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First French Braid

13 March 20132 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I successfully french braided Aurelia's hair for the first time 🙂 Here it is all cutesied up for church on Sunday. I did a side part then braided across the front to the back. 

Hungry Ducks

28 February 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I've been kind of awful about blogging lately. Sorry about that 🙂 I think going through all the pictures and videos from Mexico got a bit overwhelming (I still have two more days to post about). I think I need to cut myself some slack. Not every post needs to be fabulous 🙂 Anyway, here … Continue reading Hungry Ducks

C Family Tidbits

13 February 2013 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I've decided to start doing something I'm going to call "C Family Tidbits". Sometimes there are random little facts or funny things about our family that I want to share but aren't really for an entire, full post. So whenever one pops into my head I'll just post it as a tidbit 🙂 So here … Continue reading C Family Tidbits

Eye Doctor, Pt. 2

16 January 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

We took Aurelia to the pediatric ophthalmologist on Saturday and everything went pretty well 🙂 When I wrote the "Do you have a baby?" post we were taking her in to our regular family doctor to have her eye checked out and make sure it didn't look like something was wrong with her brain. We noticed it … Continue reading Eye Doctor, Pt. 2

The Eye Doctor

12 January 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

We're taking Aurelia to a pediatric ophthalmologist tomorrow morning. Her eyes haven't been lining up and the left one keeps getting stuck to the side. My friend (who happens to be Daniel's cousin) said it's pretty common in their family. Aurelia's not a fan of men or getting checked out so I've been trying to … Continue reading The Eye Doctor

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Hi, I’m Jess. I share simple ways to build joy in yourself, your family, and your community. I’m a foster mama writing about mental health, infertility, adoption, home education, life and love. Welcome!

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