The fabric of my life.
Thank you for boarding the #MoCoFixer Time Traveler. You are now on your way to 1975. Today is the day. The day everyone realizes that the Cottens are CRAY CRAY. In case you missed it, our 4,700 sq. ft. fully updated house is officially under contract. I am moving in 30 days. The #MoCoFixer renovation is now […]
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Remember that time last fall when we somewhat randomly bought a house? And not just any house – but a total fixer upper that is half the size of our current home? That will forever be known as the day when the Cottens lost their damn minds. I have kind of left everyone hanging on […]
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Stats: 19.5 lbs. and 27 inches. That’s a total and complete guess. We call you… : Bean. Beanie Baby. Francie. Franny Belle. Clothes: You’re still in 9 month clothes, but 12 month isn’t out of the question. In fact, we’re about to switch all your sleepers out for 12 month! You’re still in size 3 diapers, and we’re trying […]
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— Instead of completely attacking this post with 250 photos, I’m going to break it down day-by-day. Day 1 (Disney Springs) / Day 2 (Magic Kingdom) / Day 3 (Animal Kingdom & MK) / Day 4 (MK & Epcot) / Day 5 (Epcot) — Are you still hanging with me on this extremely drawn out vacation […]
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Oh, 2016. What a whirlwind. Everyone is saying you’ve been a terrible year, and in some respects I guess that’s true. But for me and my family, 2016 has been a year of blessings. This year we announced my pregnancy, and in June we brought home our second daughter – Frances Belle. No other child could […]
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I have a birthday coming up. Guys, I have a love/hate relationship with my birthday. I love my birthday because it’s the best holiday of the year. I hate my birthday because it’s pretty much the only holiday of the year for me. That happens when you’re born three hours after Jesus. This year I’m […]
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— Instead of completely attacking this post with 250 photos, I’m going to break it down day-by-day. Day 1 (Disney Springs) / Day 2 (Magic Kingdom) / Day 3 (Animal Kingdom & MK) / Day 4 (MK & Epcot) / Day 5 (Epcot) — Day three of our Walt Disney World vacation was Animal Kingdom. Within […]
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Stats: 18 lbs. (85th percentile), 26.5 inches (75th percentile). But girl, your head is 45.25 cm… or 99th percentile. We call you… : Franny Belle. Bean. Francie. Beaner Weiner (not my best choice, I’ll admit). Clothes: You’re in 9 month everything – onesies, pants, and sleepers. We finally ran out of size 2 diapers, so you’ve officially graduated to 3’s! […]
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It’s currently Thanksgiving Eve, and I have been cooking for no less than six hours… so far. Did I mention two weeks ago that we had firmly decided we were not doing ANYTHING for Thanksgiving? But, when Mr. Cotten is in charge of plans… well they change. Rapidly. So when my husband nonchalantly told his […]
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— Instead of completely attacking this post with 250 photos, I’m going to break it down day-by-day. Day 1 (Disney Springs) / Day 2 (Magic Kingdom) / Day 3 (Animal Kingdom & MK) / Day 4 (MK & Epcot) / Day 5 (Epcot) — We spent our first park day at Magic Kingdom, because duh. It’s […]
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