• Staying Home vs Working

    I’ve been home with Olivia for a while and I have to say that I am really liking it. When I started going back to work after my maternity leave, to a job a loved, I was doing just fine. When we found an amazing daycare in LA that loved our little girl just as much as we did, I was more than okay. However, about a month before we were called to move, my…

  • Olivia: 10 Months

    My goodness. They aren’t kidding when they say that time goes by so fast when you have kids. Sometimes I just look at her and think about that little baby that was laying in a hospital bed. I like being home with her now because then I can soak up a little extra time when she is this young. It’s so fun to watch her explore and discover. I’ve been letting her crawl just about…

  • Old McClements Went to a Farm

    When my parents went to an event this past week, one of the attendees told them about this little farmers market/farm about 15 minutes from our house called Soil Born Farms at American River Ranch. It’s a sweet piece of land that gives a little taste of farm life. They have a lot of crops and flowers, which are fun to look at. They also sell a lot of produce and other items like honey…

  • Pictures that Make my Heart Happy

    Since I have been staying at home with Olivia, I’ve been trying to capture moments to send to Myke. Our day care in LA used to send us pictures and videos and it always made us smile through out the day. I don’t send quite as much, but I try to send at least one to Myke to brighten his day. These are a few that I have taken that just make me so happy.

  • for your viewing pleasure…

    Myke and I think our daughter is pretty cute. I mean, look at her! Last night, while we were watching TV, one of our nightly rituals. She went around the corner and we noticed she was over there and laughing at herself and we couldn’t figure out what she was doing. Myke looked over and then grabbed his phone and started filming. Be sure to watch it with the volume up. She saw herself on…