A blog about being a mommy and taking kids outside.
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I don’t typically post recipes. But when I updated Facebook and Twitter on Sunday with our meat-free dinner menu, I didn’t have the foresight to know that people would be beating down my door for these recipes (okay, okay maybe it wasn’t that drastic but I did get some hollas). Lacking that foresight, I share [...]
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The best part about running a giveaway is drawing a winner! And the winner of the Hi-Tec Women’s V-Lite Lightning HPi shoes is… Jennifer! Here’s how she said she’d use these new shoes: I’d love to win these shoes. I am just starting to exercise (I have lost 45 pounds so far!! and have 120 [...]
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Ahh, I’ll miss the days when I can’t do things like this:
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And the winner is… Tammi from The Hayne Family blog! Tammi won this adorable hat (valued at $19.99) from EliesHappyHats, perhaps one of the cutest etsy shops I’ve seen. If you aren’t Tammi but are till dying for a hat, don’t forget that EliesHappyHats is offering 20% off to Facebook fans from now until Easter. Thanks to [...]
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GUESS WHAT? I wrote this post on Monday night and planned to read over it one last time on Big Roo’s birthday (Tuesday) then post it live. Oh did life have other plans for me! I went into labor instead! Let me post this and then I’ll make my big announcement. I really enjoyed writing [...]
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And you thought the roads were bad…
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Yesterday, I wrote about Saturday’s winter wonderland adventure gone south. Day One in the snow was a mega-fail. I wanted to try again on Sunday but was afraid that asking if he wanted to go play in the snow would be met with an emphatic NO. To my surprise, he nodded enthusiastically and said, “yah!” I’m [...]
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I’m running out of time so I’ll keep this short! Every year, I design a Christmas card. Here’s what I did this year (and some outtakes of pics that didn’t make the cut)– the card has got to be one of my favorites! Thanks to Daddy Roo for coming up with the theme. Merry Christmas [...]
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Maybe it’s because I’m preggers and can only think of food, but with chillier weather and falling leaves, I crave warm, gooey desserts instead of things like Cold Stone Creamery or . The true pinnacle of camping dessert is, of course, s’mores. Gooey marshmallows and warm nearly-melted chocolate sandwiches between two crispy graham crackers. Yummers. [...]
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Hiking. Camping. Kayaking. Rock climbing. Sounds exciting and adventurous, right? But what about when you have a 2-year-old who thinks the berries on that bush over there look yummy and lacks any fear of heights or strange animals? Yep, I thought so. Adventure takes on a whole new meaning. I’m a mama who, before kids, [...]
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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 marketing ninja 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 3-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’s already been on two hikes and loves gazing up at the trees from the comfort of his Baby Bjorn.
