tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53059906333398705332024-03-12T18:28:05.228-07:00AllThingsNewlife, love, beauty, fashion, old, new, vintage, antique.......beautifulDenise Pacurarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221180624286679228noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305990633339870533.post-36079612800424653982017-03-09T10:55:00.000-08:002017-03-09T10:55:51.550-08:00All Things New has moved!All Things New blog has moved to a new place on the web!<br />
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<br />Denise Pacurarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221180624286679228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305990633339870533.post-16070202324895490622016-11-08T10:54:00.000-08:002017-05-04T16:02:33.847-07:00Where have I been?<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello friends!</div>
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Wow, has it been a while! I received some e-mails from readers over the months and decided to post a quick life update!</div>
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We had another baby! Her name is Claire and she is already 5 months old! Isn't she a beauty?!</div>
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Here she is at one month old. She's such a precious little doll:</div>
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Our little man Charlie turned three this summer! We threw him a little Construction themed birthday party. Our baby boy is growing so fast:</div>
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Summer strolls around Portland with two kiddos in tow:</div>
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Most recent family photo from a few weeks ago at Claire's dedication:</div>
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and some random little pictures of our life lately, our kids. They keep us plenty busy!</div>
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Over the last year we also remodeled our basement and exterior of our home. We are going to remodel our kitchen this January. I have been having a lot of fun picking out stuff for our kitchen!</div>
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I also got a new job back in February. I work only two days per week and I love it. I feel like I have a perfect work/life balance. Being home with the kids more has been a huge blessing!</div>
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As for <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/mommingcom-18388539">blogging</a>/<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mommingblog/">instagram</a>/<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/mommingblog/">social media</a>, I took a long break as you can see! I was really sick when I was pregnant with Claire, transitioned to a new job, remodeled our house, and then had a newborn, on <a href="http://momming.com/best-postpartum-abdominal-binder-and-girdle/" style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none;">top of getting fit again</a>. I think it is safe to say I have been too busy to keep up with the online world!</div>
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I do have a new site I am working on that I will be sharing in the coming months! I've been collaborating with some other mom's and am excited to share it soon!</div>
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Unfortunately, I will no longer be updating this blog. My time will be focused on my new project and I will be updating that site regularly! Once it is up and running, I will share the link here!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and thank you to those who dropped a note to check in!</div>
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I've said it a million times! Fall and winter are my favorite times of year from the crisp leaves all over the ground to the Christmas music come the day after Thanksgiving (I've actually already watch two Christmas movies and have been listening to Christmas music for about a week...... yikes!). I cannot imagine living in a place where there is no fall and winter! I love Portland this time of year!</div>
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On Saturday we went on our annual trip to the pumpkin patch. Normally we go to Roloff Farms but this year we decided to check out a new farm: Plumper Pumpkin Patch & Tree Farm.</div>
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This place was so cute! They had so many kid friendly activities including pony rides, a playground, tee-pees, train rides and more! If you live in the Portland/Metro area, this farm is a must for the family! We hopefully plan to come get our Christmas tree from this farm in a month or so. </div>
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Charlie was all smiles, as you can see from the pictures. He's so much fun these days! He is starting to talk more and the things he says are so entertaining. I am going to have to start keeping track of all the silly things that come out of his mouth! So far two has been blast! I love these boys!</div>
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Happy Fall!</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">1 large clove minced garlic</li>
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When we bought our house, this room was dark and gloomy. It had one tiny window and only one small ceiling light.</div>
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My goal for the nursery was to brighten it up and make it more inviting.</div>
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We installed a larger window, can lights all across the ceiling, painted the room with a light color, and added a soft light colored carpet.</div>
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Quite the difference from this dark, gloomy before picture:</div>
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Charlie loves his nursery. We spend lots of hours playing, wrestling and just hanging out as a family in this little room.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and touring Charlie's nursery!</div>
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I will try to do an update of the master bedroom and bathroom area soon!</div>
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Happy Weekend!</div>Denise Pacurarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221180624286679228noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305990633339870533.post-44375081577896400602015-04-04T20:41:00.002-07:002015-08-13T15:20:21.797-07:00Rustic Vintage Bridal Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Her wedding was on March 14th, but these pictures are from her Rustic Vintage themed bridal shower back in February.</div>
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We used lace, burlap, vintage books/book pages and lots of greenery to make this room come alive.</div>
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We then placed greener over the runners and vintage books in the center.</div>
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The favors were coffee filled bags stamped with "Let Love Brew" on them.</div>
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Stephanie's sister in-law made the cake and the mothers made lots of delicious food.</div>
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Everything from the decor to the cake turned out just perfect!</div>
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My little sister is so special to me and I was honored to be able to throw her this bridal shower!</div>
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Even though she's married and "all grown up" she will still always be my baby sister!</div>
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I haven't updated my blog in a <i><u>reaaaally</u></i> long time because I've been busy working on the grand opening of my Etsy store:</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllThingsNewShoppe?ref=hdr_shop_menu" target="_blank">All Things New Shoppe - A place for all things old fashioned & quaint!</a></div>
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I am so excited to finally have the shop up and running as of last week!<br />
I have always loved vintage and antique items and have been dreaming of opening a little shop for so long!<br />
I decided 2015 was going to be the year to finally make it happen.<br />
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Here are some items that are available in my shop.<br />
Please stop by and have a look around!<br />
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<script src="https://www.etsy.com/assets/js/etsy_mini_shop.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">new Etsy.Mini(6893853,'gallery',4,5,0,'https://www.etsy.com');</script>Denise Pacurarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15221180624286679228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305990633339870533.post-16027666320512120252015-02-06T21:15:00.001-08:002015-02-06T21:15:04.420-08:00Lemon zest buttermilk pancakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We love pancakes and they are a Saturday morning staple in our home. </div>
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I've shared my favorite <a href="http://allthingsnew-denise.blogspot.com/2013/10/fluffy-banana-pancakes.html" target="_blank">Banana Pancake</a> recipe <a href="http://allthingsnew-denise.blogspot.com/2013/10/fluffy-banana-pancakes.html" target="_blank">here</a> and wanted to share another favorite of ours: Lemon Zest Buttermilk Pancakes! </div>
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These are so fluffy and delicious and best of all, easy to make!</div>
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2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour</div>
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1 tsp baking soda</div>
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3 tbsp sugar or 1 tbsp stevia</div>
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Zest of 1 large lemon</div>
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3.5 cups buttermilk</div>
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1. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda & sugar or stevia in a medium bowl to combine.</div>
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6. I use one medium-large soup ladle full of batter for each pancake. Cook each pancake until bubbles begin to appear - then flip and cook the other side until golden brown.</div>
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Mmmmm so delicious!</div>
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We just came back from a week long trip to New York City last week.</div>
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This city never ceases to amaze me!</div>
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drinking hot tea with cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery,</div>
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watching hundreds of people hustle & bustle through Grand Central Station,</div>
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thrifting/vintage/antique shopping on the upper west side,</div>
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sitting at the Ace Hotel with friends and chatting for hours while drinking Stumptown Coffee,</div>
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eating delicious pizza at Eataly,</div>
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seeing the Radio City Hall Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes,</div>
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walking the Brooklyn Bridge,</div>
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admiring all of the vendors at the Chelsea Market,</div>
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eating LOTS of delicious food (lobster at Chelsea Market was my favorite),</div>
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seeing the show at Rockefeller Center & all of the Christmas décor everywhere,</div>
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trees for sale on the sidewalks,</div>
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a long stroll through central park,</div>
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comedy show at the Comedy Cellar & jazz at Smalls,</div>
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seeing the beautiful Greenwich Village,</div>
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ice skaters and Christmas shops in Bryant Park,</div>
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a tour of the famous New York Library,</div>
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walking on Highline Park,</div>
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going all the way to Queens to try out a famous diner for breakfast,</div>
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and just taking in all that is New York City.</div>
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Part two of our trip to come!</div>
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(See our 2012 trip to New York City <a href="http://allthingsnew-denise.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-city-trip-giveaway-winner.html" target="_blank">here</a>!)</div>
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Today we celebrated Charlie's one year birthday! I don't even know where to begin.....! This boy is the biggest joy in our lives. He is such a happy and joyful soul. Part of me is so happy yet part of me is sad because time has gone way too fast. It's a bittersweet feeling to see your baby growing so fast. </div>
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We had a little "Up, up and away" themed backyard party with family. We had a taco station and lots of desserts. Charlie had so much fun opening presents and being the center of attention. He is loved by both sides of the family and is as spoiled as can be! </div>
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My dearest Charlie, it feels like just yesterday we were on our way to the hospital eagerly awaiting your arrival into this world. It seems like just yesterday you were so small in your swaddle, so content sleeping long hours of the day in mama's arms. Now you are your own little person... running around and exploring as much of this great big world as you can in one day. I love how you are so curious and determined to figure things out on your own, to touch and taste and feel new things. I adore your smile and how you crinkle your nose when something makes you laugh. I love how you look me in the eyes and then lay your head on my chest so we can cuddle - even if it only lasts a few minutes at a time because you are always on the go. You have such a beautiful spirit. I pray you are continually blessed with health, happiness and all the things your heart will desire. We love you so much. You truly are heaven sent!</div>
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Happy Birthday sweet boy!!!!!!</div>
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After church on Sunday morning we decided to take a spontaneous trip to the beach. It was hot (mid 90's!) in Portland so we knew it would be a nice day to head to the coast. Sometimes spontaneous trips are the most fun in my opinion!</div>
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Charlie loves anything to do with water from sipping out of a straw to splashing around in it. As soon as he saw the ocean he pointed with both fingers at the water and let out a loud glee of excitement! The water was really cold and it was so funny to see him tip toeing through it. He just couldn't get enough of it and we just couldn't get enough of that happy little smile.</div>
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Charlie's first trip to the beach will surely be a memorable one! </div>
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The weekend is here once again which means breakfast together, lounging around, church on Sunday, naps, long afternoon strolls in the neighborhood. There is always something to do and we get to do it together which I love most. I feel like the weeks are so busy with work and life's responsibilities that we barely get to squeeze in a few hours together as a family over dinner and into the evening before the days are gone. Weekends are different because we are all home and I so look forward to our time together.</div>
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Summer days are nice and long and if we can be outside, you bet we are! I'm sure glad the weekend is here once again. Happy Friday!</div>
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Almost one year later and Charlie's nursery décor is almost complete!</div>
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I finally hung some little book shelves last week and put up a few pieces of art.</div>
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I didn't rush to finish it until recently because he was too small to really enjoy his big toys or his room.</div>
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Now that he is almost a year old he is interested in more books and toys so I figured it was time to complete his space.</div>
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Aren't little boy nurseries the cutest?!</div>
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For more inspiration checkout my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/denisepacurar/nursery/" target="_blank">Nursery Pinterest Board</a>.</div>
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Nursery tour coming soon....!</div>
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Life these days is full of joy.<br />
I adore motherhood.<br />
Charlie is growing right before our eyes and he is learning new things everyday.<br />
Clapping and waving "bye bye" are his new favorite things - he literally claps at everything all the time.<br />
He keeps me on my toes with his high energy levels and I just love it, it's contagious.<br />
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We celebrated our 4 year anniversary on July 10th.</div>
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Last year we watched a movie, so this year we went to a local concert.</div>
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The band that played was a prohibition-era swing dance group - it was so much fun!</div>
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We packed a picnic and bought some banana-nutella crepes from a local food cart.</div>
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I love our little family traditions and I love this man I get to call husband for the rest of my life!</div>
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Here's to many more years and many more traditions in the making.</div>
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PS: Year four of our marriage was extra special because little Charlie joined our world. </div>
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Charlie had never heard or seen fireworks before! He was fascinated by them for about five minutes before falling asleep for the rest of the show.</div>
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The fireworks were so beautiful, they lit up the night sky!</div>
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My two main guys. My crew and I just love them!</div>
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This was Charlie's first 4th of July! I was afraid he might be scared of the noise from the fireworks but he didn't seem to be phased by it at all! </div>
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He pretty much slept through the entire show.</div>
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There was a splash pad, live music, bouncy houses, lots of food vendors including a delicious elephant ear stand and kettle corn (my favorite!).</div>
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We left the park late and Charlie was sleeping in his car seat already so we had a late night run at 11:30pm and ate some fast food burgers.</div>
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I have not had fast food in so long (I try to avoid it), but I have to admit, it was delicious and a perfect ending to our day!</div>
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(Bonus: Charlie slept in until almost 9:00am today so we even got to sleep in a little this morning!)</div>
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I am thankful to live in America where the opportunities are great and the freedom is real.</div>
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God bless America!</div>
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Happy Independence Day!</div>
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This little guy keeps me busy but not a moment spent watching after him feels like a moment wasted. </div>
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Charlie is actually going to be ten months old in about a week but these were taken when he turned nine months old. </div>
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These days Charlie spends his time exploring every part of the house in his walker.</div>
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He follows me all over as I do my daily chores and when it's been a while since I've last acknowledged him, he comes up next to me and pulls on my pant leg until I look down at him and smile.</div>
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He then smiles back so big that his nose wrinkles up.<br />
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We keep saying that any day now he will start walking on his own, but he is still wobbly and needs a little more courage!<br />
He hasn't crawled at all and doesn't even really seem to be too interested in trying, he just wants to be up on his feet all day long.<br />
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At this age I will describe him as sweet yet feisty.<br />
Although he is as sweet as can be, he is also a feisty little go getter.<br />
I'm loving this age and have told my husband that I will miss it when he gets older, but then again, I think I've said I love every stage...... <br />
I really just don't want him to ever grow up. <br />
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2) In a large bowl combine smashed bananas with melted butter, mix with a wooden spoon.</div>
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3) Mix in the sugar, vanilla, egg, salt and baking soda.</div>
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5) Pour in a greased 4x8 inch loaf pan and bake for 50 min to 1 hour. </div>
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6) Cool on a rack. For extra moist banana bread, cover it with a towel while cooling on the rack.</div>
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Summer is here!</div>
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When I think of summer I think of peach iced tea, floppy hats, wavy hair, food carts, long walks at sunset, ice cream, picnics, movies in the park, Saturday market, and dresses every day all day.</div>
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This dress has been sitting in my closet since I was about 8 months pregnant.</div>
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I found it at a recycled clothing store and knew it would be the perfect summer dress.</div>
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I went on a little date with a girlfriend on Wednesday night while my husband stayed home with Charlie.<br />
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We tried a new Baltic restaurant, walked around town a little and stopped to take a few photos.</div>
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When I got home around 8:30 my husband had put Charlie to bed.</div>
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It was a wonderful night off and I love my husband for letting me have my much needed girl time and for having me come home to a happy, sleeping baby!</div>
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You can find similar lace dresses at <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7573557-10951246" target="_blank">ShopRuche</a> <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7573557-10968135?url=http%3A%2F%2Fshopruche.com%2Fzelda-lace-trapeze-dress.html%3Futm_source%3DCJ%26utm_content%3Dproductfeed%26utm_campaign%3DCJ_Products&cjsku=32645%22%20target=%22_top%22%3E" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-7573557-10968135?url=http%3A%2F%2Fshopruche.com%2Fpure-magic-lace-dress.html%3Futm_source%3DCJ%26utm_content%3Dproductfeed%26utm_campaign%3DCJ_Products&cjsku=31507%22%20target=%22_top%22%3E" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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Also, <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7573557-11293550%22%20target=%22_top%22%3EShop%20FreePeople.com!%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-7573557-11293550%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22/%3E" target="_blank">Free People</a> has some really cute lace dresses that I am loving <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7573557-11294739?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freepeople.com%2FFloral-Mesh-Lace-Dress%3FproductOptionIDs%3D07E81D1B-A61E-4777-9A28-EAC907DEEDC1&cjsku=25537564%22%20target=%22_top%22%3E" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-7573557-11294739?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freepeople.com%2FFloral-Mesh-Lace-Dress%3FproductOptionIDs%3DD9856425-7D3F-4C99-96C3-E3D55D5B9E53&cjsku=27192467%22%20target=%22_top%22%3E" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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You can never have enough summer dresses in my opinion!</div>
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Happy first week of summer!<br />
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Walking around town, eating our favorite <a href="http://littlebigburger.com/">little big burger</a>, hosting meals for friends and family, celebrating daddy on Father's Day, starting the mornings off with waffles, and spending every moment with each other are what I call perfect weekends. </div>
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Charlie's first word was "tati" which means daddy in Romanian. Of course I thought his first word would be "mami" but I'm ok with him choosing to say tati first. The father-son bond they have is important and will be so important as Charlie grows up so I'm happy to see them bonding so early. Besides, I just love sitting back and watching these two crazy boys.</div>
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One day last week Charlie had gone down for a nap. Jason came upstairs to peek into the nursery but Charlie heard him. He quickly walked out to avoid disturbing him and came back downstairs. All of a sudden you hear "tati, tati, tati, tati" over the baby monitor. (which was then followed by crying and no longer wanting to nap) but how sweet. I'm excited for Charlie's vocabulary to grow so we can have little conversations about anything and everything. </div>
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Sometimes I think Father's are under-appreciated in comparison to mothers, but in reality, we couldn't raise these little munchkins without them. I'm thankful for my husband who is loving, hard working, and so present as a husband and father. I'm also thankful for my own father and all of the love, support and sacrifice he made for me and my siblings. I am truly thankful and blessed for the men in my life.</div>
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We took Charlie to the pool for the first time two weeks ago......</div>
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-go to the pool <i>after</i> he's at least had one nap that day</div>
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Otherwise, you end up in the pool for only a few minutes before this happens:</div>
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Snuggles with mama make everything better.</div>
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This warm weather is just calling for us to stay outdoors. These are a few photos from our trip to the Oregon Zoo this week! Although most of the animals were asleep in the sun or hiding away, we did get to see some of the main attractions like the polar bear, elephants, giraffes and hippos as well as the black bears. Charlie was mostly just interested in the fish, that seemed to be what sparked his attention the most out of all the animals. He was such a trooper! He took a short nap while we walked around mid-day and then napped the whole way home on the TriMet. Normally I don't like to mess with his nap schedule but now that he is nine months old (tomorrow!), he can skip a nap once in a while and not have a complete meltdown. As for me, I hadn't been to the zoo in years so I really enjoyed spending the time with a couple girlfriends and seeing all the animals.</div>
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Here's to the weekend!!</div>
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The setup crew. I was 4 months pregnant here!</div>
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Also that's my husband, being silly as ever.</div>
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My little brother got married recently on March 22nd and it reminded me that I had never posted pictures of when he proposed!<br />
Wasn't it the sweetest proposal?<br />
(He proposed April 24th, 2013) <br />
(Side note: my older brother had also proposed/gotten married in 2013 - checkout their romantic beach proposal <a href="http://allthingsnew-denise.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-romantic-beach-proposal.html">here</a>!)<br />
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He put so much thought and love into every detail of this proposal from the hand painted picture frames to the candle lit lanterns he made out of mason jars.... <br />
Beatrice's favorite flowers are peonies so he ordered them for her and helped me make all the arrangements that morning.<br />
We then created a mock setup in my living room and while they were at dinner that evening we set it all up.<br />
She was so surprised and excited.<br />
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It was a beautiful evening and their wedding was even more beautiful!<br />
Congrats to my little brother Phillip & his new wife Beatrice! <br />
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Ok, Charlie..... stop being so darn cute. I just can't take it!</div>
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But seriously, just when I think it's not possible to love him more than I already do, my heart bursts.</div>
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I think of that scene in The Grinch where his heart suddenly grows and his chest hurts... I feel that way every time I look at Charlie.</div>
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I fall even more in love.</div>
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I love him so much it hurts. Literally.</div>
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I'm a bit behind on this post because at this point, Charlie is over 7.5 months old.</div>
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But time slips away from me these days so I'm just not as good at keeping up with my posts as I used to be.</div>
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At 7 months old all Charlie wants to do is sit up and see the world.</div>
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He can stand if he has something to hold on to and can even walk if he is assisted!</div>
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He can now walk around in his walker (although he prefers to walk holding my hands rather than in the walker).</div>
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He loves bright colors, different sounds and thinks hats are funny.</div>
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He suddenly hates car rides (he used to love them and slept most of the time but now desperately tries to sit up in his car seat which just isn't possible when we are moving and he is strapped in... sigh).</div>
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He still loves it when I sing to him, kiss him all over and play peekaboo.</div>
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Oh, and he is still sleeping in bed with us and we don't mind one bit.</div>
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I'm afraid to blink because before I know it he will be walking on his own and wanting to be independent.</div>
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I wish I could decide when I'm ready to let him grow up... but I can't so I'm just trying to enjoy each and every moment I have with him.</div>
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Being a mother has really taught me to be in the moment.</div>
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To cherish every little detail about our time together because I realize more and more how precious that time is<br />
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