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All with a Baby Cupcake, named Sonja.JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.comBlogger664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-13677047164647435202013-11-20T12:47:00.000-07:002013-11-20T12:17:49.885-07:00D.I.Y. Cupcake is now Hawks and Honey!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've shared a few images on my instagram {private for family only} and twitter of our garden and realized I hadn't shared much here. This year I planted quite a bit of plants, from seed, in our garden, here's how they came in...<br />
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above: little seedlings and sprouts within a few weeks of being planted.</div>
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above: a collage of a few intagramed images.</div>
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our pumpkins a few weeks after seedlings, but as you can see the heat of an Arizona August damaged the plant. It's difficult growing pumpkins here. While they grow well here, if you don't start early enough they won't be ready by Halloween or even Thanksgiving. And if you plant to early they'll get destroyed by the heat. I found no later than August gets me a few carvable (Howden) pumpkins, and even more (sugar pumkins) for pies by Thanksgiving!</div>
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The basil came in so well!</div>
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Kale, I often used for smoothies.</div>
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This squash, I think is a fairy squash from seeds I saved.</div>
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Some of that fresh picked kale and basil.</div>
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and some tomato seeds DID survive and I found a few baby tomatoes!</div>
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One of the not yet ripe sugar pumpkins that I'll be making into pie this Thanksgiving.</div>
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a Howden, not quite ready for Halloween.</div>
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Pumpkins on Sticks {sold at Trader Joes} are actually an eggplant/tomato cousin and mine weren't ready for Halloween, but maybe it will be orange by thanksgiving!</div>
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Above: our Halloween pumpkins.</div>
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I've added a few new trees and more plants are producing fruit, so I'll have to do another post soon!</div>
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How's your garden going? any tips for desert gardens welcome!</div>
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It's been a while since I showed you all what a "normal" day is like for me and my family, but today I felt like documenting, so. Here Goes...</div>
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Vera woke up at 7:55am and we started our day.</div>
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while I made breakfast {a bagel and butter} Vera entertained herself while I prepped for Halloween, Sonja left me this ghost decoration on the trash can for me from last night.</div>
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Husband's Aunt Joanne sent us these Beautiful leafs. Must have been because of my post about seasons in the desert.</div>
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I splurged at Whole Foods last week when these peanut butter cups were on sale! They're usually about a dollar each, but since there were 10 in a bag for like $3 I couldn't resist.</div>
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Sonja slept until 8:46.</div>
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Since we had to be at the Science Center to Meet friends, we hurried up and got ready. </div>
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At 9:07 we got dressed. Normal people get dressed in their bedrooms, but with the challenges of two mobile kids, I prefer to gather clothes and change them in the living room so the unattended child is more easily entertained.</div>
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9:23 we left for the Science Center for their Halloween Event. Parking was not $12 because I got it validated!</div>
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My sister dressed up as a Ravenclaw {the event was Harry Potter themed} while Sonja stuck to her race car driver costume and my sister in law brought the little girl she nannys.</div>
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We arrived at 9:57am. I was trying to catch a photo of the plane landing but instead caught an image of a bird taking off in flight, I'm stoked with the juxtaposition of the two.</div>
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We heard the Center gets crowded so we decided to get there right when they opened!</div>
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The Science Center was decorated with little tables throughout for the kids to trick or treat at and for demonstrations to explain the "magic" of Harry Potter and the wizard world.</div>
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But the kids were happy to play in the usual exhibits.</div>
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The painted pumpkins were a great touch!</div>
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The girls had a great time as always.</div>
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We played for about 45 minutes...</div>
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...and then took a break outside, watching a spray painting demo.</div>
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Vera practiced standing while playing with her Aunt Brittany.</div>
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And we couldn't go to a Harry Potter event without getting Butter Beer {totally worth the $4 just to drink it in this beautiful weather}</div>
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More trick or treating.</div>
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and finally the "Owlry" which was basically just a table with LIVE owls!</div>
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Vera my owl baby learning about and looking at a real owl!</div>
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We left the Science Center at about 11:30 and I stopped<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> at whole foods for a "Green and Glowing" smoothie with whey and a few other groceries. They gave Sonja a chocolate treat for being in costume which she appreciated! I also stopped in at Trader Joe's since they have the cheapest organic coffee. They had a great snack snack (free sample) of tomato soup with sweet potato chips. I totally bought a bag, because they were so good, and because I was so hungry. They didn't give Sonja stickers, surprisingly, which is cool cause she didn't ask (Vera tries to eat them and I can't seem to get all the goop off my coffee table from them anyway).</span></div>
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Got home around 1 and unloaded the laundry from the washing machine and hung diapers to dry while the girls entertained themselves in the backyard.</div>
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p.s. Sonja asked me to wear the cat costume, so I grabbed a selfie for you. {and you get a glimpse at my positive affirmations}</div>
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While outback I collected the pumpkins from our garden so I could finally carve some!</div>
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{Sonja painted the one on the right yesterday, but the rest were fresh picks}</div>
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Went in to carve the pumpkins around 1:50 and got a decent amount done before I had to leave again.</div>
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2:09 had to take a break and bring Husband his books for school.</div>
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Once I got back home I was able to sketch out my designs on the pumpkins.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Tried getting Sonja to take her nap at 3:05 and she finally feel asleep at 3:56!</span></div>
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I spent that time getting the first pumpkin done and starting on the second, while Vera played on the floor next to me.</div>
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Above; Inspiration Photo for the pumpkin this year.</div>
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I did Subaru themed pumpkins, because of Sonja's Rally/Race Car Driver Costume.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">So I cleaned up and finished prepping dinner, it didn't last long since </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Vera woke up at 5:13</span></div>
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Then I set up the front porch and added the new pumpkins and candy bowl.</div>
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While we were waiting for Husband to get home, I busted out her surprise toy.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">at 6:02 we assembled the glow in the dark ring game I bought from the dollar section at Target. {normally I would never buy something like this, but Halloween is so fun, I forgot for a second that I'm a naturalist and splurged on this $2.50 toy. I promise I'll recycle all the candy wrappers from the night if you promise not to judge me}.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">7:25 rushed out the door to go trick or treating in my grandmother in laws neighborhood with our friends and their two kids.</span></div>
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Did I mention Vera was an air freshener, for the rally car?!</div>
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I found a toddler pumpkin costume in the dress up bin and threw that on.</div>
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Husband grabbed these Cat ears out of Sonja's costume drawer {the same ones I was wearing earlier}</div>
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9:28 and everyone was ready for bed.</div>
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I gathered my vitamins and apple cider vinegar and said goodnight to Sonja.</div>
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Nonnie gave her this Hello Kitty in Pumpkin costume and I spend the next two hours sorting and cropping photos, to up load here, finished editing them at 11:16pm and added text at exactly 12:00am and now I'm headed to bed!</div>
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-58299727210158499062013-10-30T09:15:00.000-07:002013-10-30T09:15:00.810-07:00Schnepf Farms {a trip to another pumpkin patch and some of my ramblings}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This past weekend my mom invited the girls and I to join her for a Grand/Mother/Daughter date to <a href="http://www.schnepffarms.com/">Schnepf Farms</a>. I'm not really into, "going to the farm," because with our garden, there is no mystery where our food comes from, and the farm sort of loses it's luster. It's just another place where people grow food. BUT I didn't want to let her down, so I said we'd go. We did have some fun, and here are the images from our adventure...<br />
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My sister is the best with my kiddos, can't you tell?!</div>
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The whole farm is adorable and rustic, m<span style="text-align: left;">y friends actually got married at Schnepf Farms 2 years ago {</span><a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2011/11/whirl-wind-weekend.html" style="text-align: left;">images from the wedding here, the second half of the post</a><span style="text-align: left;">}</span></div>
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I love this giant covered area for concerts.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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We stopped and got some corn before heading out to see the rest of the farm.</div>
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another awesome covered area.</div>
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Much to my protest, my mom offered Sonja a pony ride {another animal rights rant: this is cruel and torture, I wish I could have explained to Sonja so she'd understand this poor pony doesn't want to be doing this, this is slavery.}</div>
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But alas I took a photo so she could remember the experience and NEVER ask to do it again.</div>
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The farm did have some beautiful red sunflowers {is that a thing? anyone know what these are called so I can plant them?!}</div>
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The Pumpkin Patch {I was actually kind of disappointed with how small the patch really was!}</div>
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Peach Trees;<span style="text-align: left;"> this</span><a href="http://www.schnepffarms.com/event/peach-festival/" style="text-align: left;"> peach festival UPICK</a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">sounds fun!</span></div>
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After the train ride we walked to the Pumpkin Patch.</div>
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The pumpkins were $3-12+ but since we already have plenty growing in our garden I didn't get any.</div>
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We decided on this veggie pizza {too bad the flash wasn't cooperating otherwise you might be able to see how delicious it was}</div>
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And then Sonja climbed this hay pyramid, before we drove home!</div>
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Not bad for a few hours of fun with Grandma. <i>I</i> wouldn't have paid to do this, since we already did the <a href="http://www.dbg.org/events-exhibitions/the-great-pumpkin-festival">Desert Botanical Gardens Pumpkin Festival </a>{included with our membership} but since it was my mom's treat, it was totally worth the hour drive out to the farm. Sonja had a great time and is already asking to go back!</div>
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Hope your pumpkin season is just as fun as ours has been, can't believe Halloween is tomorrow. Costumes will be posted as soon as they get home from Trick-or-Treating!</div>
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-34160221816342512512013-10-24T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-29T09:51:02.096-07:00Happy First Birthday Cleo & Clementine!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I first met Monique though <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ouma">etsy </a>when I ordered an adorable lace and ruffle one piece lingerie after my first daughter was born. She was so sweet, she met with me to get my measurements and then surprised me with a ruffle skirt for my daughter. I've kept in touch with her since then and have a had a few sewing sessions with her as well. When she opened Cleo & Clementine last year I was so excited to attend<a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2012/10/cleo-clementine-grand-opening-local.html"> the grand opening event! </a>I had to restrain myself from buying everything in the store! I can't believe that was already a year ago! Since then, they've expanded their space and added a few new local vendors to their selections. This past Friday they had their one year celebration and we were so excited to see the new space!<br />
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LOVE the new features and displays!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Delicious snacks and sparkling drinks!</div>
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Would love to sport one of these headbands on my birthday!</div>
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Sonja loved this dress. Might have to snag one up for her!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Beautiful new jewelry by <a href="http://xappaland.com/">XAPPALAND</a>.</div>
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Perfect Party Dresses!</div>
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Some body products by <a href="http://www.westthirdbrand.com/">West Third Brand</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/herbivorebotanicals">Herbivore Botanicals</a>.</div>
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My friend Jaxon got the best lemon smelling beard tonic.</div>
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How cute are these curly earings?! They remind me of this Little's pig tails. </div>
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Monique's line, Ouma, is the most elegant dresses and skirts I've ever seen...</div>
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They just make me want to host a party.</div>
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and get married again.</div>
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I also love how the shop incorporates vintage accents with modern fashion.</div>
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And little displays like these scissors and thread make the artist in me so happy!</div>
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Love the texture and colors of these details.</div>
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You may have noticed this amazing Koala to the left on my toolbar. Just wanted to take a quick second to introduce a new favorite clothing company of mine. <a href="http://www.coalatree.com/">Coalatree </a>is an awesome men's clothing company which also promotes respect for the earth and society. I found them through a friend and am addicted to their <a href="http://instagram.com/coalatree">instagram</a>. They recently sent me some awesome stickers for myself and readers! So, the first 5 people to follow them on instagram (<b>and leave a comment here telling me they did and leaving a contact email</b>), will get a sticker they sent me. You can also find them on <a href="https://twitter.com/coalatree">twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CoalatreeOrganics">facebook</a>.<br />
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It's weird living somewhere without many seasons. It's pretty much just hot and cold here. So when holidays roll around like Halloween, or even Thanksgiving it looks a bit different here than the rest of the country {or even world}.<br />
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We don't get changing colors, we get green cacti, year round. We don't get to wear scarves or boots until mid December if at all. And the pumpkins in my garden are still green, if I'm lucky they'll be almost orange by Thanksgiving.<br />
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So we pretend. We go to Pumpkin Patches where the Pumpkins litter the hay on top of really dry dirt. We wear tank tops and get a little bit of a tan while searching for the perfect pumpkin. We take pictures of fake leaves and acorns because, well we just don't have the real thing. With all that in mind, here's our recent field trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix {<a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2011/10/trip-to-pumpkin-patch-image-heavy.html">how has it already been two years since we were here last?!</a>}. <br />
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Sonja was SOOO excited to go on the tractor ride!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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When we first arrived we walked through the hay maze!</div>
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(I actually dislike petting zoos for the same reason I dislike zoos, the animals do not want to be there and I think it's sort of evil to keep an animal against it's will even if they are the sweetest and nicest people feeding only the best food to these animals {which I doubt they were}. but I digress, and after seeing the animals here it allowed for some dialog between Sonja and myself on what is appropriate and what isn't when caring for animals}</div>
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My sister tagged along to help with these two kiddos!</div>
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Kids 12 and under get a free pumpkin so we spent some time trying to find the PERFECT one.</div>
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After picking out such a perfect pumpkin the girls decorated them at the craft station.</div>
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After crafts we listened, and the girls danced to some <a href="http://www.pickandholler.com/">Pick & Holler</a></div>
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Digging for snakes {which is actually a VERY BAD idea!}</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last might my family and headed to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hive/199210706794015">the Hive </a>to experience WALLSPEAK- ¡Prohibido olvidar! ¡Hay que hablar!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">"Wallspeak is a transborder gallery show presenting a visual language of resistance and humanity, calling attention to the past and speaking ourselves into the future—A series of work that questions the visible and non-visible borders of oppression. La Muñeca is a Mexican-American, Phoenix based street artist that challenges the norms of race-politics and cultural representation through painted wheatpastes of both the beautiful and gritty realities of injustice. Yescka is a Mexican street artist visiting Arizona from Oaxaca, Mex. who denounces global social and political situations through graffiti, paint, woodcut, and stencil. Both artists make obvious the view of the oppressed in accessible locations in order to link art and public action. " -facebook event decription</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't explain to you how much I enjoy <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">LA MUÑECA's Artwork! She's extremely talented and always inspiring me. Below are examples of work and the work of Oaxacan Artist, Yescka (His <a href="https://www.facebook.com/guerilla.art.mx">facebook </a>and <a href="http://guerilla-art.mx/en/yescka/">website </a>here). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">The two met through a friend in Oaxaca this past summer while </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">LA MUÑECA was traveling in the area. They established an awesome friendship which can only be illustrated through the images below. The two like minded artists display their work almost seamlessly together in a shared space, creating an effect of both resistance and peace. Something about </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">LA MUÑECA's work is calming to me, even with the aggressive subject matter, while Yescka creates a more violent yet satirical approach to the subject matter.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Along with the visual art, the event hosted spoken word and musical performances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a musical performance by Shining Soul <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ShiningSoulMusic?hc_location=stream">{their facebook page here}</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Their lyrics focus on indigenous peoples and the concept of being an "illegal" immigrant, an interesting concept to be explored by someone who's ancestors were invaded by illegal immigrants (see also: Christopher Columbus).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Both of these pieces above by Yescka.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Above by <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">LA MUÑECA</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Above; Yescka</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Left; Yescka, Center; <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">LA MUÑECA, Right; Yescka</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Left; Yescka, Right; <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">LA MUÑECA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Above; Performance Art</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-vYLOHsy4ZNurFu8Dxoc2P6jgWnIEGc4I1EoDJiH7cCl-Y99dMbOtWOetuKUFo7Ml2heG-8brFQ7Nk4QV_3FhuPuzHyPJ8qyXwfoCVNFDq7P5Z6FEsEbV7JzKvpKkcHdJvzVKnQD9Rmm/s1600/IMG_9737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-vYLOHsy4ZNurFu8Dxoc2P6jgWnIEGc4I1EoDJiH7cCl-Y99dMbOtWOetuKUFo7Ml2heG-8brFQ7Nk4QV_3FhuPuzHyPJ8qyXwfoCVNFDq7P5Z6FEsEbV7JzKvpKkcHdJvzVKnQD9Rmm/s640/IMG_9737.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was such an honor to speak with both artists. I'm so proud of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">LA MUÑECA for creating artwork that is opening up dialog and creating an international community full of like minded people. </span></div>
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This past weekend we finally went camping! I've been wanting to go for a few months now, the weather is cooler and Vera is 7 months so I feel very comfortable traveling with her now. With the government shutdown we knew we wouldn't be able to go to a national forest camp ground, but after doing some research husband found "disbursed camping" in national parks was an alternative. Basically, it's first come first serve and mostly just pull offs of the the side of the road within the forest. Not sure if it's "legal" but from what we found online, the worst they could do is tell you to leave, but there aren't any park rangers so we thought it would be worth the risk. And we weren't the only ones, we pasted at least 7 other groups of campers before finding a vacant spot.</div>
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We headed up to Prescott area Friday after Husband got home from work, we ended up getting to our site and starting to set up around 8pm. Husband built the fire {with the help of a store bought burning log} and set up <a href="http://www.rei.com/product/847634/kelty-gunnison-32-tent,-grey/orange/apple-green?preferredSku=8476340001&cm_mmc=cse_PLA-_-pla-_-product-_-8476340001&mr:referralID=a63c40be-33c8-11e3-bae4-001b2166c2c0">our new tent</a> while I entertained the girls. I was very impressed with how easy the tent set up, especially for it being the first time and in the dark! Which is good because for the cost of this tent we could have booked a hotel, but since it was such a good investment, we shouldn't ever have to.</div>
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Went to sleep to camp fire {we put it out} and stars, & woke up to this.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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The view from inside the tent was wonderful, once the sun came up it was actually warm out!</div>
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Heating up the pre-brewed coffee!</div>
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I made a variation of <a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2013/05/organic-homemade-granola-bars.html">these granola bars</a> for breakfast.</div>
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We enjoyed the views while we ate and got ready for the day.</div>
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The girls had a great time! {and thanks Shell for my breastfeeding beanie, get it? It looks like a boob!}</div>
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Minor obstacles didn't stop us from exploring.</div>
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Father Daughter moments melt my heart!</div>
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Does anyone know what kind of plant this is? The leaves are like velvet.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Lesson from the hike; <a href="http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2012/10/how-eat-acorns-ultimate-survival-food">Can you eat acorns?</a></div>
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Fall leaves.</div>
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Also, what is this plant with the plastic looking fiber {above}?</div>
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Here a flower from that velvet lettuce looking plant, still don't know what it is?!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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I wanted to climb this tree but since I had a baby on my back Husband had the honors.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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More Acorns, Sonja wanted to take but I made her leave them for the squirrels.</div>
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On our way out this little guy decided to say, "hi!"</div>
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And just in case you didn't believe all of this was in Arizona, here's a cactus to prove it {Prescott is high desert}</div>
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AND that was our camping trip. Thanks for reading along, if you know the names of any of the plants please let me know in the comments! I'm ashamed I don't know more native plants for the surrounding areas.<br />
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-3392277863094672282013-10-07T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-07T09:00:00.913-07:00Food Club no. 11 {Brat Haüs, Scottsdale} <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This Month's Food Club was at <a href="http://brathausaz.com/index.php">Brat Haüs</a> in Scottsdale. It's actually one of our family's favorite Restaurants and you might have seen me mention it before on this blog {<a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2013/05/eschut-rehearsal-dinner.html">for Emily's rehearsal dinner</a>} but some of our Food Club Ladies had never been there so we ALL enjoyed it this past week!<br />
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Here's a look at their <a href="http://brathausaz.com/index.php?page=food">Menu</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Kentucky Mule {We've been all about the Bourbon in this house lately}</div>
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Brittany's Pumpkin Ale</div>
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Gina's Krombacher & Gretchen's Raspberry Limeade</div>
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Side of Fries with HUSH HUSH sauce, oh so good!</div>
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Haus Favorite Burger and Fries</div>
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Vegan Burger</div>
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Haus {no topping}</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Favorite Drink: <b style="text-align: center;">Everyone got beer, except Gretchen and I. I had the Kentucky Mule {</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Lime, Fever Tree Ginger Beer} which was pretty good, although I think Gretchen's </span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Raspberry Limeade {Hanger 1 Raspberry Vodka, Lime, Soda} is just a bit better. And Obviously they're known for their beers, The </b></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Duchesee de Bourgogne is my favorite but right now they have a few pumpkin and fall brews which sounded pretty amazing as well. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reservations? <b>I know for large groups they'd like a warning, but it's an awesome patio area with plenty of seating so we've never needed reservations {expect for my sister-in-law's rehearsal dinner}</b></span></div>
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-59666447175597719442013-09-30T22:50:00.000-07:002013-10-01T11:06:55.510-07:00Sonja's Third Birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our little Cupcake turned three this week, her friends joined us at the park for an owl themed party. Sadly, a few of our friends and family couldn't make it, so I'm sharing a few photos here for everyone to enjoy.<br />
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It was really bright, but surprisingly not that hot out! <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">{above: thank you books for the kiddos and the #hashtag for instagram}</span></div>
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Owl details and a few facts about owls.</div>
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Husband took his sweet time showing up with ice, but I promise my guests were well hydrated.</div>
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My mom bought that tea towel, and <a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2013/08/upcycled-scrap-fabric-garland-for.html">I made the banner.</a></div>
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More table cloths from my mom, an owl mug from <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/shopgifts-gift-with/25989781.jsp">here</a>, an owl cookie jar filled with trail mix from <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/owl-cookie-jars-set-of-2.do">here</a>, and caprese skewers with cupcake topper owls.</div>
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also on the menu; carrot, celery & cream cheese rolled sandwiches and peanut butter and jelly rolled sandwiches, pasta salad and veggies and hummus. </div>
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For my sister in law's wedding we had a limo for the family so there would be a safe and classy way to get everyone home. Sonja has been begging for a limo ride since the wedding and since no one is getting married or even hosting a major event anytime soon her Nonno rented this limo to pick up and drop off the birthday girl with her family. She was so excited, I should have just gotten her this instead of the party!</div>
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Celebrating my birthing day with an ice cold glass of water.</div>
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Aunt Emily made these adorable owl cupcakes!</div>
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just a few of the guests.</div>
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I love that she's old enough for FRIENDS to come to her parties!</div>
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Vera keeping herself entertained.</div>
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A few of my favorite owls from the party.</div>
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cake from <a href="http://www.treehousevegan.com/">treehouse bakery</a> {vegan}</div>
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More guests and a few gifts {even though I didn't want anyone to get her anything!}</div>
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Another one of her requested activities:</div>
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A pinata filled with CANDY! {owl pinata from Party City}</div>
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Actually, I filled it with chocolate, risky for a September birthday in Phoenix, but I bought tiny baskets for the kiddos and they were the only candy that would fit in them, so I FROZE them the night before, because you know, I'm the smartest.</div>
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And that was Sonja's third birthday party. Planning an owl party? I've got a whole inspiration board for you <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jennifercupcake/sonja-s-3rd-birthday-owls/">here</a>. Next year? I'm thinking <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jennifercupcake/sonja-s-4th-birthday-literacy/">books!</a><br />
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For Sonja's birthday I wanted to use the basil from our garden so I decided to make Caprese Skewers and I found these adorable owl cupcake toppers {tooth picks} at Michael's Arts & Crafts of all places and here's a cute trick for anyone else planning an owl party or really any event with appetizers.<br />
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I picked SO much basil, washed it and assembled.</div>
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I started with a leaf closest to the owl so when they were done it looked like they were in a tree!<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Recently, while Vera was napping Sonja and I built some words. She picked the word then we sounded out the letters and spelled the words. She would then identify the letter from the pile of blocks and put the letter in the correct place. My three year old is starting to spell! How cool is that?!<br />
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I made these for my sister's birthday, inspired by her favorite brownies in Seattle, from <a href="http://cafesolsticeseattle.com/">Cafe Solstice</a>.<br />
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Ingredients:<br />
4 Large ORGANIC eggs<br />
1 cup organic raw sugar<br />
1 cup organic brown sugar<br />
3 tablespoons FINELY ground organic espresso beans<br />
8 ounces ORGANIC butter {but coconut oil would have been a good substitute}<br />
1 1/4 cups organic cocoa powder<br />
2 teaspoons {homemade} vanilla extract<br />
1/2 cup flour<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt {we use pink Himalayan}<br />
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Mix, use oil to coat the inside of the dish, pour in brownie mixture, <i>then </i>add globs of cream cheese mixture and using a toothpick pull up and down then right to left to create marbled effect.<br />
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for the cream cheese mixture;<br />
1 tub organic cream cheese<br />
1 cup powdered sugar<br />
splash vanilla extract<br />
blend until smooth<br />
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Bake at 300* F for about 45 minutes {I used an 8x8 as directed in my base recipe, but since I added so much a 9x13in would have been better, just check on it earlier so you don't burn anything}<br />
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Happy Birthday Brittany!<br />
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The minimalist parent needs very few things when parenting. Here's my top ten necessities most of which are free.<br />
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<b>1. Food. </b>This is the most important thing for your child and yes, it can be free. Mama has everything she needs for her baby, built in. Those mamaries are perfect for nourishing a new baby all the way up until toodlerhood. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization both recommend nothing but breastmilk for the first 6 months of life, that means no water either! and then breastmilk with the introduction of foods after, and breastmilk included up until 1 year. Both also expressing the benefits of until 2 years if and when possible.<br />
As for the concern of a working mom {who cannot pump enough} or mom with physical inability to breastfeed, there is still the FREE option of <a href="http://www.eatsonfeets.org/">EatsonFeets.org</a> a space for lactating women to share their milk with other families in need. It's up to each family to find someone they're comfortable with; and there is a list of safety information listed in the <a href="http://www.eatsonfeets.org/#resource">resource guide</a> on EatsonFeets.org. every state has<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EatsOnFeetsHome"> facebook page </a>you can "like" to stay informed on donations and requests. You may want to invest in nipple pads and a nursing bra (I recommend <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=nipple%20pads&order=most_relevant&view_type=gallery&ship_to=ZZ">reusable pads</a>, and I've found a sports bra is much easier to work with, since it doesn't change cup sizes as drastically as a normal bra, and sorry ladies but those mamaries do jump around in size).<br />
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<b>2. Cloth Diapers or E.C.</b> Cloth Diapers are all over the parenting community and while many people choose to catch a baby's waste with something reuable there is also the Eliminiation Communication option. We use a combination. E.C. is the process of catching a baby's waste in the toilet another free option. When baby wakes up or finishes eating, it's a perfect chance to test out this method. Simply hold the baby securly over the toilet and make a "ssss" sound for pee and a "uuuuuugggghh" sound for poop, baby will imitate you with his or her body and release any waste at that time. I love using the combination because we save on laundry and diapers but still have the convenience of being out and about without having to focus one hundred percent on my daughters waste needs.<br />
Cloth diapers are so popular right now they are even in <a href="http://www.target.com/s/cloth+diapers">Target stores</a>! a nice option I didn't have while registering for my baby shower gifts.<br />
Reasons for avoiding disposable diapers can be found <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/four-reasons-why-will-never-disposable-diapers-11086776.html">here</a>, and include chemical burns, environmental impact and general lack of cuteness.<br />
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<b>3. Safe Sleep Space. </b> This can be in the bed with mom or dad, {but follow 4 safe rules; no alcohol, no smoking, not overweight, no medications} or next to the bed. Co-Sleeping is the term for the first choice and is the free option. Next to the bed is often perceived as a safer choice but does cost an investment in a <a href="http://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/">side sleeper of some kind</a>. A nice guideline for co-sleeping families can be found <a href="http://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/">here</a>. We choose a combination of co-sleeping with an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00012CHFI/ref=asc_df_B00012CHFI2005095?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=nextagus0034217-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B00012CHFI">in-bed co-sleeper like this</a>. I wanted to be SURE my daughter was safe as a newborn. So we bought a co-sleeper and it was placed in the middle of my husband and myself, ensuring neither of us would roll onto the baby. I think this was a great investment for piece of mind; I never worried about rolling over onto her. Once she was few months old and I was sick of it being in my way, we removed it from the bed and continued sleeping as we did while it was there, my body trained on where to lay.<br />
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<b>4. Car Seat. </b>Unless you live somewhere that allows you to not own a car, you will need to make this investment. If you are frugal and aware of the laws you know children have to be in a car seat for a long time, why not invest in a car seat that converts from newborn to infant to toddler? I wish I would have known kids grow out of car seats. I just sort of assumed when she got bigger we'd flip it around but they are all different and the first car seat we bought did not support her after about 9 months so we had to purchase another car seat, I went to Babies-R-Us while they were having a special and traded the old car seat in for 25% off a new one. I bought <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4232164">this</a> model and have been very happy with my daughter's comfort. It will need to be adjusted again soon, but at 20 months she's still rear facing safely.<br />
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<b>5. Moby {or similar} Wrap. </b> We used a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=moby+wrap&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=q8C6T_eeJuOO2wXb4fClCQ&ved=0COgBEK0E">baby carrier </a>for the first year and a little into the second. It made my life so much easier when my daughter was brand new. I had my arms and was free to do everything I wanted and needed to, all while having my sweet daughter close against my chest. She would sleep so much those first few months I really didn't have to stop doing anything to take care of her. I think this is the best investment any family can make, we didn't even use a stroller the first year because she was always in her wrap. It's also great for a new mom, because I wanted to loose my maternity weight so I could fit into my old clothes. By wearing her externally my body was burning the calories from growing her internally. Now that she's older and almost two, my husband wears it on walks and hikes.<br />
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<b>6. A Diaper Bag.</b> Duh. Make it a good one. It should be multipurpose and if none of the "diaper bags" are what you want, use a back pack, big purse or even a reusable grocery bag. It doesn't have to be what everyone else has, I was gifted a cute diaper bag and used it for weeks before I realized my back hurt and I was carrying way more than I needed to. Now, I just use a simple bag that holds her diapers, wipes, and wet/dry bag. It usually stays in the car since she's older. Before I used this one, I used an over sized purse as both my purse and diaper bag. Also, note as baby gets older you need to bring less, adapt as necessary.<br />
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<b>7. Bath Tub OR Shower.</b> You don't need to invest in a baby tub or floating baby holder for the bath tub! YOU can, and should, hold the baby. By taking a bath <i>with</i> your baby you are 100% focused on the baby. Your attention is totally on the baby and therefore eliminating the risk of drowning. The shower might seem a little slippery for a baby, but we found she actually was much grippier than we expected and enjoyed taking family showers while one person held the baby and the other cleaned her. People kept trying to get me to buy a plastic holder for her, but my arms work just fine, and I prefer to keep unnecessary plastic out of landfills, one way I do that is <a href="http://diycupcake.blogspot.com/2012/05/10-ways-to-precycle-plastic.html">precycling</a>.<br />
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<b>8. Food as Hygiene Products. </b>My midwife gave me some great advice while I was pregnant, she said, only put on your baby what you would put in his/her mouth. Everything is abosorbed into their skin, so if you wouldn't eat it, you shouldn't use it. So, let me break down for you the food products we used to clean our baby. <b> Olive oil - </b>diaper cream, lotion, baby massage oil, we also really like coconut oil for those uses. <b>Corn starch - </b> Instead of talcum powder more commonly known as baby powder, <a href="http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/talc.htm">talc is carcinogenic meaning it causes cancer</a>, and yet it is still used in <a href="http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/johnsons-baby-powder">Johnson & Johnson's</a> baby powder formula. According to the <a href="http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=10001040">US Health and Human Services you should not breath any talc.</a> <b>Tea </b>- for calming a fussing or teething baby try bathing them with camomile or lavender tea. Just add a few tea bags to the warm water and allow baby to play with the bags as toys while in the bath, as long as baby is over 6 months old, he or she can even suck on the tea bags without risk of reaction (I don't recommend it, I just wouldn't freak out if it happens).<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=organic%20cotton%20blanket&view_type=gallery&ship_to=ZZ&min=0&max=0">9. Organic Cotton Blankets</a>.</b> Avoid pesticide laden blankets and toxic vapors from flame retardant sheets. Opt for the slightly more expensive but extremely more beneficial option for your baby's health and the environmental by choosing organic cotton receiving blankets and sheets on whatever bed your baby is sleeping. When possible choose the organic mattresses and if they're too much, purchase an organic mattress topper so the fumes from the mattress do not put your child at risk for SIDS.<br />
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<b>10. Witch Hazel </b>(for Vaginal Births). This is one of the best things for a new mama. If you are expecting a vaginal birth, have these ready for your postpartum care. Purchase Large maxi pads and soak them with witch hazel and freeze (an additional "recipe" can be found <a href="http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2010/08/homemade-natural-postpartum-care-kit.html">here</a>), use them as a compress for a healing postpartum mama. I swear by them, I had no discomfort after about a week and right away the cooling witch hazel heals, so pain decreased immediately. <br />
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I'm sure there are a few other things new families might want or need but these will get you by I promise! And I left clothes off the list, because everyone you know will buy baby an outfit if you let them and really our daughter spent the first 3 days of her life in blankets because she was so happy and cozy in them, it also allowed for more skin to skin contact when nursing in the early days of her little life. Congratulations to any expecting family and congratulations to Gretchen and her little family!<br />
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Love,<br />
Jenn<br />
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Here are the only surviving images from my first trip there with my now husband. This was back in 2005 {I think}. My hard drive crashed but these were salvagable and since I wasn't blogging with them I never shared them, but after our recent trip I found them for you all, enjoy...</div>
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First view as we entered the city.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Somewhere in SoHo</div>
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and did I mention it rained? a lot.</div>
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And found some corporate art.</div>
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I think this is a piece by <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calder.org%2F&ei=E0QYUt7nKq6PigLGq4C4BQ&usg=AFQjCNG2hBcgGl9NkmUuCRxuMUmaQxg0rA&sig2=NNQ6HOa3F3fgQOjs4XN6vQ&bvm=bv.51156542,d.cGE">Calder</a>.</div>
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Some beautiful architecture, home to some dirty birds.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I thought this was St. Patrick's Cathedral, but now I'm not so sure. </span></div>
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Back in New Jersey we went to dinner with Husband's aunt and unlce. These pieces were probably washed away by Hurricane Sandy, but they were carved after September 11, 2001 by a set of Italian artists. <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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a few baby birds I found near the restaurant.</div>
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On one of the days into The City we took the ferry, perfect view of Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty</div>
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Still one of my favorite pieces.</div>
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As Sonja is getting older and Vera is getting more alert, I've noticed I've gotten lazy. And not really lazy but like, I don't want to get up while holding Vera lazy. So, I headed to my Early Childhood Pin Board to search for some creativity. Here are a few projects I choose to do with my kids and how it went...<br />
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1. I had lots of boxes left over from my classroom supplies so, I'm going to make these: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/59813501271821412/">Life Size Numbers Inspired from Here</a><br />
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2.Sonja won't stop talking about bowling and while we've only gone a handful of times, I know she LOVES it, so I'm collecting water bottles to make this bowling set. {had to request the used water bottles from family and friends since we <strike>NEVER</strike> hardly ever use them}<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/59813501271691349/">Bowling Inspired from Here</a><br />
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Husband is a spice and herb advocate, he uses a TON in each meal. Most spices have medical benefits so I'm not complaining. I thought this would be a good activity to help Sonja learn her spices and get her interested in being in the kitchen with Daddy {or at least get her out from under his feet while he's cooking}<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/59813501271388727/">Scent Cards Inspired from Here</a> but modified and used to help with simple tasks such as cooking.<br />
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I used a clear, mostly unscented glue to create these sensory cards.</div>
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Sonja helped to pour the spices.</div>
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and these are the completed cards!</div>
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The Drinks.</div>
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The Decor.<br />
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The Birthday Boy making his drinks.<br />
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I made these Peach, Asiago Cheese, Balsamic Reduction Pie Crust Tarts.<br />
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Wayne made me a Tom Colin's for the first time.<br />
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Emily made these Mint Julep cupcakes with lots of bourbon.<br />
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Husaband brought the cigars<br />
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Stephanie making some drinks with the Birthday Boy.<br />
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Brothers.<br />
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Birthday Boy and his Gal<br />
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Macey and Sam<br />
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Macey's adorable headband<br />
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Dain & Tammy<br />
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Both the Birthday Boys.<br />
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-4913535801339574632013-08-21T15:01:00.000-07:002013-08-21T15:01:18.683-07:00Upcycled Scrap Fabric Garland {for Sonja's Third Birthday}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My little is going to be three next month! wow, when did that happen? I guess with the pregnancy and new baby I almost missed the part about my toddler becoming a kid!<br />
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Anyway, to finally get into party planning mode, I checked <a href="http://pinterest.com/jennifercupcake/sonja-s-3rd-birthday-owls/">my pinterest board</a> and started this project, along with a few others. This year is owl themed! And the colors are orange, blue, brown and pink. that's a lot of colors but I'm also using a lot of prints and patterns featuring owls. So, this garland is mostly blue, while other decor will feature oranges and pinks.<br />
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I checked my scrap fabric drawer for fabrics and patterns that matched my theme, and these were what I came up with. I always save ribbon so I had this white 'string' to use for the garland.</div>
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I cut the scrap fabric into strips 1-2 inches thick, no measuring! and about 6-10 inches long, I wanted it to be a mixture of lengths so I simple spaced out the different lengths to create the variation and 'pattern'</div>
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I tied each strip into a knot like when you start to tie your shoes and repeat, {over and under the bridge, repeat}once they were all tied, I slid them close together and pulled each strip down so it hung properly.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Here it is completed on the back of a chair, although, I'm not sure how or where I'll be displaying this garland, I think I'm going to have her party at the park this year, so we can have some real rescued owls, without my dogs attacking them.</span></div>
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http://www.topbabyblogs.com/cgi-bin/topblogs/in.cgi?id=Cupcake</div>JennSchuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242824411856654605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233053040404435373.post-6196647236917333352013-08-20T09:00:00.000-07:002013-08-20T18:47:35.527-07:00New York and New Jersey 2013 {Too Many Images!}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In June or July I received a wedding invitation to one of my former students' wedding. I was so honored to be invited I almost didn't realize it was in New York! But I couldn't miss it, so after asking for help, I got my sister-in-law to agree to make the trip with my girls and me {Husband had to work}. I am so lucky she was able to go because I NEEDED her to accomplish so much in such little time. Here's our trip in photos along with links and suggestions for places we went. Enjoy...<br />
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Driving in to Brooklyn from New Jersey. My Father-in-Law didn't want his granddaughters and of course his daughter taking the "scary" train into the city, so he got us a driver for the day. I'm not going to say we needed it, but it definitely made things go a lot smoother as far as getting into the city goes.</div>
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One of the first things we saw coming in from Brooklyn into Manhattan was the <a href="http://www.wtc.com/about/freedom-tower">Freedom Tower</a>, which is not complete but stands in the place of the previous World Trade Center(s)</div>
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I liked these wontons but I loved this Sweet and Sour mock chicken dish:</div>
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After lunch we headed to central park, we watched the bubble guy and the horses.</div>
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It was a quick stop before we headed back to the hotel {<a href="http://hotelbpmbrooklyn2-px.trvlclick.com/">hotel BPM</a>} to get ready for the wedding. Once we were all situated, we headed to this beautiful hall for the pre-ceremony for the wedding.</div>
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Here are the mothers of the bride and groom bringing the bride down for her veil ceremony.</div>
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Seriously, you guys it was so pretty!</div>
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The groom came down to put her veil {according to Jewish law, bride and groom have NEVER touched and have not seen each other for a week}</div>
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Everyone was trying to get a peek at the first time they saw each other.</div>
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After the veil ceremony the groom and bride leave and come back for the ceremony escorted by their parents, the bride by both mothers and the groom by both fathers.</div>
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It was all in Hebrew so I didn't understand a word, but I love that they still use their holy language. As someone raised Catholic, I actually love when Preists speak latin, it feels less degraded and more accurate, I assume its this same concept that keeps Hebrew thriving.</div>
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After the ceremony the party started...</div>
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I loved that each place setting each had a loaf of bread!</div>
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This was the welcome entry for the bride as she came in with her groom.</div>
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She was greeted by the lovely ladies in her life.</div>
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After her groom was whisked away the dancing started.</div>
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The men are on the other side of that wall, the women dance in their own room while the men dance in theirs.</div>
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The Bride's guest keep her well hydrated and fan her in between dances. I loved this!</div>
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To keep Sonja entertained during the calmer moments {which were rare}, we brought her workbook and crayons.</div>
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Then she joined us for dancing!</div>
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After dancing we ate dinner:</div>
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This was the main course {after soup and fish and salad}</div>
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Since the men and women are separate for dancing the ladies had to pick the Bride up to see her Groom.</div>
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And I missed this jump roping 'dance' while I was nursing Vera, but I'm so happy Emily caught it on film for me. It was such a wonderful night, and I'm actually glad she went with me. If Husband could have gone we would have spent the night apart and this way I had someone to help me with the kids, and I had my former students to keep me company! Seriously, so honored to be a part of her special day.</div>
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The next morning we headed to the subway to go back into the heart of Manhattan, first stop; SoHo.<br />
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Sonja did great on the subway and Vera slept through her first ride.<br />
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Our first stop of the day was another suggestion from my friend Natalie; <a href="http://www.georgetowncupcake.com/">Georgetown Cupcake</a></div>
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I got vanilla birthday cake while Sonja enjoyed a banana split.</div>
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I couldn't finish this cupcake even though it was noon, instead I saved half of it for later that day.</div>
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If anyone wants to beautify my kitchen aid mixer, here's a little inspiration for you. I doubt they actually use this for mixing their cupcakes, but its definitely a conversation stater. <br />
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Just a bit of street art.</div>
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After cupcakes we went for lunch at <a href="http://www.shakeshack.com/">Shake Shack</a> {eat your dessert first!} I ordered a grilled cheese. yum.</div>
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Then, we headed to <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">the Met</a></div>
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A great piece by<a href="http://learn.walkerart.org/karawalker"> Kara Walker</a></div>
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I totally get these images by <a href="http://sallymann.com/">Sally Mann</a>, I have the perfect kiddos to create a similar body of work.</div>
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above: I snuck a terrible photo of the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/PUNK">Chaos to Couture Exhibit</a>.</div>
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above are some of the images from the press release.</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock">Pollock</a> just like in her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Ian-Falconer/dp/0689829531/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376973746&sr=8-1&keywords=olivia">Olivia</a> book</div>
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Could not get her away from this piece!</div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley">Bridget Riley</a>'s op art always impresses me.</div>
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Had this moment while in the Oceanic art wing, What if we left all the art where it was created? <br />
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The same problem I have with Zoos I now have with museums. It's not okay to lock up an aminal just so the entitled can see them. You are not seeing a zebra or a lion you're seeing the shell of a lion or zebra. They are not supposed to be in cages and neither is art. <br />
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I once had a very well known artist tell me his work died once it was in a museum. He believes museums are tombs and I totally get that now.<br />
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These beautiful amazing pieces were not made for me, I don't understand their context, I don't know the people, I don't know the land, and I'm heartbroken I will never seem them in their native space, and I appologize to every culture whose art has been STOLEN to sit in a well lit tomb. <br />
What if the first time I saw these amazing pieces was on the islands they were created? What if I only knew them as they were intended to be known?<br />
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Even knowing as little as I do as about these people I can see the beauty in these intricate pieces.</div>
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Sonja started getting tired so Emily wore here, while I held vera.</div>
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Love <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDcQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FEl_Anatsui&ei=IPgSUqPkG5SqyQHW6oDADw&usg=AFQjCNGLQYDAi5fzEBaKbj_YDWXSHZV8Aw&sig2=CJUamI9_ld0p0XlSORggwg&bvm=bv.50952593,d.aWc">El Anatsui</a>'s work. Amazing Upcycling!</div>
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Last year in my art class we talked about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibeji">Ibeji's Twin Figures </a>I love this modern interpretation.</div>
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Street art, <i>literally</i>, outside of the museum.</div>
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After the Met we headed to Central Park</div>
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Duck friends saying, "hi."</div>
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Love this girl's after nap hair.</div>
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a few instagrams from the day.</div>
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After the park we caught the subway over to Pier 25 to meet our friends for a <a href="http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/series/story-pirates">Story Pirates show.</a> And I thought this fire house was adorable!<br />
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This little girl enjoyed the whole performance.</div>
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While everyone else was watching the show, I snuck out to capture the sunset over the Hudson River.<br />
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Thanks to Emily for helping me pull this off!</div>
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And thanks to these lovelies for hanging out! Such a bummer Sonja and him live so far away.</div>
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After The City we headed back to New Jersey to Husband's Aunt Judy's house...</div>
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Her pup, Nibbles.</div>
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A quick home tour because it's beautiful!</div>
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She has such good taste and a great flow to her rooms.</div>
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Sonja LOVES this fish plate.</div>
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And we all know I'm a sucker for blue & white!</div>
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The backyard immediately following a rain storm {complete with tornado warnings for surrounding areas}</div>
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Beautiful logs on the porch.</div>
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I'd love to live somewhere where porches are a thing!</div>
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Like HERE! a little real estate office on the drive to lunch.</div>
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<a href="http://www.federicis.com/about.html">Federici's for Lunch</a> with Aunt Joanne.</div>
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A little walk around Downtown Freehold, NJ.</div>
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Sonja wanted to go into here, good thing it was a library.</div>
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...complete with a kids reading area in a basement.</div>
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Where do I get a table like this?!</div>
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And drawers like this?!</div>
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Story time with Aunt Joanne.</div>
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Followed up with Gelato before heading back to Aunt Judy's for dinner.</div>
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More Italian food for dinner! Followed by...</div>
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Cannolis!</div>
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And of course you have to work those calories off somehow.</div>
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So we took an evening walk around the neighborhood...</div>
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And on our last morning in New Jersey, we headed to Asbury Park for brunch at <a href="http://www.toastasburypark.com/">toast</a></div>
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They had something for everyone, I wanted breakfast and everyone else wanted lunch. They had both.</div>
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Love this photo of Husband's sixteen year old cousin.</div>
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My breakfast.</div>
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the Historic Wonder Bar via our car tour.</div>
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a few beautiful homes on the drive back, before heading to the airport.</div>
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And after a 4 hour and 50 minute flight, we were home.</div>
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I shared some photos on my twitter and instagram of our new classroom and guest room and thought I should probably share them here as well, with a little more information and a little decor analysis for those of you also looking to set up a classroom in your own home.<br />
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Here's what we've got going on in our 10x10 guest room...<br />
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This corner of the room was almost all upcycled as well. My sister in law gave us this dresser when she moved out. Good condition and free, but I'm planning on splurging on some anthropologie knobs {<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware-knobs/26731505.jsp">one</a>, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware-knobs/873168.jsp">two</a>, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware-knobs/77817.jsp">three</a>, <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware-knobs/770549.jsp">four</a>, or <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-hardware-knobs/25040239.jsp">five</a>}. The mirror was upcycled from my father-in-laws house and the tea cups were from my collection now on proper display. That vintage sewing machine {that probably doesn't work} was $10 donation find at a church garage sale. The drawers are reserved for guests although a few of them are filled with printer paper and classroom supplies.<br />
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Not pictured: desk also gifted from my sister in law and matching chair.<br />
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Not yet purchased: World Map to hang above said desk.<br />
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And that's our current classroom, I'm sure you'll see more of it as you follow along with our non-schooling process and as I complete more D.I.Y. Projects for the room. Thanks for reading along!<br />
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After diligent watering night and day, we're finally starting to see some sproutlings!</div>
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I think these are the plants coming up, I documented where I planted everything via photographs and now I'm having a hard time finding the images. I don't really label anymore, since my sticks become brittle so quickly here from the sun, instead I just document where the seeds go, although, once the plant is a bit bigger I can identify it without labels anyway. </div>
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Here is my adorable baby basil plant(s) I over planted because last time they didn't come in very well. I'm going to be heartbroken when I have to murder most of these little plants, but that's gardening for you... Only the strongest, healthiest survive.</div>
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The best part about gardening isn't just the food we get to eat; it's the interaction between nature and my daughters. They are both learning how much work goes into food. They know we don't take more than we can eat. Wastefulness is not an option. It's a disgusting characteristic and we are grateful for everything we have. For everything we consume something must be sacrificed, we don't take this relationship for granted, we are not disrespectful, we are not selfish. We appreciate the sacrifices made for us, each day, everyday. We are honored to take what was once a plant or animal and turn it into energy and live fully with that gift. In this world nothing is created or destroyed, simply transformed. </div>
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So, I've seen this <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/59813501274292746/">Honest Company on pinterest </a>a few times and I finally clicked on the link to check it out. The company was founded by Jessica Alba, not only an actress, but also a mom. I loved that when I looked at the ingredients, they were actually good ingredients....</div>
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I tried the free sample with "the essentials" and the diapers. We love cloth diapers but I thought I'd try these adorable disposables, since we're going to do a combo. of cloth and disposable while in Europe. The trial was free plus shipping ($5.95). If you're a consistent disposable user they have monthly plans which ship the diapers straight to your door. Pretty great, because no one likes running out of something and rushing to the store. </div>
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How adorable are these diaper patterns?!</div>
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Also, I was stoked to get this practically overnight, so I'd have it in time for a quick trip to New York City with the girls, I didn't have to go out and buy mini travel shampoos or laundry detergent I got them in this pack! Also, I'm thrilled I now have a mini stash of wipes for the plane ride. Holla!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're planning on traveling anytime soon, I highly suggest <a href="https://www.honest.com/accept_invitation/330670">Honest Company's Trial </a>for the travel sized "essentials," alone!</span><br />
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I just thought I'd share here for anyone who is interested and if you <a href="https://www.honest.com/accept_invitation/330670">sign up under my referral code</a> I get credit towards more diapers. So check it out, if you love it sign up, if not just enjoy the freebies.</div>
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I took 3 rolls of expired Kodak film with us to Hawaii in March 2012 and I finally got the developed! Here are the Sonja face free images from the Island of Kauai.<br />
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