So I got this shiny new camera right before Maggie was born. I was dying to take a step up from my point and...
As fall brings cooler weather, I realize that my kids’ coats and shoes are completely out of control. The haphazard pile of cold weather...
We’ve all been there. Bad days. Sometimes, for no reason, they start as soon as we wake up. Or, maybe you had a great...
It's time to make a fun fall craft with your kids! My kids love to decorate for the different holidays and seasons. Since I don't...
‘Tis the season for crafting! We’re a project-loving household over here. I love to create, and my two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Reagan, is no different.  Sprinkling...
The year was 2008. I was seven months pregnant with our fourth daughter and we were on our "Babymoon". My husband and I spent...

Free Holiday Gift Ideas

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It’s November! I don’t know about you, but November is the month I start to think about holiday gift shopping. I prefer to get all...
My family recently had a full portrait session with Kirstin LaMonde, owner of LaMonde Photography, and the results she produced were, in a word:...
"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X!  Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...

The Christmas Eve Box

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I love traditions, especially around the holidays.  Last year we started doing advent bags.  In each bag there contains a scripture and a small...
Kombucha is the nectar of the gods, or, at the very least, the gods' favorite fermented tea flavored with fruit. It's delicious. Can you believe me?...
My parents have both been blessed with green thumbs that would make Mother Nature herself proud. Throughout my childhood, the two of them maintained...
When I was little, my mom taught me how to sew. Since then, I have made many different items with fabric, but one of...
The hubs and I are no strangers to large renovation projects. Our first house was a tiny (900 square feet!) place just outside of...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...