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Fall Family Fun!

Fall is one of Alex’s and my favorite seasons. I love, love, looooove fall cooking – come August I’m DONE with salads, grilling and light eating and ready to throw on a pot of chili, bake some pumpkin muffins and indulge in rich, hearty dinners. In any case, we’re enjoying the start of fall here …

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Posted byAlison AllenSeptember 30, 2017Posted inBenjamin, Family, Friends, Fun, LifeTags: Benjamin, fall

Ben’s First Day of “Preschool”

Ben had his first day of “preschool” this past week. As a way to get him more time with other kids his age and to get him out of the house we signed him up for a cooperative preschool near our house. He’ll go to school twice a week for the whole school year. A …

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Posted byAlison AllenSeptember 23, 2017September 22, 2017Posted inBenjamin, LifeTags: Benjamin, preschool

Ben is 15 Months Old!

My baby is really not a baby anymore. Last weekend he turned into a toddler before my eyes and today he is 15 months old. This little boy is making leaps and bounds right now – I can’t keep up with all of the changes. Ben is the light of our life and we absolutely …

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Posted byAlison AllenAugust 31, 2017Posted inBenjamin, FamilyTags: Benjamin, month-by-month

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Holy cats! August is shaping up to be NUTS for us. We have SO much going on this month it’s going to be hard to keep up! I even started writing in our calendar who is taking which car on what days so that we can manage everything right down to the nitty gritty details. …

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Posted byAlison AllenAugust 10, 2017Posted inBenjamin, Family, LifeTags: Benjamin, cabin, family, Leavenworth, mountains

Ben is 14 Months Old!

Without a doubt the development and changes in the last month have been more significant than any other month in the last 14. We’ve got a little boy on our hands! This last month has been filled with growth – physical and developmental! I swear Ben grew 3 inches this month {he has his next …

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Posted byAlison AllenJuly 31, 2017July 30, 2017Posted inBenjaminTags: Benjamin, month-by-month

We’ve Got a Walker!

It’s official – we’re making the call… Ben is walking! Check out the video here! The first time Ben stood up on his own {as in went from a sit to a stand without help} was the weekend of the 4th of July. Since then he’s been practicing standing up, only a little bit, and …

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Posted byAlison AllenJuly 30, 2017Posted inBenjaminTags: Benjamin

Quick Trip to Vancouver

Alex has been going up to work in Vancouver lately. One of his trips happened to end on a Friday, so Ben and I decided to head north and join him for a quick International trip. Alex and I both love, love, love Vancouver – it feels like a big, urban city, yet intimate. Surprisingly, the …

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Posted byAlison AllenJuly 20, 2017Posted inLife, TravelTags: Benjamin, family, Vacation

Ben is 13 Months Old!

I’m not sure if I’ll really keep up with the month-by-month updates now that Ben is one. He has been doing so many new and fun things lately that I wanted to try to document it, so here we are… This beautiful baby of ours has turned into a true-to-form toddler over the last six …

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Posted byAlison AllenJuly 7, 2017Posted inBenjaminTags: Benjamin, month-by-month

Ben’s One Year Photo Shoot

We recently had a little family photo shoot in honor of Ben turning one. I charged our photographer with capturing our family in a very natural way – playing at the park, walking through our neighborhood and eating ice cream. While ice cream isn’t a part of Ben’s everyday life, taking walks through our neighborhood …

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Posted byAlison AllenJune 30, 2017Posted inBenjamin, LifeTags: Benjamin

Mondays and Fridays

Right now I work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, which leaves me home with Ben on Mondays and Fridays. I absolutely love my days at home with him. I usually plan something to get us out of the house every afternoon, and conveniently, I have a lot of friends who don’t work on either Mondays …

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Posted byAlison AllenJune 21, 2017June 19, 2017Posted inBenjamin, FamilyTags: Benjamin, work

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