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baby kitchens on the brain

Jocelyn’s first birthday is coming up and after years of holding off on getting a play kitchen for the King house, we finally decided to bite the bullet and grace our home with a cute little pastel blue set in honor of Joss’s big day. We’ve insisted that our house is just too small for…

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  • GailJuly 13, 2011 - 10:18 pm

    True story: When I was about 6, my most prized possession was the Fisher Price play kitchen I got for Christmas that year. To this day it is still the greatest toy I ever received. Not so great? That my cousins were allowed to play with it that night at family Christmas, ripping up the cardboard “food” (those SAVAGES). I got new food, but, clearly, that memory still hangs around 😉

  • Heidi GarciaJuly 13, 2011 - 10:19 pm

    All of the above please 🙂

  • Heather CorporanJuly 13, 2011 - 10:44 pm

    Kitchens are THE best. They will definately play with them for a looong time! Do you have a shopping cart for food? Also a HUGE hit! (makes for a great racing car for older kids too lol)http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Only-99344-Shopper-Shopping/dp/B0000669A5/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1310611266&sr=8-6 These things are also great fun for Joss’s baby dolls : ) P.S wooden food lasts longest in my experiance with three kiddos. You wouldn’t believe what kiddos do with the cloth stuff ICK! lol So much fun in store, enjoy! I can’t believe she’ll be one already. Seems like just yesterday you were posting the good news ; )

  • courtneyJuly 13, 2011 - 10:58 pm

    We have that cart! If i’m feeling generous, I let the girls take it to the grocery and “help” me shop… because, let’s be honest, it’s not really helping when I’m watching out for kid cart collisions, but at least we’re having fun!

    Oh, and the wooden “cutting” foods – we have those too and love them. I think the most played with food item we own is Melissa & Doug’s Cookie Set with the interchangeable frosting… or the wooden pizza kit (which might have been target).

    Enjoy!

  • grandma SmithJuly 13, 2011 - 11:32 pm

    fun stuff just arrived from postman today..collection of sauces and ketchup, olive oil, jam ,etc And lots of cute wooden veggies to cut up with wooden knife and cutting board..lots of fun for mommy and kiddo’s

  • BetsyJuly 13, 2011 - 11:43 pm

    Yay!!!! I can’t wait to see how cute it all is! Thank you so much!!!!

  • meghanJuly 14, 2011 - 7:54 am

    when i was little, my favorite thing in the WORLD was playing “store” and play food was like gold. so so cute!!

  • JennaJuly 14, 2011 - 8:27 am

    Fun stuff! My sis was just at IKEA over the weekend and said they have super cute toy food! (I think it was felt?)

  • BethJuly 14, 2011 - 9:40 am

    Cute kitchen and that coffee maker is so cute! We have a kitchen set that my boys love to play with!

  • AshleyJuly 14, 2011 - 9:41 am

    I have been following your blog for awhile now but this is my first time commenting…it would be something involving shopping! We got our daughter a kitchen from Ikea for Christmas and she is quite a fan! Ikea has great metal pots and pans…metal silverware…a mini metal bakeware set complete with a rolling pin and cookie cutters…great plush fruits and veggies…they really have it all and as you know with Ikea it is very reasonably priced (pretty sure we got everything for under $50)! Our daughter loves that everything looks just like ours only smaller! She also has the Melissa and Doug cart and I must say it is a staple in our house! Enjoy watching them play…I know we sure do!

  • Heidi RJuly 14, 2011 - 5:02 pm

    In my toddler class we use plastic plates and plastic “silver” ware from IKEA. It’s bright colored and very durable. And when all that yummy food has been sampled (i.e. mouthed forks and spoons),it’s dishwasher safe. We’ve had them for years.

  • AprilJuly 15, 2011 - 3:27 pm

    Oh man, how cute is all that stuff? I’m especially in love with those coffee mugs! We LOVE the Melissa & Doug wooden food in our house. We have the cake, pizza, veggies & ice cream. We got all of it at either Zulily or Home Goods, so keep an eye out at both places! Can’t wait to see pictures of playtime in the kitchen 🙂

  • BetsyJuly 17, 2011 - 10:10 pm

    Ooooh, yes, Homegoods, good call!

  • BetsyJuly 17, 2011 - 10:11 pm

    Great idea! Yes, I need to get to Ikea. Thanks for the idea!

  • BetsyJuly 17, 2011 - 10:11 pm

    Thanks for all the great ideas!

always laughs with this girl

I took Joss to the studio with me the other day to get some product samples shot. (Wait till you see those!) She was itching to get in the shot though and play with the props. Oh this girl, I just don’t get a thing done with her around! She’s just too much fun!

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  • KelliJuly 13, 2011 - 11:12 am

    Your kids are so freakin’ cute! I love this shot because it obviously captures her personality!

  • MayaJuly 13, 2011 - 1:13 pm

    She’s just too cute!

  • LeahJuly 13, 2011 - 10:43 pm

    How adorable! This is such a fun age!

  • BetsyJuly 17, 2011 - 10:12 pm

    Thanks so much!

a lap full of rice whispies

Our pugs are at Camp Grandma & Grandpa’s house during our paint make over (which looks so good, by the way. Yay!) so I’m missing them tonight. Just thought I would share a sweet photo of Whisper, who has many nicknames, one being “Rice Whispies.” Yes, we are weird. The funny thing about this photo…

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  • KelliJuly 12, 2011 - 3:56 pm

    That is such a sweet photo! We have many nicknames for our dogs!

Smoke signal from a make over

I’m typing this from my phone, at a coffee shop, while my kids play at my feet while sniffling from the throes of a bad cold. My house is currently upside down from our paint makeover, which is happening right now. (Very exciting!!) I wish I had grabbed photos of the work in process, but…

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sweetest thing i’ve seen all day

It’s only 9:25 AM and I already know that this is the cutest thing I will see today. Whisper & Jocelyn are the peanut butter to each other’s jelly. And just as squishy. Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

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  • RhondaJuly 6, 2011 - 9:42 am

    I LOVE when little ones and animals are buddies. So so sweet!

  • Heather CorporanJuly 6, 2011 - 10:31 am

    HOW STINKING CUTE!!!!! Cyper world most definately needed this this morning : )

  • KelliJuly 6, 2011 - 11:54 am

    Super cute! I love it when dogs tolerate kids.

  • BethJuly 6, 2011 - 12:00 pm

    What sweeties!

  • ErinJuly 6, 2011 - 12:02 pm

    so sweet, love it!

  • CarolynJuly 6, 2011 - 4:29 pm

    Aw! I love it! Puppies and babies!

  • CaitJuly 7, 2011 - 8:59 am

    These are so sweet! I love little ones and puppies!!

  • SherryJanuary 8, 2012 - 9:46 pm

    she is the most loveable child I have ever known. always hugging and kissing someone or thing…sweet Jossy Bea!