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A Harry Potter Hike and DIY Wands

alyssa · October 17, 2012

For two reasons I decided to get creative last week. 1. We recently read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone with the kids (and watched the movie at the…

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My Husband is a Runner...

alyssa · October 15, 2012

Hi friends! It is good to be back after a week of meandering and thinking and enjoying and realizing how bad I am at "not-busy." It was work not doing stuff…

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Resist Busy

alyssa · October 9, 2012

A word to myself: Resist busy, Alyssa. Resist. I enjoyed quite this afternoon \[thanks to the husband\]. I escaped to some lone rock, up a not-so-lone canyon…

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Expect[ing] to Thrive: Park workout and Monkey Mat Giveaway!

alyssa · October 1, 2012

Do you have a case of the Mondays? Even though we had a long-ish weekend, it still went too fast. But we have an action packed day around here for you! We have…

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Expect[ing] to Thrive: An invitation to action, not comparison...

alyssa · September 24, 2012

I wrote this post on my bike this morning. No, I am not super-woman. I did not have my laptop propped on the handle bars, typing away while simultaneously…

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Yellow tutus and tomorrow's news!

alyssa · September 18, 2012

Hi, friends! Obviously we were thinking of all you on our last camping trip of the summer...cause I managed to snap some fun photos of the yellow tutu debuting…

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Not a popularity contest?

alyssa · September 13, 2012

Sometimes Facebook seems to me like a popularity contest. Especially on Facebook pages - those for bloggers, companies, products, photographers... And they…

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"Can do's" for a "Can't do" child... [Sunset Peak, Wasatch]

alyssa · September 9, 2012

We have a new bad word flying around our house. "I can't!" "I can't," officially became a punishable bad word a few weeks ago. I guess I never saw that coming…

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Really? Really! Really. [On relationship and CallMeCuffs]

alyssa · August 6, 2012

Supposed to. I hate supposed tos. I am up early this morning, my last minute grab at a bag of coffee for my husband, Dead Point Blend, sitting warmly in my…

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Motivating our kids through Role Models [Emulating Olympians]

alyssa · August 1, 2012

Bells with Speed Skater Rebekah Bradford A little something about me: as a kid I hated hiking. I hated skiing. All I wanted was to stay home and \[for once\]…

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Sometimes Mom gets away too!

alyssa · July 19, 2012

Things might be a little quiet on the Kid Project front because this mom is throwing on a loaded backpack and hitting the trail with a group of women for four…

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Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Review

alyssa · July 9, 2012

Something about me: I hate sunscreen. I hate bug spray. Hate. But of course I hate sunburns and skin cancer and bug bites too. And all of the above is a…

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Out on a limb...

alyssa · July 1, 2012

And all I have to say is... This last week was sort of gut wrenching. It wasn't just one call, one email, one Facebook post. It was many. Cancer and depression…

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Waterskiing Part 2 - A practical look at lake living

alyssa · June 27, 2012

Happy hot summer days everyone! We are back today with the second half of our interview with Sara Kreymborg. If you missed us earlier this week, check out why…

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Fear for the Fearless [Kids that just don't stop!]

alyssa · June 20, 2012

This whole "fear" series has invoked some interesting responses. But by and large, the biggest question we have received is this, "What if my kid is fearless?…

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