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My name is Niki. I’m a coffee drinking, baby food making, blogging mama to baby girl Ashley, 2 labs, and a cat. I absolutely LOVE being a Mom! I enjoy taking pictures of Ashley and making homemade baby food for her.
I like doing anything outside whether it's going to the beach, strolling around the neighborhood, or just going to a park. I enjoy blogging and reading other Mommy blogs. I’m up for learning new things and have recently become interested in photography. I like a clean house, beds made, and checking off my to-do lists.The Hubby
I am married to Van, my best friend. We met in high school and have been together ever since! We practically grew up together. I feel very lucky to have found the man of my dreams so early in life. We married in 2004 and had a little girl in 2009. I can't imagine life without him. He keeps me grounded. He’s very practical, methodical, and technical. He’s a computer genius.
We like going on vacations and would love to go back to Europe one day. Van is a regular “guy’s guy” and enjoys fishing, flying and riding his motorcycle. But he is also a family man. I love him!Lil’ Pumpkin
Ashley is our little bundle of joy. She was born in October 2009. Since she was a fall baby, we called her Lil’ Pumpkin while she was in the womb. Van now calls her Pumpkin Pie. I never could have imagined how much I would enjoy being a mother to this sweet little girl. I am just overwhelmed with love for her!
Ashley likes eating homemade baby food, bouncing in her exersaucer, and watching the dogs play. She is entertained by my goofiness and she loves to sing and dance with me. I've never met a baby as happy as she is. She is a reminder of what life is all about. She makes us smile and laugh every single day!The Boys
Toby is our 8 year old black lab and Blake is our 3 year old chocolate lab. They are uncle and nephew. They have their own couch and some may consider them a bit spoiled. I enjoy making Frosty Paws (doggie ice cream) and baking homemade treats for them. Although I have to admit, I haven’t done much of that since Ashley was born. We celebrate their birthdays with doggie cake.
Toby is obsessed with tennis balls and Blake loves his red ball. They are the best of friends. And they both LOVE swimming. Especially in my parents’ pool at the beach!Jim Jim
Jimmy is our 4 year old tabby cat. Van rescued him from the jaws of a pit bull when he was a mere 8 weeks old. I don't think Jimmy has forgotten that seeing as he is very attached to Van.
Jimmy is an indoor/outdoor cat who loves to roam the neighborhood and hunt. He likes to bring us "gifts", anything from birds and rabbits to field mice. He is a sweet cat, but I wouldn’t cross him if I were you. You don’t want to see that crazed look in his eyes!
Category Archives: Ashley
Thrill Seeker
Ashley is such a little dare devil. She loves falling backwards and if she’s laying on the couch, she’ll kick herself to the end just so her head can dangle upside down. Here is a video I took of her playing with Van this past weekend. She loves playing this game with him! I imagine she [...]
Tagged baby, backwards, fall, game, upside down
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Down We Go
Ashley has never been real active in her crib. Even though she crawls around on the floor, she doesn’t move around much in her crib. She normally just lays on her back and occasionally rolls from side to side. Recently she has been rolling over at night to sleep on her tummy. But that’s it; well…until now! This week [...]
Tunnel Crawl
A friend at work gave me a crawl-through tunnel as a baby shower gift. It was one of those “can’t play with till later” toys so it’s been hiding in Ashley’s closet since before she was born. Now that she’s crawling around, I got it out for her a few weeks ago and she LOVES it! She’ll [...]
Peas and Carrots
Me and Ashley, we’re like peas and carrots. Here we are at the library during story time. At the end, the lady walks around the room blowing bubbles. It’s funny how we were both watching her like that.
Tagged bubbles, library, story time
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Arizona Friends
My parents’ friends, Pat and Ritt, from Arizona came to visit this week. They fly up every year to spend a week with my parents at Holden Beach. They are soooo sweet! Any friend of my parents is a friend of mine We weren’t able to see them last year because we were working [...]
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Tagged Arizon, baby, beach, Holden Beach, labs, pool, Provision Company
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Taco Night
I made tacos for dinner tonight. Fed Ashley some baby food that she wasn’t too interested in. I wouldn’t be either. It was Gerber’s Chicken Noodle Soup. Blah. So I thought I’d give her some taco meat and cheese to see if she wanted to eat that. Not only did she eat it, but she [...]
9 Month Portraits
We went to visit Uncle Nathan this morning for Ashley’s 9 month portraits. Unfortunately, Ashley was not in the mood for pictures. She cried most of the time. In fact, you can see in some of the pictures that her eyes are glossy from crying. She didn’t want to sit or stand; she just wanted to [...]
Tagged 9 months, baby, Cary, Crossroads, NC, pictures, Portrait Innovations, portraits
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Myrtle Beach, Good. Marriott, Bad.
Ashley and I went to Myrtle Beach this week for a convention I was working. We’ve been gone since Sunday. Van had to stay home and work so Mom came with me to babysit while I was working. We stayed at the Marriott Grande Dunes. In years past, the Marriott has treated me well. But [...]
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