Finally getting around to posting some pictures I took of the kids back in February. In lieu of paying a great photog for a photo shoot (I am out of a job, ya know), I did it myself. I ran around like a crazy woman to get some shots of them. Sweat was “swut,” oh [...]
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To my boys, You won’t remember what it felt like when I first held you in my arms… Or how I rocked you in the wee hours of the morning as you cried and cried. Or the things that Daddy did to make you giggle those insanely funny baby giggles. You won’t be able [...]
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At this time last year (and three years ago), I was sitting in a hospital bed snuggling with my newborn. One born in Phoenix, one in Raleigh but both were beautiful, healthy babies with heads full of dark brown hair. Two birthdays, two birthday letters. At least I can knock it out in one fell [...]
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{wheewwwwwwwwwww} That’s me exhaling. I did it. I planned and executed two birthday parties BACK-TO-BACK. We had no screaming babies and no tantrumy children. It was magical for the most part. I couldn’t believe it. Seven spending-the-night guests. Over 25 people attending the parties. Wanna see what a day of two birthday parties looks like? [...]
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Kids’ birthdays are a big deal on my side of the family. I’m not sure why we get so into them but we do. Our spread-out families typically travel for a party and we decorate to a T. This year is extra special for the Roo household. Little Roo turns one (ZOMG!) and Big Roo [...]
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When our kids are babies, we seem to know all their stats. I can rattle off Little Roo’s percentiles, weight, height and hair color. The one thing I’m struggling with? The color of his eyes. Nevermind that yellow drooble of pureed something-or-other. Or those put-Latisse-to-shame eyelashes. Check out this kids’ eyes. Are they blue grey? [...]
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Kids eating food make the cutest darn pictures… but we all know that Thanksgiving is about more than that. It’s about spending time with family, counting your blessings and seeing how late the kids can stay up hopped up on pumpkin pie. Oh wait, that last one was about food. A couple of pictures for [...]
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This post is more about questions than about answers. See this picture? I took it months ago but every time I look at it, I feel like I’ve been given a glimpse of Big Roo as a teenager. The tousled hair. The deep eyes. His skater shirt. All of it. And I start thinking. About [...]
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I’m Melissa. Most people call me Mel. I’m a mama to two boys and a lover of all things outdoors. I'm a marketer who hearts good grammar. I also love Twitter, my Mac and all things techy.
This is Daddy Roo. We met in 1995, got married in 2000 and had Big Roo seven years later. Yeah, we like to take our time. Daddy Roo plays soccer, loves cooking more than I do and takes sarcasm to a level few people can. He’s awesome.
Big Roo is our 4-year-old ball of energy. He’s all boy except for the pink bear he carries around. I embrace the contradiction. He’s already a fan of hiking and camping.
The youngest of the Roo family. He loves eating kiwis, chasing his brother and swinging in our backyard. He also loves attacking his brother with a squeal of laughter.
