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From Instagram: Oh, you know, just hanging out on the side of 95... Last weekend I headed to North Carolina with our 8-year-old and the baby to help my parents unpack their new home.…

From Instagram: "We're trying chiropractic care to see if we can help Jackson's digestive issues. If nothing else, he loved the experience, which was fairly miraculous considering his aversion to strangers." Despite discontinuing…

From Instagram: I finally said yes to Harry Potter. I finally read Harry Potter last year, and I instantly fell in love with the characters, the stories and the magic of it all…

From Instagram: First soccer practice of the season! {You know those families that have perfectly styled hair and adorable outfits wherever they go? Yeah, we're not them.} It's been several years since our…

From Instagram: My schedule is so screwy because our summer has been so crazy! It goes like this: We do something fun during the day. Then I stay up late working. But I…

From Instagram: 17lbs 6ozs! I'd say we're back on the growth curve - woohoo! ❤️ Five weeks after he stopped gaining weight altogether, little man has put on almost a pound-and-a-half, and I've…

From Instagram: One benefit of no power for 48 hours is my fridge and freezer are now sparkling clean! {Tip from my sister-in-law: river rocks make great ice packs because they get super…

Well, that's one way to help hold your bottle... As Hurricane Arthur slammed the Outer Banks with rain, wind and storm surges, it ushered in a break from the oppressive heat here in…

Sooooooooo close! If he could just figure out how to move his knees, Jackson would be crawling, and I have a feeling there won't be any stopping him once he figures it out.…

Can you believe this little guy is almost 8 months old?! That's two-thirds of a year! In addition to standing while he plays, he's got mad butt-scooting skillz (although he hasn't quite figured…