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By Cass Miller on May 24, 2013 in Fashion Friday

I’m going to be really honest and tell you it’s been hard for me to do fashion friday posts since my miscarriage. I had planned on having maternity posts up this spring, so I had to halt those plans and rework some new ones. Also, I gained an easy 15 lbs during that pregnancy and it has not come off as gracefully as my last pregnancies. So, I’ve been avoiding a bit of both sides. I need to STOP this though. I need to embrace this body of mine in all walks of life, and if that means showcasing it at 10 lbs more than my regular weight.. I’m going to do it. This might not be my “normal” weight, but it is my weight right now – and that’s okay! As women, our body changes in all seasons of life and I’m not going to skip over some important seasons because I liked my body better in the last. So here I am.. embracing it all. In teal skinnies. I thought I’d go ahead and rip the band-aid off.

ANYWAY, I have a new t-shirt that I’m obsessed with. Also, I’ll tell you now that I’m dressed in head-to-toe (almost) Old Navy today, so let’s clear that up real quick.

You guys, Old Navy is really killin’ it these days. Their new vintage tee has my heart racing. It is everything I love in a t-shirt… and you know I love a great t-shirt. Call me crazy, but I prefer an Old Navy shirt to a Gap one any day of the week. They fit better, wash WAY better and are always cheaper. My other favorite that I posted about a few weeks ago is still on of my go-to’s, but I heard that it wasn’t the best on the smaller busted variety. If you have a smaller upper frame, I think you will love this option. No one can pull off a great v-neck like like a small upper body. I usually shy away from v-necks because I have a really short decolletage, but even I like these. So I think it’s a win from the A’s to DD’s.

They’ve got a longer sleeve which is much more flattering on the arms, it’s tighter in the shoulder/bust area, but flows on the waist like I like. It’s also long enough to hit my upper thigh, but short enough to tuck in the front which pulls a look together. All in all.. it’s just the perfect tee. One I’ll be sporting all summer long.

And these teal cropped pants? How cute are they? Old Navy really surprised me with these little gems.

My girls love when we have to take pictures for fashion friday.. they can never resist jumping in one or two.

my favorite t-shirt : Old Navy | teal cropped pants : Old Navy | white sandals : Target

Whew! Feels good to have that over.

Until next time, dolls!

xo, C

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embrace the camera

By Cass Miller on May 23, 2013 in A day in our life, I'm a mom, Personal

It’s been a while since I’ve done an embrace the camera post!

I always try to get in pictures with my kids. We are in a time in our lives where we spend the majority of our time together. Just me and them. I want them to remember this time with me at home – and I want to remember this time with them here with me as well. This blog has been such a fun way for me to document our lives and little daily adventures that might not make it into the photo books. I think if you’re only going to do two things as a mom, they should be get in more pictures with your kids, and start a blog. That might be a little dramatic with the only two things.. feeding and nurturing are probably above pictures and blogs, but you get the idea. Let’s just run with it.

Our day usually starts with morning snuggles in bed or on our living room sofa. I love opening the windows up and letting the morning sun pour in. And I mean POUR in. This is my perfect way to start the day.

The weather has been so nice and it has become a daily ritual to head to the carousel. Remember that time when the girls (and myself) were traumatized by the carousel?

So happy things have turned around.

After our adventures, I stop by swig then take the loooooong way home. If i’m really, really, super lucky, I might get a double nap time.
(and then I sit in silence in the car in my garage and drink in the delicious silence and cherry diet coke with lemon for as long as I can possibly stand it.)
This is my second favorite time of the day.

My first favorite is when those little broads wake up and I can drink in their delicious scent and snuggle to my hearts content.

Nothing gets my oxytocin surging like Stelly sucking those fingers, all snuggled up with her boo. Mercy!

This life is good to us, even in the everyday regular things. I know I’ll long for this stage of life when it’s gone.

What stage of life are you in? Is it documented?

xo, C

(if you follow me on instagram, you know that I embrace the camera in our adventures as much as possible. If you don’t follow me on instagram… let’s go ahead and change that. follow me! @cassmiller)

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When my words become theirs

By Cass Miller on May 21, 2013 in I'm a mom, Personal

I’ve heard it before.

“Be careful what you say in front of your children, because they’ll end up saying those exact things.” Of course, you know the obvious.. swear words, stupid, hate.. any sort of fighting words or potty talk. Those are no-no’s in our house.

What I didn’t realize my children would be repeating of mine is phrases. Those phrases I say all the time without realizing it.

Today as my girls were playing in their room, I would hear:

“There’s no whining in my office! If you want to use your words, you can stay.” (not sure I say it quite like that.. but you get the general idea. )

“I’m feeling a little frustrated! I need to take a time out!” (Then Harlo comes out of her bedroom, closes the door and takes a few breaths before entering again.)

“Mom, this (imaginary) boy is pushing Stella. That’s not being respectful! He needs to take a breather.”

My words mixed in with theirs, but I know exactly where they’re getting it.

Sometimes I hear my girls use my words and I think “Oh I’m glad I talk nicely..” and other times I wince and think “I need to rephrase that.”

It’s good stuff though. I am constantly telling my girls to talk nicer, use their words and speak kindly. What I don’t always remember is to follow my own rules. This is their little way of reminding me of the same things. Each time Harlo says the bedtime prayer, she always says, “please bless us to be respectful and kindful and niceful…” the list goes on and on. It’s probably my favorite part of life, her prayers.

Then there’s those times where you’re SUPER glad you talk nicely most of the time.. like when your kids are asked to fill in the blank for “My mom always says___”

These things seriously kill me! Except for that awkward moment when Harlo tells her primary teacher that her mom’s job is “in Las Vegas”! Ha! No, I’m not a stripper, nor a cocktail waitress. She gets that from dropping me off at the airport when I have to work. So funny!

Also, bonus points for the whole “no comment” when asking how much I weigh. ;)

There’s nothing quite like my girls reflecting on my parenting that makes me see it in new ways. I’m so grateful for their little reminders that I really am their biggest example in life right now. The way I talk and act and treat people will be the way they talk and act and treat people. I need to be always working on myself and my actions. I need to always be working on how I treat people and be conscious of the words that come out of my mouth. It’s just another one of those eye openers, we think we bring these children into the world to teach them, but really they’re the ones who teach us.

Each day I’m grateful for the opportunity to be better than I was the day before. What a gift that is.

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Stella’s blessing day

By Cass Miller on May 20, 2013 in I'm a mom, Personal, Stella

Directly after our temple sealing, we blessed Stella at our home, surrounded by friends and family.

I say every part of the weekend was my favorite part, but Stella’s blessing was seriously probably my favorite. It was the most special moment.

Typically in the LDS faith, a baby is blessed shortly after birth.. like within a couple months. An ordained Elder of the church performs the blessing. Brady’s dad blessed Harlo at 3 months old, but when we had Stella we decided to wait it out. I wanted Brady to bless her and since we weren’t active in the church at that time, we didn’t know whether we should bless her in the LDS faith, or dedicate her in the Christian faith. We decided to wait until we felt good about a certain way. We didn’t realize we’d be waiting 2 and a half years! But honestly, it was the most perfect timing for our family and I couldn’t imagine having it another way. It was the cherry atop our cake for the weekend.

We had originally planned on blessing her in our living room. Typically blessings are done in church, but I loved the personal setting of our home and I thought it was a good opportunity to do it while our family and friends were in town for our temple sealing. As the guests started piling in and we realized we weren’t all going to fit in our small front room. We decided to head to the porch and it made it all the more spiritual, I think. It was a beautiful day, the warm sun was shining with a perfect light breeze. All we could hear was the leaves rustling and the slight sound of chirping birds.

The neatest part about her blessing is that I was able to hold her on my lap in the middle of the circle. That was such a sweet experience for me. Holding my baby as she was blessed by her Daddy, I can’t explain the love I felt in my heart in that moment. It’s an experience I probably wont have again. (typically the men hold the baby in their arms without mama) Brady gave her the sweetest blessing. It was his very first blessing, but you would never have known. He thanked the Lord for bringing Stella into our lives, the little light she is. He blessed her with a name and blessed her that throughout her life she will let her little light shine. She sat so still, eyes squeezed shut through her whole blessings with the hands of the men in her life laid softly on her head.

I sure love this babe of mine. She has been the perfect spirit to come into our family. I feel grateful every single day I get to be her mom. Her blessing day will be one that stays in my heart forever.

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