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What We’ll Build: Plans For Our Together Future

An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3

Princess Beginnings Books

We Will Rock Our Classmates

Good Morning Zoom

Ellie Makes a Friend

Ana and Andrew: The Magic Violin

The Day The Crayons Quit

Penguins Love Colors

Harold and the Purple Crayon

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💕Double tap if you JUST NEED NEW ACTIVITIES FOR

💕Double tap if you JUST NEED NEW ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR KIDS!💕⠀
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🎨 #JuicyJuicePartner I get it. We’re at the point in all this where we are running out of activities. So @JuicyJuiceUSA’s Happy Artist Contest? A simple and easy activity that Lydia LOVED! Swipe to see how she used her apple painting as creative inspiration ⠀
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🎨From now until February 28th......your favorite mini artists can participate in the Happy Artist Contest with @JuicyJuiceUSA. The assignment? To draw or paint what makes them 100% happy and the grand prize winners will get the chance to see their art on an actual Juice Juice packs plus win money for art supplies! You can download the template for free (link is in my stories). Pro tip, print the template in advance and keep it on hand for those I just need a few minutes moments! ⠀
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🎨What do you think YOUR child will draw? ⠀
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⁉️ What if? ⁉️⠀ ⠀ ❤️What if they j

⁉️ What if? ⁉️⠀
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❤️What if they judge me? —> What if they’re inspired by my bravery?⠀
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🧡 What if I decide it was a mistake to share? —> What if it becomes a lesson learned?⠀
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❤️ What if I look needy or desperate or just….like too much? —> What if I connect with people in a new way thanks to my vulnerability?⠀
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🧡 Here’s to the what ifs that become……look what I did moments.⠀
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❤️ This photo shoot is one of them for me. Bravery and stepping out in faith looks different for each of us. But this is my reminder to y’all and myself…..that when you show yourself in whatever way that looks like for you…….the people who are supposed to be in your life……will be.⠀
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🧡 Cheers to thick thighs, bravery that comes with age, and (no apologies) seeing beauty in ourselves. #troopselflove

❤️We have everything ready for when our kids a

❤️We have everything ready for when our kids are sick…..but tell the truth, what about when YOU'RE not feeling your best?❤️⠀
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🧡<Sponsored by Avrio Health> Let’s be honest, this normally falls to the wayside, am I right? As parents, we tend to be way more prepared for our kids' sick days than our own. ⠀
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💛This year, I’m committing to being AS PREPARED to take care of myself as I am to take care of Lydia (reminder moms, these aren’t mutually exclusive….taking care of YOURSELF is important too). I always keep “sick day supplies” on hand for Lydia and this year I'm finally making myself a priority too. ⠀
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💚In my "Sick Day" Kit:⠀
1️⃣Orange Juice: If I start to feel sick…..Vitamin C filled juice is first up!⠀
2️⃣ @Betadine_us Antiseptic Sore Throat Gargle: This fast-acting gargle temporarily relieves occasional sore throat. I stocked up on this! You can #UpYourGargleGame by buying it at Walgreens or from Amazon! Betadine Gargle should be used as directed for adults and children 12 years and older. See product labeling for directions and warnings. ⠀
3️⃣Heating Pad: Sore muscles? Slept poorly? All of these things tend to come along with sick days and a heating pad is a must have.⠀
4️⃣Ice Packs: I started stocking extra ice packs in our freezer in case of headaches.⠀
5️⃣Soup: Tummy trouble? Better to have soup on hand for when I need it.⠀
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💙What do you keep in the house for sick days?⠀

Watch out for that glass ladies……it’s everyw

Watch out for that glass ladies……it’s everywhere!

To broken glass ceilings, rebuilding our nation, and starting the journey of 1000 miles with a single step.

Joy cometh in the morning.

📷 “Mom I want to do my OWN pictures. I picke

📷 “Mom I want to do my OWN pictures. I picked out my favorite dress and shoes. Can I do that when we take pictures?”📷⠀
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✨Story time. I rarely share pictures of Lydia by herself on here. But this? Is a story of when my seven year old reminded me how to love myself. We had plans to shoot a BUNCH of images at once, a batch shoot. So as Lydia watched me planning outfits and get organized, she decided she wanted to do her own thing. She picked an outfit and her favorite shoes. ⠀
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✨And she did the darn thing. This? She picked the angle and background. And the joy? Look at the joy. That’s not posed. ⠀
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✨Somewhere along the way…..as tweens or teens or adults, we lose the joy. The, I feel pretty and want to twirl in my dress joy. We worry that our thighs are rubbing together or our hair looks weird, or that we should be wearing a darker color to minimize things. And…..we’re missing the point. Sometimes, you just need a dress you can twirl in with a smile on your face.⠀
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✨Thanks Lydia. ⠀
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#troopselflove ⠀

💕 Here’s your reminder that you are never:⠀

💕 Here’s your reminder that you are never:⠀
-too curvy ⠀
-too old⠀
-too late⠀
-too busy being a mom⠀
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To celebrate yourself! 💕⠀
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These photos are something I told myself a million times I wanted to take. And something I told myself a million times I shouldn’t. Here’s to the millionth time plus one. A 41 year old curvy mom. Yup, thick thighs and all. And I’m so proud of how they turned out.⠀
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#troopselflove

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