Mixed Prints Life

Charlie Bear, one day under one month old Jack Attack, one month and eleven days old

I heart (haha) the holidays around here. Any excuse to get all mushy gushy with the three men in my life is alright by me! Just a little sneak peak into our day… To Daddy from Mommy  A little breakfast (and yes, those are conversation hearts AND heart-shaped sprinkles)  Yum!  My middle Valentine  From Momma & Poppy to Charlie  From… View Post

Charlie & Jack, Eight years ago now (WOW!!), Valentine’s Day took on a very special meaning when Daddy brought me to Navy Pier (our favorite place) and asked me to marry him at the top of the Ferris Wheel (which he had turned on just for me!!!) and also asked me to be his forever Valentine. We then usually had… View Post

At 3:45 a.m. this morning, our entire house was woke up. After nursing, Jack was WIDE awake and in turn, so was I. Charlie was muttering in his room and eventually cried out – Daddy woke up to get him. I camped out on the couch with my two boys and daddy attempted to get some more sleep to no… View Post

With his mass of blonde hair, Charlie (according to many people) looks like me. With his luxurious head of black tufts & sideburns, Jack is frequently likened to his Daddy. I had a dream early on in my pregnancy that if I had two sons, they would look very different from one another and thus far? I think that’s proving… View Post

Dear Jack, Just one month ago, you came into our lives like a whirlwind & unexpectedly early. Much like your name, you are full of personality and there is not a day that goes by that you don’t amaze me. With your thick black hair, long sideburns, and quirky smile, you have melted my heart more than you could know…. View Post

How are you beating the cold today?

As we brace for Snowmaggeddon here, please know that we are alive and (mostly) well. After doing the solo mommy thing for a few days with 2-almost-entirely-under-2, I can safely say that we will not be the next Duggars. When I am not catching up on some much needed zzz’s, one of them’s crying or needing me, I’m doing one… View Post