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Food!

  The amount of time I’m spending in the kitchen either feeding Ben or preparing food for him in advance is on the rise. We’ve been trying to give him new foods as often as possible, which has been really fun! So far there really doesn’t seem to be anything he doesn’t like, though he …

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Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 23, 2017Posted inBenjamin, Family, Food, LifeTags: Benjamin, food

Mom & Dad’s Ski Day

Can I just say I really don’t love referring to myself in the third person? It’s kind of obnoxious and I fully intended on not doing that but one day it crossed my mind that Ben almost never heard of me referred to as “mama” so I caved. And every time I refer to myself …

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Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 11, 2017Posted inSkiingTags: mountains, skiing

New Winter Hobby

As a way to get out into the mountains and play in the snow, Alex and I have recently gotten into cross country skiing. We went one time last winter together and really enjoyed it. We’ve been missing our weekends in the snow this winter, so we decided to purchase a cross country gear set-up and …

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Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 3, 2017Posted inFamily, LifeTags: mountains

Ben is Seven Months Old!

Happy New Year! We are ringing in 2017 with our seven month old!! Several of our friends have told us that from about four months on it just keeps getting more and more fun and we are really seeing that hold true with Ben. The first few months were fun in their own way but …

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Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 1, 2017Posted inBenjaminTags: Benjamin, month-by-month, new years

2016 Recap… A Year in Review

Another year down…. 2016 has left a really big mark in my life. It has been the year with the most significant ups and downs and it will likely be one of the most momentous years of my entire life. This was the year we became parents, after all! Our 2016 began with the announcement …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 31, 2016December 19, 2017Posted inLifeTags: new years

Ben’s First Christmas

As they always seem to, the holidays kind of snuck up on me this year. I knew in the back of my mind they were approaching and I’d think about and plan something every now and then but every time I thought about the holidays I would realize they were still so far away… until …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 26, 2016Posted inLifeTags: Benjamin, family, holidays

Merry Christmas!

We’d like to take a moment to wish all of our friends and family a very merry Christmas! Since there is no snow in Seattle we headed east to the mountains on Christmas Eve to give Ben his first introduction to snow. On Christmas day we plan on having a relaxing day by the fire at …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 24, 2016Posted inLifeTags: Christmas, holidays

Third Annual Holiday Party

Our third annual holiday party is another one for the books! We are so, so glad we decided to carry out the tradition of hosting a holiday party. For a while we were on the fence – life is a lot more complicated these days with worrying about nap times and feeding schedules of an …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 20, 2016Posted inFriends, FunTags: friends, holidays

Fall Family Photos

Back in mid-October we had a quick photo session with the photographer who took Ben’s newborn photos. We made the mistake of scheduling our time during his naptime and on a day where he was teething like crazy and had been carted all over Seattle. Needless to say he was not a happy camper for …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 11, 2016Posted inBenjamin, FamilyTags: Benjamin

Food!

One of my favorite things in life is food. I’m far from a “foodie” – I really just like to eat good food and also enjoy a tasty burger every now and again. I’ve been so excited for Ben to start eating so that we could ultimately introduce him to our favorite foods. It has …

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Posted byAlison AllenDecember 10, 2016Posted inBenjamin, Food, LifeTags: Benjamin

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