In the August 1991 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, Demi Moore graced the cover nude and pregnant. This memorable portrait beautifully broke down the barriers that had women hiding their pregnancies under shape-less clothing. Annie Leibovitz was the photographer for this...
Well, the season of holiday fails is upon us, friends. The pressure to cook, create, and concoct amidst time constraints and cranky in-laws apparently is a real-life recipe for disaster. This month, I gathered our writers’ best stories of holidays...
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Jennifer Paradee Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own!} Every June I schedule family photos.  My kids have just...

My Pin-Up Photo Shoot

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A few weeks ago, at the Divas on Deck event, I received a voucher from Michael Rork and his wife, Athena, of Zinfandel Photography, for a complimentary photo shoot. I've always wanted to try it, and I thought, "Well,...
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”  Henry James   Ah summer, how I love thee! Glorious sunshine, beautiful blue skies, mosquitoes and ticks... I love being outdoors as a family during...
Stop right there! Put down the camera. Put down your phone. Put down your iPad. And look at what is in front of you. Technology truly is a blessing and a curse. :) The fact that we can hop on our...
I don't know about you, but to me it feels as if time is moving at warped speed. I can hardly believe it is mid October already and that Halloween is right around the corner. What this means is...
This year my 4 year old, Aden, finally gets it. Gets what's supposed to happen at Halloween that is. And the thing that is exciting him the most is not the gobs of candy (that will haunt Mommy until...
My daughter is currently obsessed with bath bombs. A simple offer of a bath bomb with her bath can turn any bath time tantrum around. I get it! If I took baths, I’d like them too! After getting some bath...
As a youngster I wanted to be Princess Leia from Star Wars. I loved all of her outfits from the white flowy gown to the nipple chafing metal-like bikini she wore in Jabba’s palace. My teenage acne sprinkled face coveted...
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K-Cup Mailbox

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We've been desperate to come up with some new, fun indoor games during these summer storms and too-hot  days. Lately, my two-year-old daughter is really into playing with paper and drawing, so I thought it'd be fun if we created...
{Disclaimer: BurlingtonVT Moms Blog has partnered with Sweet Events Photography for this sponsored post. While we received a form of compensation for this post, the opinions expressed are entirely my own!} Sometimes you are just lucky and something surprisingly awesome happens....
This past school year, my preschooler was in school four mornings a week for about three hours each day. There were a lot of good things about that: he got scheduled time to play with his peers, he learned a...
Maybe the title is a little harsh. You are probably neither lazy nor dumb, yet you just can't ever get that cake to look quite as impressive as you had hoped. Well look, I'm really no expert at cake...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...