Mitch + Jessie = Missy: Archive

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Waving to the airplanes and birdies.

May 22nd

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So Much Hummus

My baby loves her some hummus! It is so easy to make too. Enjoy with cucumber. [[MORE]]This is the recipe I follow. Instead of reserving the liquid from the can, I just add water until I have the consistency I like. And wabam! You’ve got yourself a healthy snack. Enjoy straight from the bowl. Or enjoy making a mess with it while your carrot sits in the bowl. Either...

May 16th

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Easter

Easter is a lot like Christmas: we celebrate Jesus Christ and we give gifts! I have to say, one of the funnest things about being a parent is putting out gifts for my baby. Then seeing her face in the morning just tops it all off. It’s so good. Here is the trail the Easter bunny left leading to the Easter basket full of Cocoroons and bubbles for Missy girl. [[MORE]] And the best part...

May 15th

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New

Jessica Shyba is a beautiful mother of 3 who I follow on social media. She lives in New York, and I love to see the things she does with her kids (especially while I was also living there.) She will be leaving NY for the Bay area, and wrote a “final chapter” to describe what it feels like to leave the city. I couldn’t have said it any better…so here it is: “My feet...

May 14th

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Straight to Silly

Life would be much too boring without this smiling face in my life.

May 14th

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Lemon Bars

I know I’m not the best at food styling, but this is a recipe I HAD to share and these pictures had be taken quickly because the food was disappearing![[MORE]] Julie dared me to replicate the lemon bar that we had at Pure Food and Wine, and I gladly obliged. An excuse to make something delicious? Heck yes I’ll do it! Another reason why Julie is such a good friend: she dares me to...

May 13th

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I turned 28

My birthday was in March. New York was cold the whole time. But that didn’t mean we couldn’t have fun! We still had a party. I have the BEST friends! Because of my addiction love of smoothies, they threw me a smoothie party! Isn’t that so sweet? And they even picked up a gluten-free vanilla cupcake from Pip’s Place just because they wanted to go all out. I mean, come on,...

May 7th

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Strawberry Jam

Warning: this is the EASIEST recipe you will ever come across for strawberry jam. Warning 2: this is extremely delicious. :) There are only 4 ingredients: strawberries, dates, chia seeds, and water. Amount of time: 5 minutes. Easy peasy.[[MORE]] Here’s a visual guide of how to make strawberry jam in 5 minutes. First, you’re going to put some chia seeds in a cup with some...

Apr 22nd

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Pure Food and Wine

Remember that raw, organic lasagna I was telling you about? This is it: Made up of zucchini, tomatoes, and 3 different purees: a pistachio basil pesto, a sun-dried tomato sauce, and a pumpkin seed macadamia cheese. That’s it! No gluten or starchy noodles, no MSG or GMOs in the sauce, no pasteurized dairy, no hormone-laden meat, and no pesticides. Completely toxin free. It is absolutely...

Apr 20th

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I HEART NYC

We were lucky enough to have the one and only, Maribeth Youngberg take our photos before we left NYC! We started in Central Park and made our way to Times’ Square to fit in as much of the city into a couple photographs as we could. I love the results! What do you think? [[MORE]] New York was sooo good to us! It is our FAVORITE place to live. We met...

Apr 19th

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My Journey of Mothering

I was asked to write an article for the Le Leche League newsletter on my journey of mothering. I was honored to do so. “It really is quite extraordinary being a mother, isn’t it? Caring for someone else 24/7, and loving them 24/7. I truly love my calling as a mother, and feel so incredibly lucky to be where I am. This is how my journey began.[[MORE]] I had a great pregnancy. During...

Apr 8th

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My strawberry girl.

Apr 8th

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We love sunshine!

Mar 20th

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Stepping pro.

Mar 15th

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Kissy Kiss on Missy Miss

This was an adventure we had in the East Village. We went to Hummus Place where we had the opportunity to eat delicious food…and hummus! I love hummus! (Side note: did you know that if you remove the skin from the chickpeas, it makes the hummus a lot smoother? You’re welcome.) This was one of our plates: And of course, Missy girl was there. Cute little olive eater.

Feb 28th

Baby, it's cold outside

It has been really cold this winter. The hallway has been a great alternative to playing outside while staying nice and warm. This is my baby girl sporting a striped, hooded onesie with peep-toe gold shoes. I love her.

Feb 22nd

“Gather our children around us and let our homes be the abiding place of the...”

– Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, Chapter 22: Bringing Up Children in Light and Truth

Feb 21st

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Morning.

Feb 19th

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“I want to suggest to you … , there is no time that you can spend, no way in...”

– Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, Chapter 22: Bringing Up Children in Light and Truth

Feb 8th

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Little old lady.

Feb 8th

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Do you have the Vine app? It’s like Instagram but with 6 seconds of video. Follow me. This is Missy playing in the fort we made.

Feb 5th

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“Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of...”

– Alvin Price

Feb 4th

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Jan 28th

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Missy saying pleeeease.

Jan 27th

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Soccer pro.

Jan 26th

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Have you ever?

Have you ever seen someone and can’t remember where you’ve seen them before? That happened to me while I was in Chelsea. I passed a man walking on the sidewalk who was so familiar. My first thought was he’s someone I know from church, but that wasn’t right. Then I thought he was someone famous, in a movie, or TV show. I tried picturing his face how I’d seen it on TV....

Jan 24th

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Jan 23rd

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“The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it...”

– Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Jan 22nd

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Jan 19th

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A day at the playground.

Jan 18th

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Christmas in New York...

…is a magical time! Shoppers are shopping, lights are strung, trees are up, and everyone sends well wishes everywhere you go. I love it! Empire State Building Washington Square Park. You can see the Empire State Building behind it. Rockefeller Tree That’s the ball on top for NYE! And here’s this just for fun. :)

Jan 15th

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Christmas Breakfast

When was the last time you made scones? I don’t know if I’ve ever made scones. I’ve most certainly eaten them. So I decided to make scones for Christmas morning breakfast. Aren’t they beautiful? Those are persimmons on top, which I had my first persimmon ever this season and they are tasty! Now, these scones do feel a little heavy so it needs some type of cream to go...

Jan 15th

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Christmas Time

We were so lucky to have the Koellings join us for Christmas dinner this year. We were so blessed last year to be invited to other people’s homes for the holidays when we were in no position to make it holidayish for ourselves. I’m glad we got to pay it forward and open our home to our dear friends. Pat and Lindsay are quite the hip-happenin couple with their bouncing bundle of joy,...

Jan 15th

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Jan 13th

Jan 11th

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Jan 10th

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Jan 10th

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Jan 9th

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Missy loves the slide. Had to take her shoes off because they would stick, making it hard to cruise down.

Jan 8th

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Jan 3rd

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Jan 2nd

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Jan 1st

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Dec 31st

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Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 28th

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Blinking.

Dec 27th

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The day we went to see Santa....

We took the subway down to the Plaza Hotel. We got in line behind the two people that were there. Missy wouldn’t sit on Santa’s lap, so we all sat with the jolly man and let the lady take our picture. The photo packages were ridiculously priced so we relented to taking our own. This is what you get when your husband wants to leave, but you are determined to get a picture with...

Dec 26th