Category Archives: Our Little Man

Potato Stamp Leggings

April 11, 2013 Filed in: Our Little Man

There are so many cute leggings for girls out there, but its a little harder to find them for the boys. I have certainly found [and purchased] cute leggings on Etsy and Instagram though. Since we live in a colder climate- leggings work great for Ezra as they stay put and not ride up his legs!

I’ve wanted to try out potato stamping for a while now- so a dear friend and I got together and made a few pairs for our little ones! We headed to Target and bought blank leggings and over to Joannes to pick up some fabric paint [i used Martha Stewart paint for this project].


We used a steak knife to cut and carve the potatoes [im sure there are safer tools to use, but we used what we had on hand as this was just an experiment this time around]….and with paint brushes, we painted directly on to our carved potato stamp with fabric paint. Instead of applying fresh paint after each stamp- I stamped 2-3 times to give my design a variation of color and character.

I really do love how these turned out- the zigzag took a while to do, but if you keep with a simple and sporadic design…it’s a quick little project!


Have any of you mommas done this before? If so- and if you’ve blogged them- I’d love to see them! Leave your blog post url in the comment section below!

Bluum Box

March 26, 2013 Filed in: Our Little Man, Partnership

One of the sponsors over on kelli + vanessa is Bluum. When this fabulously branded orange box arrived on my doorstep….I instantly fell in love.

The concept behind bluum is genius … you pay a small fee every month to be sent hand picked items specifically for your little one to try out. I appreciate how much detail goes into each box … even down to the packaging itself! I was first introduced to bluum by Vanessa and I love that they are huge supporters of our My Everyday series. Well, I am SO happy I now know of about Bluum … I can not say enough about how much I love the company, the products inside & the people who run it! **Ezra absolutely loved the airplane spoon!

I am incredibly thrilled to say bluum is offering my readers a 50% discount code on their first box order. Which means … YOU can try this out too! DO IT … I promise, you’ll love it & so will your little one.

The 50% off discount code is : savesm50 // https://www.bluum.com/coupon to sign up!

And to add to the sweetness, bluum is giving away ONE toddler or baby box!!! All you have to do is sign up for the Kelli + Vanessa newsletter on the sidebar of our blog & you’re entered to win. We’ll announce the winner THIS Friday [3/29]. Easy enough … !

Thank you to bluum for being so generous & for creating a fabulous product!
KELLI + baby Ezra
xoxo

Eight Months

March 15, 2013 Filed in: Our Little Man


/// Look at this smirk!! Such a daddy face….

I can’t believe I’m writing Ezra’s 8 month post right now. I really can’t believe that I’ve had party planning thoughts flicker through my mind. My baby is growing so fast…..where’s the slow-down button?!

No new teeth this month! It’s given us a break from teething so I’m not complaining about it! However, Ezra has figured out how to grind his teeth……AWFUL!! Anyone else experience this with their little ones? I just gently squeeze his cheeks together to get him to stop. Oh that sound….like a knife and fork scratching a plate. Yikes!

We’ve almost got a crawler- Ezra scoots backwards and sideways…..just hasn’t mastered the forward motion. I know this will be a game changer for us, especially while he’s at the shop with us everyday. Im thinking it’s time to get some sort of play area with a gate to keep him contained. Friends of ours have a sweet set up in their house- the rug is green and looks like grass- I think that could work somewhere in the shop!

It has deffinitly been a hard time for me and for us as a parents, figuring out how to make it better for him and us, my husband found the Synchronicity hemp oil which is a product that helps with pain, depression and anxiety. It’s also used by people who want to improve their sleep patterns or experience better moods!

Ezra, you are loved so much. We are trying so hard to treasure these days with you….to be present…to soak in this fleeting “baby” season. You are growing so fast, which we are so thankful for as you are strong and healthy, but it’s getting harder to get you to lay quietly and snuggle in the mornings. I miss this already. We are praying for you, sweet boy….you have such a sweet spirit that is filled with so much joy. You will definitely have a significant place in this world….you are such a blessing to us.

Love, momma & daddy

Homemade Baby Food

March 11, 2013 Filed in: Baby Style, Our Little Man

I’ve been wanting to make my own batch of purees for Ezra for a while, but as motherhood and entrepreneurialism goes….I’m just not getting around to it! This might sound crazy, but I truly enjoyed this process. I kinda felt like super mom for about an hour. HA!

For this first round- I went with basics. Even though Ezra has had a variety of food combinations already…I just wanted to start fresh. A friend of mine [who I hope starts a food blog soon!!] reminded me that right now is where Ezra begins to experience different flavors…and it’s really hard to distinguish different tastes/flavors when they are combined with others. There are so many creative combinations that I want to try making on my own, when I don’t make the baby food I like to buy the best organic baby formula in the market, but for now….I used the baby bullet to puree Organic apples, pears, blueberries, spinach and broccoli!

I posted this photo on Instagram yesterday and was asked about the process. I should have photographed step-by-step, but I didn’t [but it’s super simple]. When I do the fun food combinations- I will document that for sure!

I bought whole Organic apples, pears and blueberries….the pears were a little hard so I added a bit of warm water as I blended it. I also had frozen Organic broccoli and spinach already on hand so I just used that for this round. These were already chopped, but I did add a bit of warm water to get the consistency that I wanted.

Lastly, I used a combination of colorful tape to mark each mason jar so I [or anyone else for that matter] could easily determine what each jar contained. More photos can be found in this post.

What food combinations have you mommas made for your little ones? I love all these vivid colors!

My Little Valentine

February 14, 2013 Filed in: Mama Style, Our Little Man, Photography

A baby definitely breathes new life into holidays….especially into the ones I never really made a big deal of, like Halloween and Valentines Day. Now…it’s worthy of finding a holiday spirit in exchange for the cutest photos, right?!?

I found a wool heart garland at Target a few weeks ago and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I sent a text to my neighbor Lindsey, who is also a photographer and asked if she wanted to photo swap. I’ve talked about this before, but moms need to be in more photos with their kids [and yes, dads too!]. Even as a photographer- I really don’t have that many photos of Ezra and I together. So, back to the garland….I was inspired to plan a super low key…mini photoshoot.

You don’t have to plan for a long-drawn out session. Ezra could only handle about 20 minutes right about now, before getting distracted and just over-it. So, the goal was 10 minutes, a plain white wall, a fun garland and me and my boy. Easy! I’m so thankful that I took the bit of time to plan this out and see it through….I hope this encourages a few mommas to do the same. It doesn’t take much….just a little vision and follow through!

Thanks again Lindsey…I love these photos with all my heart. xo

//// And a favorite that I took of Lindsey and little E.

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