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Another one from Sunday’s brunch 😍 because today was a long day. We went right from school today to an evaluation for Amelia where she did an incredible job (tested waaaay above her age) & Joseph played perfectly & patiently for well over an hour & a half. Neither of them ate lunch (just snacks I brought) & then I kept them in the car for another hour & a half to run errands & take my sister to her basketball game. Moral of the story is I guess I shouldn’t complain that they lost their minds when we finally got home & were both in tears for a significant portion of dinner & thereafter. I think they call this counting your blessings 😂🙈🤷🏻‍♀️ #thisismotherhood #motherhoodtruth On an unrelated note, I love all the Christmas plaid happening here http://liketk.it/2I1MW #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKholidaystyle #LTKkids #LTKfamily #jcrewalways #janieandjack

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From yesterday’s brunch with Santa 🎅🏻🎄❤️ We went with my family & it was so nice! I love this time of year! Amelia hopped right up on his lap & told him what she wanted (a “my first beauty kit” & for us all to gather around the tree together 😂😍) & Joseph would go anywhere near him unless one of us held him 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m pretty happy with how the picture turned out, though! http://liketk.it/2HZAN #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKholidaystyle #LTKstyletip #LTKfamily #everlane #jcrewalways #holidaystyle #santaphotos

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Took this girl to see The Nutcracker yesterday (where we both take ballet classes) with friends & it was so cute! Amelia was in awe of the costumes, dancers, & music! She sat on the floor close to the stage & kept looking back at me, mouth wide open in amazement & gave me a thumbs up every time. She even occasionally mouthed “I love you” 💕 It was really so sweet & I loved spending some one on one time with her, something I don’t do nearly as often as I’d like to. We walked home afterwards & had lunch before putting up some more lights & heading into town to see Santa get off the train! Then we brought the kids to my mom’s & went to dinner with Joe’s grade school friends... it was such a good day! Today we did brunch with Santa with my family (I’ll post that one tomorrow) & that was SO nice, too! Definitely counting our blessings tonight ✨🎄🎅🏻 #myfavoritetimeofyear #tistheseason #holidayseason #mamasgirl #nutcrackerballet #wunderkindred #wunderkinlove

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Scheming or talking about getting room service?because it’s their favorite thing to do when we’re at a hotel)? Sometimes I literally will book (or not book) a room based on whether or not room service is an option 🙈 Breakfast in bed is my favorite but I’m not against lunch or dinner, either... or dessert... so, I guess what I’m trying to say is I like everything 😂 #motherhoodrising #motherhoodtruths

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This is from our trip to National Harbor over the weekend :) it rained but we still made it out to walk around town (before we had to leave lunch to take these two tantruming babes back to the hotel). Anyway, this guy has had a pretty rough day & night so fingers crossed he sleeps through the rest of it (he’s currently upstairs crying with Joe 😭). Happy Friday! Linked most of what they’re wearing in the @liketoknow.it app & on the blog under “Instagram” http://liketk.it/2HTkq #liketkit #LTKholidaystyle #LTKkids #LTKtravel #toddlerstyle #weekenders #travelstyle #travelwithkids #nationalharbor #jcrewalways

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I spent way too long looking at Christmas cards tonight but they’re finally ordered! And now it’s waaaay past my bedtime 🙈 Linked most of our looks in the @liketoknow.it app (most of mine is @everlane, as usual 😊) http://liketk.it/2HRpa #liketkit #LTKholidaystyle #LTKfamily #LTKunder50 #LTKsustainablestyle #sustainablestyle #everlane #toddlerstyle #nationalharbor

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We just spent the last few days @gaylordnational outside of DC for their ICE exhibit featuring “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” & it was really cool! It was my first time at National Harbor & it was nice to stay somewhere where everything was in one place, especially with small kids. We had breakfast with the grinch (Mia’s loved him since meeting him last year in Univeral), saw their ICE exhibit (it was amazing), had story time with Mrs. Claus, walked around the harbor, got room service, went ice skating, did “Build-A-Bear,” decorated gingerbread cookies, played in the arcade, & saw a light show. Thinking about doing a blog recap because it was so fun, convenient, & kid-friendly! http://liketk.it/2HOYu #liketkit @liketoknow.it #LTKholidaystyle #LTKfamily #LTKkids #jcrewalways #hunterboots #toddlerstyle #nationalharbor #wunderkinlove

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Do boomerangs remind anyone else of the moving photos in Harry Potter? I was off my game (& off balance trying to skate with small children 😂) yesterday when we took the kids ice skating & didn’t get many pictures of either of them so here’s one of me & Joe that I took when his parents had the kids... even though I’m sure everyone would rather see one of Amelia & Joseph 😂🙈🤷🏻‍♀️ #sorrynotsorry #iceskating #winterwonderland #dateyourspouse #gaylordnationalharbor

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