Dessert for Nine – Banana Split Bites {A Guest Post By @3kidsandus}

July 30, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet Cat Davis is the professional mom blog author of 3 Kids and Us where she shares her life as a police officer’s wife, mom to three young children, love of traveling Illinois, family recipes and serving as a mom brand ambassador through product reviews. You can find Cat on twitter @3kidsandus One thing people [...]

Stuck In The Cold

July 28, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet Our family loves to travel. We go on day trips, spend weekends away and take week-long excursions. Traveling with kids is always an adventure, whether you have just one or an army. Whether you are flying, driving or traveling the countryside on a train. The story I am about to tell you took place [...]

4 Lighting Tips to Guarantee Fab Pictures {A Guest Post by @marriedlife}

July 28, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet Krista writes about her family and life adventures at Welcome to Married Life. Most days you can find photos and stories of her daily life and funny things her sons have done. She loves to take pictures and is working towards being a professional photographer… when the babies give her time to breath! You [...]

A Summer Evening

Tweet The weather in these parts have been fairly mild as of late. Sure, the days have been warm, but the evenings have been beautiful. For more inspiring photos, check out 5 Minutes for Mom, The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, Not Your Momblog,The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, High Impact Mom and Zensible Mama and link your own photo stories.

Praying to Fall in Love {A Guest Post by @MamaDweeb}

July 25, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet Annie lives in the Kansas woods with her husband and three very young children. She adores writing and sharing her heart with her friends through her posts on MamaDweeb.com. She writes about blogging basics, personal posts and shares her newfound interest in photography. You can chat with her on twitter @MamaDweeb. Life was beyond [...]

Are You Interested in Being a Guest Blogger on From Dates to Diapers?

July 22, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet I’m not sure if it’s due to the hot weather, having a baby in the house again after so long, or just plain bloggy burn-out, but I have no desire to write these days. It could possibly be because of the fact that we have been going through a lot lately as a family [...]

Joy {A Guest Post by @gmunsey}

July 16, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers  
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Tweet It’s a bright morning. The air outside is still, heavy and hot. This is Florida in the summer time; humid and sweltering, even before eight o’clock. The air conditioner hums as the the sun beats into the living room from behind the closed white curtains, diffusing filtered light across my sweet pea’s face. She [...]

Cotton Candy Clouds

Tweet I watched the clouds – big, puffy and white – shift and float through the air. I was flying alongside them. On my way home. Thankful for a peaceful time away. But, so ready to squeeze my babies again and kiss my hubby. It truly is refreshing to take short break every now and [...]

Type-A Parent Conference :: Take Aways

Tweet It seems like I just returned from quaint Asheville, where the Type-A Parent Conference was held. Boy, was it fun. But, just like most conferences I attend, I came away with some great thoughts and ideas. And, new friends, too. This was the first conference that I didn’t attend alone. Well, Ray attended BlogHer [...]

Let Freedom Ring…

Tweet It was Timmy’s first Independence Day. I have to say that I think he really enjoyed all of the fanfare. But, the bright fireworks and loud noises could only be handled for a short time…. And, then the yawns started forming.