Toddler Room Remodel – Before

Toddler Room Before

My Lil' B is almost 3 years old (Jan 4th) and she's still sleeping in her baby crib.  This is the same (out of date and recalled) baby crib that her brother used over 8 years ago.  She hasn't ever tried to escape (climb out) from the crib so I've … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday – Halloween (in Real Life)

Halloween

These are my babies!  OK, only the two on the left are my real kids (worker man and China doll).  The others are my best friends' children...but I call them my own!  The first time we took this photo there were only 3 of them and they were only 3 … [Read more...]

Update on life…

...I seem to have disappeared for a few days (over a week actually) but don't worry I'm back now!  I was traveling with work this past week and had the opportunity to attend the ABC Kids Expo in Lexington, KY.  The expo is the largest babies and … [Read more...]

September in Florida

Front Flip?

It's hard to believe that it's actually September but today it finally felt like it!  We had a high of 83 degrees which for Florida feels like HEAVEN!  During the summer months we don't spend much time outdoors unless we are surrounded by water … [Read more...]

A Day in Pictures – BlogHer ’11

View from Hotel

It's way too early for iPhone photos but here are my best friend and I on the plane at 6am ET. View from our room at BlogHer '11.  Marriott Marquis & Marina - San Diego The packages that arrived from our #HauteGreen Sponsors The fish … [Read more...]

One Week Until #BlogHer11

The Eco Chic on Facebook

With all my preparations for flying away to California next week I haven't had much time to add new content here.  That doesn't mean that I haven't actively been working on my blog.  For those who don't blog I thought I would share a bit of the … [Read more...]

What Makes You #HauteGreen?

I’ve had the idea of hosting a special meet-and-greet for months in conjunction with my trip to BlogHer.  When I arrived at BlogHer last year I didn't know anyone and I hid in my hotel room tweeting away trying to find someone to have lunch with. … [Read more...]

Weekend Getaways Florida – Ichetucknee Springs

Ichetucknee

The past few weekends we've ventured out of comfort zone (pool, beach, shopping at Target, etc) and visited parts of Florida that we wouldn't normally visit.  We've gone outside and enjoyed the natural beauty that surrounds us and haven't had to go … [Read more...]

The Game of LIFE

Game of LIFE

Want to know something funny?  I've never played the board game LIFE. We were a Monopoly family growing up and my brother and I never got LIFE.  This week while at camp my son played LIFE and pestered me all week that he needed this game.  My … [Read more...]

Potty Training & Cloth Diapers – Not there yet!

I feel like I've been writing about potty training for months now - probably because I have been.  I'd have to look back to see when we officially began potty training but with cloth diapers we've really been working up to potty training for a long … [Read more...]