casey coombs

the best job, the ugliest cry

I watched this: Then I looked back at these: Then I did the ugly cry because I KEPT WATCHING IT. But I do have to wonder if those Olympic moms ever had to tell their kids not to stick toys in their baby sister’s butt cheeks when they were in the bathtub together. P&G leftContinue reading “the best job, the ugliest cry”

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE.

Vivi and I have a routine. Our routine involves naps, snuggles and a shared appreciation for the culinary delight that is the avocado. I have the stamina necessary to pack a 25 pound baby everywhere and carry a massive camera around. Athletic? Nope. Not so much. Vivi and I? We enjoy our downtime. Then there’sContinue reading “WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE.”

man babble. (say it with a gruff voice, it sounds tougher.)

Whew! Two birthdays a bit of depression (I’m feeling much better!) can make a girl fall behind. Sorry about that. Cody’s still been chugging away at his new found blogging hobby and is out of his mind with worry and stress about pageviews! ZOMG THE PAGEVIEWS! I had to sit in a parking lot andContinue reading “man babble. (say it with a gruff voice, it sounds tougher.)”

a smashing success.

So Vivi doesn’t really like cake. Or balloons. But she ate enough Mexican food at lunch to convince me that she is in fact my daughter. She had a wonderfully simple birthday. Her friends sang her Happy Birthday, something Addie has always hated. Vivi seemed pretty thrilled with the whole idea. Thank you for allContinue reading “a smashing success.”

one.

Go figure that the biggest event of the year, and I have no words. I was going to post my favorite photos of Vivi. Problem is I could only narrow it down to 103, that was after narrowing it down from 430. I don’t care how much you like me or my baby, no oneContinue reading “one.”

shutter at the irony.

*psst!* Come close…I have a confession. (Also, did you catch the horrible pun in the title?) But first you have to promise you won’t roll your eyes at me, we all have our things and this is mine. Promise? Good. *deep breath* Here goes. I don’t like having my picture taken, in fact, I kindContinue reading “shutter at the irony.”

clench and survive

I spent today with my shoulders jammed up into my ears and my jaw clenched. Now that the sun has set and the two little bodies are tucked warm and safe in their beds I’m realizing just how sore I am from being tied up in a knot all day. The last few minutes ofContinue reading “clench and survive”

curves, love, strength and beauty.

For my birthday Cody and I spent the night at a swanky hotel where we didn’t have to worry about stepping on Legos on our way to the bathroom or shiny trails of baby snot being slimed down our pants. We had a grownup dinner in a grownup restaurant, we even sat in the barContinue reading “curves, love, strength and beauty.”

aaaand…i’m thirty.

After a marvelous evening filled with friends, cupcakes and dancing…I feel more like myself and less like a slug. I’m looking forward to thirty even though I still feel like I’m only 22. It’s tradition around here that you wonderful people come out of hiding and make me a comment cake, telling me about theContinue reading “aaaand…i’m thirty.”

(big babble) impressive parts of horses I don’t especially like much.

Well hello. I’M IMPRESSIVE. (Also known as 10 things I can do that impress the pants off of my kid.) My ‘Before Addie Moves Out’ Bucket List. (#6 – Teach her to drive a stick.) 10 things we’ve successfully done from Pinterest. (Most of them involve butter.) Some parts of parenting stink, literally and figuratively.Continue reading “(big babble) impressive parts of horses I don’t especially like much.”