Introducing Solids To Kamea – Raw or Cooked?
I’m asked frequently as to whether Kamea will eat all raw or not. The answer is… not. Our diet (Greg’s and mine), while primarily raw, does have cooked organic vegan food in it, and I don’t see why...
View ArticleParty Dessert Movie Trail Mix
I just threw together a delicious combo of ingredients that basically make up a trail mix… all vegan, all organic, part raw. I couldn’t decide on a name because the mixture seemed ideal for serving at...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Fairy Kamea - 16 months. Kamea - vegan Chipotle burrito - 1st Halloween at 4 monthsSimilar Posts: Happy Halloween I Dream of Jeannie Halloween Costume Carrot Apple “Halloween” Soup (Raw Vegan) Happy...
View ArticleKamea’s (and my) Favorite Drinking Cup – The Doidy Cup – Brilliant!
There are a lot of things to learn with a first baby-turning-toddler… High chair or not? Co sleeping options as baby grows and rolls? When to introduce solids and what solids to introduce… Baby Led...
View ArticleKamea’s Food Journal
I get asked repeatedly about the foods Kamea eats. It’s hard to post, because it’s forever changing. What she eats a lot of one week, she might not even touch the following week. She’s been teething...
View ArticleKamea Modeling Organic Bamboo From Bamboosa
I’m all about doing as much as we can with respect to organic, eco-friendly clothing for my family. Although my closet is a work in progress (too much to overhaul all at once), Kamea only wears...
View ArticleKamea Models an Organic Flap Happy Hat & Giveaway Time!
I was offered the opportunity for Kamea to get her hands on one of these cute organic flap happy floppy hats. That’s something we can use year round here in sunny Arizona. I jumped at the chance....
View ArticleKamea and Our Potty Training Saga
Princess on her throne Potty training in our home has been, oh, I’d say… well, we’ve attempted a variety of things from (various) potty stools to sign language to elimination communication to organic...
View ArticleGoing to Barnes-N-Noble with Kamea… and Elmo… and Cookie Monster.
With the weather warming up in Arizona, we find ourselves indoors more than outdoors. As such, we try to find activities where we can hang out with air conditioning. Oftentimes this lands us in the...
View ArticleKamea Fun –“Puss in Boots” Book
It’s been an incredible past few months with Kamea, where we’ve witnessed so much exciting development with words, behavior, learning, playing, and… Funny times… Greg has this old pop-up copy of Puss...
View ArticleQuickie Crab Salad (plus a quickie soup recipe)
Quickie Crab Salad Quick delicious lunches are my kind of thing when my schedule is full or I’m just too tired to be extravagant. Here’s a lunch I tossed together for Kamea (my 3-year old) that...
View ArticleIntroducing Solids To Kamea – Raw or Cooked?
I’m asked frequently as to whether Kamea will eat all raw or not. The answer is… not. Our diet (Greg’s and mine), while primarily raw, does have cooked organic vegan food in it, and I don’t see why...
View ArticleOmnivore Food Journal
Omnivore Food Journal… A snapshot like this into my day doesn’t tell the whole picture, because I try to eat with “a week in mind” (though you’ve seen that I’ve had many days started with Decaf...
View ArticleMeeting Other Moms: Lessons of Meetup.com
I’m not much of a social butterfly, though I pretend to be one sometimes (because deep down I wish I were more extroverted). But I’m a mom now, and, well, Kamea needs more human interaction than just...
View ArticleHow to Tie Your Kid’s Karate Belt – 6 Steps in Pictures
Action shot – Kamea learning skills I recently shared with you that for 2015 I was slashing my schedule and obligations, including some of my daughter’s (many) extracurricular activities. However, one...
View ArticleThe Dry Erase Whiteboard Babysitter
Kamea enjoying the dry erase whiteboard side of her easel. My daughter likes to color and do artsy things in general. What 4 year old doesn’t? So we did what a lot parents do and we bought her an...
View ArticleThings I Do At Home with My Four Year Old
Our “project table” (from IKEA – it has a leaf not shown – so it gets even bigger). Today, I was inspired to share some of the things I do with my four year old daughter. Our living space isn’t huge...
View ArticleEasy Breezy 60-Second Blender Berry Ice Cream (No Sugar Added)
I made this ice cream in about 60-seconds. It’s the middle of the day and the conversation between Kamea and I just went something like this: Kamea: Mom, can I have something to eat? Me: Sure, what...
View ArticleThree Ommms to Start the Day (and two deep breaths) – Highly Recommend.
Kamea depicts how I feel many mornings. Do you have mornings like me where it’s all go-go-go? I think Kamea’s face shows you perfectly how I am many mornings. Get up! Make coffee! Oh, the dishwasher...
View ArticleHow to Make: Kiddo Card Holder for Playing Cards with Kids
Kamea playing with her kiddo card holder. My daughter is about 4.5 years old and she’s getting to the age where we play cards. Yay! I have so many memories of playing cards growing up with my mom and...
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