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Babies and umm…WordPress, hello?

By Anna Sawin

So today in the car Will delivers a deep sigh and asks, “Mom, can we PLEASE have some more babies in our family? We only have one baby in our family!” (Guess that would be Henry.) Me: “How many, Will?” Will: “I think 100.” Me: “But how would we take care of 100 babies?” Will:…

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Food Friday: Simple Asparagus Pasta

By Anna Sawin

The daffodils have burst into bloom everywhere, the grass is greening up, purple myrtle blooms are popping open, buds are swelling—it’s spring! At least in my little corner of the world (my inlaws, looking at snow today, would probably disagree!). According to one of my favorite local farmers, it is just a couple of weeks…

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I know, I know

By Anna Sawin

At least I left you with something delicious in my absence, hmmm? I  have something else delicious for you today.   I just downloaded photos from a wonderful weekend with my college roommates (as a warmup for our 15th college reunion this year, eek!) and I can’t wait to look through them and see what…

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Food Friday: The Antidote for Sleep Deprivation

By Anna Sawin

For those of you following along at home, you might recall that I have 3.5-year-old and a 1.5-year-old here. If you do the math and include the pregnancies, the teething, the ear infections, the things that go bump in the night and the internal springs that jolt them out of bed at unspeakably early hours…

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Triple the fun

By Anna Sawin

Introducing, in birth order and birth size, Alexander (Sandy), Philip and Griffin. It was a sweet treat to spend a day hanging out with these three little fellas and their mom and grandma. And these perfect gentlemen cooperated perfectly for their photos, fed all at the same time on a schedule,  slept when we wanted…

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She makes it look easy

By Anna Sawin

Yesterday I took just one frame of Will’s beautiful and cooperative cousin as she lounged in the spring sunshine, and I got this lovely shot. Today I find out if newborn TRIPLET boys will be as cooperative. What do YOU think? For more Best Shot Monday, click here.

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Somehow, I thought I would have one before him

By Anna Sawin

Henry is a chatter. You would think both his parents are brokers (NOT) the way he naturally picks up any phone-shaped object, slaps it to his ear and shouts, like he’s at the bottom of a well, “Hellllllloooooooo!” He walks around talking animatedly, rapid-fire, on his toy phone, pausing only long enough to switch ears,…

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How to charm me

By Anna Sawin

Say, loudly, WHILE I AM HOLDING YOU, “Mama? Mommeeee? Wheah ah you?” Then smile and pat my arm, like you were just making sure. (Henry, 21 months) 

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Isn’t he a hottie?

By Anna Sawin

My new camera and I, we’re still in the courting stage. I’m learning all about him and I’m so captivated that I don’t even mind when he leaves its socks on the floor makes me play guessing games about sRGB vs. Adobe RGB color spaces in my settings. We haven’t had a SINGLE fight yet,…

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Food Friday: Liveblogging Recipe Roulette

By Anna Sawin

I have NO idea what we’re having for dinner tonight. When I’m on my game, I kind of have a rough idea what the week looks like, but this week I’ve been decidedly off my game with a big work crunch, so it has been willy-nilly, who-needs-to-eat-anyway all week long. I feel like I’ve made…

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