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    December 9, 2017

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    December 7, 2017

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    November 22, 2016

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  • Spring, 17

    May 24, 2017

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    January 25, 2017

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    October 5, 2016

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  • March 18, Wallis

    April 2, 2018

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    March 23, 2018

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    March 12, 2018

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Born in Kenya to missionary parents • An introvert that feels extroverted responsibilities • Small business owner turned marketing director • Amateur flower gardener and bee keeper • Animal lover with a bias for bulldogs • Old home renovator • Married to my best decision • Mother to my greatest accomplishment • hellotiffanyking@gmail.com

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March 18, Wallis

April 2, 2018

Miscarriage, Oct 23 2017

March 23, 2018

February 18, Wallis

March 12, 2018

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  • I’ve always said that Wallis nails Gob Bluth’s “hello darkness my old friend” expression perfectly whenever she’s asked to pose for a picture 😂 - I already shared this pic in my IG stories but I’m posting it too, because today was such a good day with this wee Bluth of mine! Which I needed because yesterday wasn’t. - I spent the entire day washing, folding and putting away 6 loads of laundry, mopping my kitchen, and preparing meals for the week. - All my husband did was eat a sleeve of double stuffed Oreos and play with Wallis. 😒 Even though I am with Wallis everyday all day - I still felt incredibly guilty about it all and couldn’t help but beat myself up a bit. Striking a balance is impossible as a parent but it’s ok, we’re ok and getting to love that face is worth it all. 😘🌧#wednesdayswithwallis #27monthsold #candidchildhood #cameramama #farmhouse #momentslikethese #momentsofmine #livethelittlethings
  • I was looking at pictures and videos from Wallis’ 2nd birthday and even though it was only 3 months ago...she has changed so much it made me feel that sick sadness you get when something’s just too much to absorb. I swear the changes in the last 3 months feel bigger than any of the others...she’s pronouncing everything so much better and her sentences have turned into full paragraphs and what happened??? - Instead of cutting her hair I’ve been leaving it be, but now I feel like cutting it again because I swear it’s making her look too old, yes, it must be the hair now let me squeeze her into a onesie and call it a day 😭 - One area I need to work on and I’ve been trying to from the start, but it’s hard for me to do is my needless “be careful” or “pay attention” because they’re coming back to haunt me now. Wallis told me the other day to “pay attention mama” and then when she was running down a hill with her dad he went a bit too fast for her liking and she stopped him to say, “be safe dada” 🤦‍♀️ Yes, I do want her to be cautious of course, but I also need to chill. It’s hard because I’ve got the anxieties and she’s my number one trigger. When I’ve been too cautious I’ll apologize and she gets it, luckily her dad balances me out. - On another note she’s been saying, “mama you did it all by yourself” with a happy dance 😍 or “mama you go upstairs, play all by yourself” when she doesn’t want to go to bath. I never tell her to play by herself, so I guess she’s just decided that seems like a better thing for me to do instead of running her bath. 🤷‍♀️😂 #wednesdayswithwallis #27monthsold #cameramama #momentsofmine #flashesofdelight
  • Happy Easter! 🐰 The morning started off with Wallis having a bit of a meltdown over wearing knee-highs, because she didn’t want her knees exposed...so we went with tights and that’s ok. - And even though the garden was the same color as our brown natural eggs 🤦‍♀️Wallis found every single one “all by herself” in less than 10 minutes and then had us hide them again, ha! - She wanted her basket at the furthest point of our yard and had to run laps from the basket to the hidden eggs over and over...so she was in her element and I was in mine, watching her makes me so incredibly happy and grateful. She also got a Seagull and a Puffin in her basket, so consider her life made. 😄❤️❤️❤️ #wednesdayswithwallis #happyeaster #27monthsold - #oldhouselove #oldhouse #farmhouse #oldfarmhouse #countryliving #almostspring #easterfun #magicofchildhood #flashesofdelight #cameramama #livethelittlethings #habitatandhome #momentsofmine
  • This was our Easter last year - Wallis’ first Easter egg hunt! Oof! She’s killing me here, both Wallis and her dad...how is my ticker surviving this sweetness?! 😍😵 - Easter is earlier this year so instead of a slow emerging pot of green and pink, my garden barely has a speck of color...☹️ Oh well hopefully these two make another appearance 😉 #wednesdayswithwallis #happyeaster #dadsanddaughters #lovethemso #flashesofdelight #cameramama #throwback #farmhouse #springgarden
  • Wallis’ first Easter. She was only 3 months old! Time give me that baby bunny back! 😭😍🐰🥕#happyeaster #wednesdayswithwallis - #threemonthsold #throwbackfriday #cameramama #documentlife #momentsofmine
  • This is the face of a child who is obsessed with sea birds and has been saying, “you talk the Great Black-Back Gull to Grandma, mama” during FaceTime for the last 3 months. - Needless to say, my mom has heard more made up stories (by me) about Seagulls, Puffins and the Great Black-Back Gull than any one person should 😂💔 #wednesdayswithwallis #27monthsold #grandparentsarethebest #candidchildhood #flashesofdelight
  • Tried to take a family portrait in the snow yesterday (today there’s so much more snow!) but as per usual, the only one excited about it was DAD! Zoom-in on Wallis’ expression...that’s basically my face 99% of the time 😂 #wednesdayswithwallis #lovethemanyways #candidchildhood #frenchiesofinstagram #snowday
  • I took this picture today. Wallis had just gotten up from her nap (yes, we stayed in our pjs all day) and she quickly lined up all her favorite softies to have their “boo boos” cared for with her doctor’s kit. - It was just one of those I need to remember this moments and I asked if she’d please let me take one picture since she dislikes it so much, and she complied...to me, it was perfect. 👩🏼‍⚕️💔 #wednesdayswithwallis #candidchildhood #magicofchildhood #letthembelittle #26monthsold
  • I wrote this when I had only been a mom for 8 months...it’s been 2 years now and not a lot has changed, but enough to see forward and enough to stop looking back. Happy #internationalwomensday ❤️ —— I've been a mom for 8 months now. I no longer wear makeup. My hair is thin from postpartum loss, unwashed and I am frumpy. I don't like to look at myself, I am disappointed in what I see looking back. I am so hard on myself. I told myself I wouldn't be like this anymore...I am too tired to think about this. - I am trying to find a balance between being a full-time mom, working more than part-time hours, and never asking for help. I can do this. I can do this all by myself. I am feeling trapped inside my mind...would screaming help...stay quiet, calm down. - I look at Wallis, my shoulders become light...she is so beautiful. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. God I am so grateful for her. God are you listening? Nothing can ever happen to her God, are you listening? I feel her in my veins pulsing against my heart, I love her more than anything I've ever loved before. I feel out of breath now, I start to panic, God are you listening? She must grow and grow and fly high above us all, and I will run below her. I will watch her, my eyes wide and she will do better than I did, she will be braver and she will be louder pounding against the sky and she won't apologize, she won't look around her and worry about everyone else before stepping forward. Her life will be anchored only by stable love. - I finally crawl into bed, a long day quickly ending, I lay there thinking about Wallis...did I read enough to her today, did I sing enough, talk enough, smile enough, did she feel loved enough I think? The worry of not doing enough settles in like a warm blanket against my skin and I grow sleepy. - Why can't I forgive myself for being more than one mind and loving more than one idea. I am trying to save myself as much as I am trying to become someone new. I limp against the time I see passing by and tell myself to hurry up, figure it out already, you’re holding yourself up. Are you happy? Calm down. Start again. #wednesdayswithwallis #motherhood #throwbackthursday
  • So far we haven’t experienced the terrible twos we’ve heard so much about. Wallis has a lot of opinions and feelings but most days, there’s nothing too terrible about it. She’s only 26 months though...there’s still time. - I try to remember all the magical things Wallis says during a day...sometimes if I’m fast enough I can even escape to quickly write them down before she calls out, “need you mama! Need you!” - The other day we were watching a show that described an Egret bird as “graceful and beautiful” Wallis looked right at me and said, “like you mama” and I stopped breathing I was so stunned. - Then while we were playing in her room she stopped and said, “I lou you mama, I lou you tthhiiss MUCH” with her tiny arms stretched as far as she could and that time I gushed desperation (slightly ruining the moment) over it saying, “me too, me too Wallis, I love you!!” - She makes a lot of jokes too...her favorite joke right now is “doo-doo” - lots of prank “doo-doo” calls happening around here. I have no idea where she heard it and I’ve tried to convince her “poo” is a better word but that only eggs her on. So after a few days of replying poo to her doo-doo, one night as Andrew and I were getting her ready for bed I leaned close to her ear and whispered, “doo-doo” and ran off. She laughed hysterically saying, “dada! mama said, doo-doo” and that’s how you light up a 2 year olds night. 💩👩‍🎤 #wednesdayswithwallis #26monthsold #oldhouse #farmhousestyle #oldfarmhouse #farmhousedecor #farmhouse #candidchildhood #loveherso
  • I am in no hurry for summer but this sweet video from last September (when it’s still very hot here and why my garden looks like a hot mess) makes me happy. Wallis was 21 months old here, and you can hear here say, “hi owive” and then tell Olive about her boo boo. - Wallis loves and respects both our dogs dearly and it makes my heart full watching their tender connection grow. 💔 - #wednesdayswithwallis #throwbacktuesday #throwback #bestfriends #frenchbulldog #frenchielove #cameramama #flashesofdelight #candidchildhood
  • These two...💔#wednesdayswithwallis - #candidchildhood #flashesofdelight #cameramama #fatherdaughter #lovethesetwo

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