a little train every where he went.

  • I’m pretty sure my son would love this but never sleep again! FUN!!

  • I love how Thomas has been around and loved so many years. My nephew who is 17 now had an absolute crazy obsession with Thomas when he was 3/4 years old. He would have thought he’d died and gone to heaven with this bed!

  • Your kids must’ve gone nuts when they saw that!!! Mine would have. They were obsessed with Thomas.

    Did your husband spend the night in it? ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Oh my baby would be all over that.

  • This is absolutely adorable! I wish they had it when Mike was younger.

  • Penelope

    Lol!

  • my son has been wanting a bed like this for years its absolutly adorable I’ve been trying to score one for yrs on craigslist he’s just about too old for one now I Bet your son is going to love it

  • Thanks too adorable!

  • Angela S

    This bed is so fun! My little nephew would flip over a bed like this.

  • I’m sure you got a TON of cool points!

  • My son would flip over this bed! So awesome!

  • I can’t even imagine how excited he must have been!!!! So, so, SO much fun!!!!

  • So FUN! That bed is just adorable!

  • Did you snap a picture of his face? I bet the joy was tangible. Love it when the little ones get so excited like that.

  • Donna

    Oh my, what little boy wouldn’t just be so thrilled with this bed!

  • What a cute Thomas bed! My daughter would love, love, love this bed! How cute it that?!

  • Now this is what we call a sleeper car! With the Little Tikes Thomas the Tank Engine toddler bed, your little conductor will be on the fast track to a good night’s rest. It’s outfitted to hold books and small toys, and features a special storage bin for PJs. Tracks along the bedrails are just right for toy trains and cars, making bedtime something to look forward to. All aboard!

  • Oh my little boys would love this.

  • That is such an adorable toddler bed! my boys would have been so excited to sleep in something like that.

  • That is awesome!

Little Man’s New Riding Gear

He’s been asking for a bike, and at three he should certainly have one. A cool looking one, without training wheels, so he feels like the big boy that he is. The Joovy Bicycoo Balance Bike (here in black) is definitely a cool looking bike. It’s award winning, lightweight design makes it easy for children […]

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  • gotta get my oldest a new helmet he will be in a bike riding camp for special needs kids.

  • What a cool looking bike!

  • Balance bikes are definitely the way to go. Both my boys rode them from 2-4 and then when we introduced a regular bike at age 4, they were both up and going within 15 minutes. It was really pretty amazing. Love the look of this bike too and your little guy looks like he loves it!

  • We just sold one of my girls’ tricycles because they never use it ever since we got a balance bike. I think balance bikes are pretty awesome.

  • That is great that they make helmets too!

  • Okay your little man is absolutely adorable!

  • That smile!! He really adores his new bike – so cute!

  • Stopping by b4 GFC is gone forever! Hope you will pop by and leave me a link so we don’t lose touch. I’m on Bloglovin too!
    http://www.howtosurvivelifeinthesuburbs.com

  • In the first pic he looks like a tiny motorcycle cop who just spotted a speeding motorist, and is ready to get em…lol. Such handsome smile to finish up with ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Oooo — I like that helmet — I need one for my 3 year old!

  • Jennifer The Quirky Momma

    Those a fantastic photos. Little man looks awesome in his new gear.

  • That’s a snazzy little bike!

  • What a handsome and safe little rider you have there!

  • My son really needs a new helmet, I’ll have to pick up one of these!

  • My daughter had a similar one. She loved it!

  • That is a sweet lookin’ ride for sure, and yes, protecting his noodle is quite important! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • So cute!! Cool looking bike for such a handsome little man!

  • These balance type bikes I’ve heard are fab for toddlers. Looks like an awesome quality bike!

  • I’ve been wanting to get one of these bikes for my 3 yo. Seems like a very cool concept

  • Penelope

    I don’t even know what bloglovin is (I need to get up to date)—is GFC really leaving?

  • He certainly does look like he’s enjoy his new bike! Our daughter never was a fan of bike riding. I also think that the helmet we bought her probably wasn’t the right size. So much more information is out now about products like these than when she was little.

  • Look at him go! What a cool “bike.”

  • It looks so cool! Do they make them for bigger boys?

  • He sure is having fun and you must feel good knowing that sweet little head of his is well protected.

  • Donna

    I’ve never seen a bike without pedals. I can see how this would really help with balance though.

  • Penelope

    I don’t think so, but that would be neat!

  • he’s so cute!

  • Mellisa

    Aubrey had one of these balance bikes and it really helped her to transition much easier.

  • I think he likes it. SO cute

  • Beautiful pics! That sure is an awesome bike!

  • I know you said age 2-4 for this bike (with supervision). I’m curious as to how old your little man is. I’m wondering about sizing and such. Thanks!

  • Penelope

    He is 3 and 1/2 right now.

  • That is a great balancing bike. We have one too, they are great!

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