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cakies
mycakies.blogspot.com
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i love my husband Ben. i love my three girls, True, Brave, and Soul. my blog is about everyday life, finding pretty old things, eating healthy food, and making fun things as often as we can!
#785 in All , #30 in General Lifestyle

OUT TO SCHOOL: 30

Trues got one week left of school. Shes homeschooled, but takes enrichment classes one day a week. I cant believe how fast the school year has flown by.I like drawing. If I had the time, I could dood...

2 days ago 3 people like this

SILLY TOGETHER

Baby sister and I kind of like to be matchy-matchy. We have similar tastes so sometimes we end up with the same things, especially when it comes to shoes. Too bad I am a half size bigger than her. Sh...

4 days ago 2 people like this

FLOORS

Oh man. We were supposed to be done with the floor construction yesterday, but the contractor did a no-show. Thats no bueno. In fact this is his fourth no-show, so you can imagine how frustrated we a...

5 days ago

HUZZAH!

Its good to be back home and it feels really good to have wood floors and my floors are so pretty!!! I was in awe the moment I walked in the door. All the furniture comes back in the house on Monday ...

26 may 12

FAMILY MEALS: 19

Oh man. I am learning with any type of home fixing up, stress levels are high and homemade meals are really non-existent. Though, I did get one cooked night in and I decided to go with Patty Melts......

25 may 12 1 person likes this

FAMILY MEALS: 18

The only dinner I semi-prepared were bean and cheese tostadas...The girls had theirs topped with a blob of avocado and I had mine with chipotles mixed in. It was good, but oh man, Im tired of eating ...

25 may 12

GLOWS HYPNOBIRTHING STORY

Beware. This post is long, but if you want to learn more about my HypnoBirthing story then read on, and if you dont care because women have been birthing naturally for many centuries, then just skip ...

25 may 12 6 people like this

OUT TO SCHOOL: 29

When youre best friend emails you asking what did True wear to school, then you know you are a little behind in blogging. This week feels like such a mountain. There is so much going on and I feel li...

24 may 12 3 people like this

SPONSOR WELCOME

I love Darlybird. I have been a long time fan of the shop and so I am so glad to have them here on Cakies. I have ordered several of their rings, play things, and crafting items and love all of it. T...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

SPONSOR WELCOME

Hello Homako! If you follow this blog, then you probably know that in most of my style posts, I am wearing this necklace. Its my fave and it goes with everything. I loved it so much that I ...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

CAKIES ON A BEAUTIFUL MESS

If you head over to A Beautiful Mess you can get some basic gardening tips if you are itching for a green thumb. We arent pro gardeners, but we just enjoy the process and making memories together! Pl...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

HUZZAH!

Ben and I had a couple quiet evenings alone (with Glow too) and the big girls slept at Grammies and Grumpys. It was nice. We watched the baby sister in her first official dance performance and just l...

21 may 12

SPONSOR WELCOME

Meet Crystal Lewis. This sponsor comes with a bit of a story. See one night as I was reading through my instagram comments (@rubyellenbratcher), I noticed one name that stood out to me. Crystal Lewis...

19 may 12

DIY: SPEECH BUBBLE PILLOWS

Weve been reading a lot of comics over here lately and their current favorite is Moomin, so this little project is inspired by that. Make these big, make these small. Make one or make five. Theyre pe...

18 may 12 7 people like this

GLOW AND HER PINK CHAIR

eight months.By golly, shes cute! Im biased of course. I am her mother. She sounds like she says, "Mama" but I doubt it. She is finally getting rice cereal. I know. Dont judge. Shes my last o...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

THE BABIES

I want these moments to freeze. To keep them little just a while longer, but time moves on. Things keep changing and they keep growing. It is sweet and sad because they will never be the teeny babies...

17 may 12 2 people like this

SPONSOR WELCOME

Meet Lovenell. The story behind Lovenell is a husband and wife team,who is expecting their baby this Autumn, and they wanted to created an "honest boutique" that offered a curated collection ...

16 may 12 2 people like this

SPONSOR WELCOME

Meet Vintage Rhino. A full vintage collection full of goodies for the home and your wardrobe all curated by Brad and Anne. Anne is an artist, art teacher, and mom. Brad is a photographer and fil...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

SPONSOR WELCOME

Sweet Threads is really sweet! Their etsy shop has been around, but now theres a web shop full of lots of things that has me wishing that it were part of my girls wardrobe. This shop stems from two b...

16 may 12 3 people like this

SO THANKFUL

Ben and I are so fortunate to have grown under the care and love of self-less and loving mothers. They helped shape (and continue to shape) who we are today and we are so thankful. I like S...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

OUT TO SCHOOL: 28

{shirt: gifted from karen; skirt: little bean; shoes: livie and luca; backpack: made by mom.}We got about three weeks left of school. Well continue homeschooling through the summer because does learn...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

IM THEIR MOTHER

After breakfast in bed, the rest of the day was spent taking care of flooring stuff. It wasnt how we had originally planned to spend Mothers Day, but we went with it. The day before, I did get the vi...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

MY MOMS DAY MORNING

Every birthday and Mothers Day I pretend I am surprised to get breakfast in bed, but it really isnt a surprise since this tradition goes back to when I lived at home and did this for my parents or th...

14 may 12 3 people like this

HUZZAH!

Yes, we are a vintage lovin, handmade supportin, own clothes makin family, but we also still like crocs. We are so normal. Or abnormal if you abhor those rubbery things. She styled herself. I think s...

12 may 12 2 people like this

THE GIRLS

I really like having a house full of girls. I think Ben likes it too. Though, the girls are far from puberty, but maybe when were all PMS-ing at the same time in the future, it wont be so fun for him...

11 may 12 2 people like this

GLOW AND HER PINK CHAIR

Six months.Seven months.My littlest love. She is so good. I almost feel bad because she rarely cries, so she rarely gets carried. This littlest one is also kind of a string bean. She is really thinni...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

FAMILY MEALS: WEEK SIXTEEN

One home cooked meal this week and thats because we are pretty much quarantined upstairs. All the carpet is gone downstairs and it is quite dusty, so the kitchen is only in use for quick things.I did...

11 may 12

OUT TO SCHOOL: WEEK TWENTY-SIX

{where from again? tunic and leggings: misha lulu. shoes, salt-water sandals c/o tea collection}Whats this girls favorite thing to do during lunch time at school? Walk around the playground collectin...

11 may 12

HUZZAH!

Holla! Thats just what I feel like saying every time I see the wood floors in my house. Its almost completely installed in the entire downstairs, upstairs will have to wait for another year, but we s...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

A REAL ROOM TOUR

Dose of reality. Yes, you may have seen our previous kid room tours (here, here, and here), but this is more of reality. The not styled, very much played in, kid decorated room of True and Brave...

11 may 12 2 people like this

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