Elysha Thurston
I'm a photographer momma who loves all things wedding and baby related. My husband was born and raised in Barre, and we relocated here after six years in the Boston area. Raising our three children (and dog!) in a rural area close to our families is very important to us, and we love living in Vermont! I have my own photography business, Ever After Photography , and I couldn't ask for a better career. I love pizza, Downton Abbey, and reading British chick lit. Give me coffee and chocolate and I'll be your best friend forever.
Summer Rainy Day Craft – Sunflower Paintings
Sometimes I welcome a "bad weather day" in the summertime. Don't get me wrong - I love being outside with the children as much as possible and soaking up that Vitamin D that we...
While You Sleep
You drive me bonkers sometimes, little ones. Oh, I love you with every ounce of my being, that's a given, but there are moments when I feel I could send you to "live with...
Our Favorite Read Aloud Books
Reading is a big part of our family life.
We started reading books out loud every night when our firstborn was just an infant, and it became so ingrained into our routine that our children...
Five Reasons I Am Turning Into My Mother
Tell me you've had it too.
That moment when you open your mouth to say something, and your mother comes out.
It's not a slow morphing - it's a sudden, ohmygoodness what just happened to me?...
Confessions of a Homebody Mom
Sometimes I feel like I don't do enough stuff with my children.
I see all these posts on Facebook of moms who take their kids places on a weekly basis - to museums, to science...
A Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star First Birthday Party
I have a slight obsession with themed parties.
It doesn't matter if I'm planning it or attending it, a good themed party just gets my Type A planning heart into the most excited of moods....
Every Mom is a (Hard) Working Mom
In my almost seven years as a mother now, I have been every "kind" of mom I can think of in terms of career. When our oldest was an infant, I went back to...
My First Love
I'm a born reader.
My earliest memories include laying upside down on a couch or a chair, my feet slung up on the back and my head hanging off the edge, with a book in...
“I Never” – Parenting Edition
Did you ever play that drinking game in college, "I Never"?
No? Oh, me neither. But I've heard of it. :)
Basically, someone states something they have never done, like "I never have gone skinny...
Motherhood: Just a Wrinkle in Time
Recently I was reminiscing on those first few months of motherhood with our first baby.
How upside-down my world was turned, and how I had to rethink my whole identity and daily routine. It...
Why We “Elf”
It's funny that such a simple, rather benign thing as an elf doll has become such a phenomenon.
I remember when I first heard about Elf on the Shelf, before I had my own children,...
The Upstairs Project – Part One (aka A Big Mess)
The hubs and I are no strangers to large renovation projects. Our first house was a tiny (900 square feet!) place just outside of Boston that needed overhauling from floors to roof. Originally we...
The Grocery School
I used to be fearless.
I toted three young children to the grocery store by myself. One up front in the cart, one in the big part of the cart (yes, I am aware that...
Easy-Peasy DIY Halloween Costume: The White Cat
Halloween is kind of a big deal in our house.
All three of our children claim it as their favorite holiday, and it is not out of the ordinary for our daughter, the oldest, to...