Colored Salt Play Meets Reality
I could easily write this post on how we did our colored salt activity, show you a few beautiful pictures of my toddler happily playing, scooping and pouring and you would be none the wiser. You would...
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Christmas Pictures
So I've been playing around with a setup I've seen all over Pinterest since last Christmas. Convinced with my trusty 50mm lens I could pull this off myself and while no pro, I guess I sort of did. Of ...
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Happy Birthday Baby
So the babycakes turned one! I'm not sure that this Momma was ready. Alas, there is no stopping time. Thank goodness we have another one on the way or I think there would have been lots more tears she...
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Practice Pictures
So the little guy is turning one very soon. By very soon I mean next week. Yikes! With that in mind I have been trying to scope out our yard for the best spot to do his first birthday photo shoot. I d...
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Teethe Me
I recently stumbled upon the fact that there all these various subscription boxes out there. Did you know that you can get anything from makeup to crafts to baby products delivered to your door every ...
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Nine Months
Oh baby boy, I can't believe it's been another month! You stood up today!! On nine months to the date I caught you standing in your crib. My have you grown! You are into EVERYTHING. You are crawling e...
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Exploring Textures through Balls; A My First Sensory Bins Post
Well this Plain Vanilla Mom is proud of herself once again. I set up another sensory bin for the babycakes! BALLS. Yes balls. We know he loves them. You see, I got to thinking about how much he loves ...
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Have a Ball Baby
There's nothing quite as classic as a big red ball. A quintessential toy of childhood if you will. I have been wanting to get C one of those traditional red playground balls for awhile. Instead I foun...
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Travel Boxes
I don't know about you, but now that we've got a little one again, whenever I leave the house my purse looks like this! Even if it's just a quick trip to the post office. Ugh... I load it up every tim...
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Butterfly Footprints
If your looking for a quick but cute, yet meaningful little project for Mother's Day here's something you could use for almost any age. These butterfly footprints didn't take us long at all. Seeing as...
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Eight Months
Dear C - Happy 8th month baby boy. I honestly can't believe we are almost three quarters of the way through your first year. It has gone so FAST. Faster than I could have ever imagined. It seems like ...
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Guest Post at Famiglia & Seoul
Today I'm taking a break (a break from Plain Vanilla Mom anyway)! You will find me guest posting over at Famiglia & Seoul. Come on over and check it out!
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Our Top 10 Toys That Aren't Actually Toys
It's always fun to have new toys, but what's even more fun is something that will keep baby occupied and interested for a long time. I find over and over again that it's rarely the store bought toys t...
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Story Time
Do you ever wonder if the things we do as a parent sink in or make an impression? I know that we know they do, but aren't there days where you just wonder if some of the things you do stick? I have fe...
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Colored Water Bottles
Today I decided to try something a little different with the munckin man. I wandered around Babies R Us this morning looking for a new toy, but nothing quite fit the bill so when we got home I decided...
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Moments
Most of my time over the last couple of days has been spent trying to give the site a makeover. While I was at it I was playing with a few pictures. One of the reasons I wanted to start a blog was to ...
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