Инстаграм Лорен Хартман

thelittlethingswedo This weekend our little Alice Rosalie turned 4. #happybdayalicerosalie ✨. We celebrated with grandparents and cousins and made it as special as we could given these weird covid times. She wanted a camping themed birthday, so that's what we did. Hot dogs and s'mores and dirt cups in lieu of cake. We set up a tent in the backyard and the kids watched a movie in there and camped out. I figured they'd be back inside within an hour but they lasted the whole night (well 11:00 PM when they finally fell asleep until 5:30 AM when the sun woke them up 😜). Alice embraced her inner birthday diva with a costume change (her new princess Anna dress) midway through the party, because why not? It was special celebrating our littlest Hartmann...the glue that holds our family together. Alice Rosalie, you are smart as a whip, hysterically funny, cute as a button and such a spit fire - you do not suffer fools 😂. I never want to forget how you insist on wearing day dresses as pajamas, how you smear lip gloss all over your entire face, and how you are always singing a song (usually alternating between "Into the Unknown" from Frozen and "Zombie" by The Cranberries, cause you've got range girl). You are our dream baby and I can't believe you are four and I'm never going to have a three-year-old in this house again 😭. So proud of the little person you are becoming. . . . . . . . . #alicerosaliehartmann #alicerosalieturns4 #hartmannsdobirthdays #thirdchild #covidbirthday #thelittleyears

thelittlethingswedo This kid has been racing ahead of her sibling's milestones since the day she came out of the womb. Her birth was faster. She learned to walk sooner. She was blazing (seriously SO fast) around the neighborhood on a scooter by 20 months. And this weekend (at age three - for one more week!) she learned to ride her bike sans training wheels 🙌🏼. Love this little spitfire 💛. Also shout-out to @fernace for teaching all of our kids to ride a bike because I 1000% do not have the patience for it #alicerosaliehartmann #thirdkid

thelittlethingswedo Today's Cinco de Mayo activities mostly revolved around making and eating food just like we like it👌🏼🥰🇲🇽. Horchata, pineapple jalapeño margaritas (with a tajin rim!), homemade tortillas, tomatillo salsa, cilantro lime corn...so good 🌮🥑🌽🍍😍 . . . . . . #cincodemayo #eatingmywaythroughcovid

thelittlethingswedo In honor of Earth Day...my most favorite view on earth 🌎💛. We are so sad our yearly summer vacation to this magical island has been cancelled due to this virus 🦠😭. I know it’s small in the big scheme of things, but still a hard disappointment to swallow. We miss you @barnabasfarmworks 😭.

thelittlethingswedo Filed under: future teenager #CliveClarke 🥰😎🧢. #thebigkidyears

thelittlethingswedo I made this labor of love for dinner: loobia polo. Shoutout to @themoodypersian for sharing her contagious love of food and empowering me to try new things. And also for responding to the 87 text messages I sent with questions during the process. Also @thecutlipsescape - you were right...the tahdig was worth the effort and the wait 💛. #cookingmywaythroughcovid19 #foodislove #persianfood

thelittlethingswedo Colorful quarantine nails. All black everything else 🌈🖤😂🤷🏻‍♀️. #selfcareinthetimeofcorona

thelittlethingswedo Carbs were created for such a time as this. Sometimes it’s ok to eat your feelings...especially when it’s crusty, homemade bread 😍🥖. #covidcarbs #socialdistancing2020 // Thanks for the best bread recipe @frenchguycooking. This bread was a spot of sunshine in my day ☀️

thelittlethingswedo The silver lining in this anxiety fest...all the hygge 💛. Snow falling ❄️. Fire going 🔥. Warm tea with lemon and honey 🍋🍯. Dance parties 💃🏻. Yoga pants 🧘🏻‍♀️. Pizza takeout for dinner 🍕. Maybe introducing the kids to Star Wars 🌒💫🤖. // Yes. This all sucks. But looking on the bright side is helping a little. . . . . . . #sistertime #hygge #suckitcorona

thelittlethingswedo First @broadwayinportland musical for this girl tonight to see @frozenthemusical and it was basically all my motherhood dreams come true 🥰. Musical theater is my jam. I literally watched Annie every single weekend for about two years straight. I was OBSESSED. My husband isn’t into musicals, so I have been waiting for the day I’d have a musical buddy for so long which already made going really special, but then this show...😍. Exceeded all my expectations. Fern’s mind was blown - especially seeing the orchestra pit. It was straight up magical ❄️✨. It’ll be in town through the 22nd, and I HIGHLY recommend going. Linking the ticket schedule and some sneak peeks in my story! . . . . . #broadwayinportland#broadwaypdx #hosted #frozen #thebigkidyears #motherhoodismagic

thelittlethingswedo The pressure to be a “good mom” can be a lot sometimes. I have this script in my head about what things I’m “supposed” to do, but over the years I’ve learned that sometimes it’s ok to throw the script out the window and let happiness win...like this moment here. I was hurriedly cleaning up the post dinner chaos and Alice was supposed to be getting into her pjs, but I walked in to see that instead she had dumped out an entire bin of toys. Typically I would be annoyed that she was messing up the routine, but instead I decided to roll with it and embrace the messy moment. I snapped this photo and then encouraged her to make a snow angel in her pile which thrilled her to no end (I think because it’s not something I would usually suggest 😆). // #ad Join me in sharing your own photos of your own moments where happiness wins over the ups and downs of parenting. Post your photo with #HappinessWinsChallenge and tag @happyfamilyorganics and they’ll donate $1 (up for $25,000) to spread happiness to little ones in need of nourishment through @spoonfoundation - a wonderful non-profit that works with caregivers to provide proper nutrition and care to vulnerable children in foster care and orphanages worldwide. 💛 . . . . . . #alicerosaliehartmann #honestmotherhood #parentingforreal

thelittlethingswedo I let the kids completely choose their own costumes for the first time this year. It was a little hard letting go, but I still got to have some fun with it. Halloween is my favorite 🎃🧡🖤. Hope yours was wonderful! #hartmannsdohalloween . . . . . . #halloween2018 #incredibles #ednamode #dash #violet #jackjack #fernandcliveandalice #incrediblescostume #diyhalloween #hartmannsdoholidays

thelittlethingswedo How am I old enough to have a first grader?! 👵🏼💔😭. Also, she picked out this entire outfit head-to-toe 😍. A jumpsuit! And a non-pink one at that! 🙀. And yes, I know you have 1,000 more of the #basic back-to-school pics in your feed right now 🤷🏻‍♀️. #sorrynotsorry . . . . . . . #fernwinter #hartmannsdobacktoschool #firstgradeready #thebigkidyears

thelittlethingswedo God bless strangers at the tree farm who will take one of the only family photos you’ll get all year AND who magically get everyone looking st the camera at the same time 📷 ✨. It’s a Christmas miracle! #hartmannpartyof5 #hartmannsdochristmas

thelittlethingswedo Even though she’s still six until Tuesday, we celebrated Fern’s birthday with a “sleep under” on Saturday night and it was a great success 🥳! Gone are the elaborately themed parties of yesteryear and in their place are a simpler, more kid-focused type of party. A party where I just let her invite whoever she wanted without imposing my own suggestions. One where the only decor was a banner of rainbow colored balloons that were strung up 10 minutes before the party 🌈 🎈. A fête where the “cuisine” was pizza from @papamurphys and a sprinkle covered grocery store cake (#safewaybdaycakes FTW 🙌🏼) and the only real activities were chasing each other around popping balloons and watching a movie in PJs. It was infinitely simpler than I’ve done in the past and I’m pretty sure the kids had even more fun 😊. I still love me a good themed party and this is in no way shaming of those who love doing it up big for birthdays, but only to say that it doesn’t take a whole lot to impress kids, so don’t get pressured into a Pinterest party if that’s not your thing. You do you boo 😘. #happybdayfernwinter #fernwinterturns7 . . . . . . . . #notapinterestparty #parentingforreal #simpleparenting #childhoodmemories #keepingitreal #fernwinter

thelittlethingswedo Talking about non-scale victories on my Instagram stories today and this right here is definitely one 💛. Tried on my wedding dress 10 years later and it fit again 🙌🏼! My point in sharing this isn’t to glorify fitting into a certain size, but simply a testament to hard work paying off. I was 180 lbs when I started this journey at the end of April and the idea of being anywhere near where my pre-kid body was ever again felt like an impossibility, but here I am. Probably more fit than I ever have been in my life (I have never worked out this consistently EVER) and even though I still have plenty of squishy parts (thanks to the miracle of growing tiny humans) I feel strong and healthy and so proud of what I’ve accomplished. So thankful I’ve discovered nutrition and exercises that work for my body and that make me feel lit up from the inside out ✨💪🏼. . . . . . . . #isagenix #isagenixtransformation #weightlossjourney #reallifefitness #postpartumweightloss #postbabybody #mombod

thelittlethingswedo 11th anniversary spent with this guy ♥️. At dinner we talked about our favorite things about marriage this year and I can definitely say this year has been one of my favorites. I feel like we finally made it out of the fog of the little years enough to reconnect again. I learned to let go of my penchant for “score keeping” and embraced the fact that we both bring uniquely important things to our marriage and family. Overall I feel like we’ve both settled into who we are just a bit more which is never a bad thing. Also, in the interest of bucking the stereotype that being married with kids = terrible sex lives...we both also agreed that the sex was top notch this year 💯👌🏼😂. Probably tied with our newlywed year. TMI? Probably 🤷🏻‍♀️. But, I want it to be known that marriage doesn’t have to be boring and stale. Yes, there may be seasons with young children where it might lack some luster, but I promise that with a little effort and time it really can get better and better 💛. . . . . . . #hartmannsdoanniversaries #11thanniversary #marriageishard #marriageisfun

thelittlethingswedo 12 years deep. Remember when we were just babies dating and people placed bets on us that we wouldn’t last longer than 6 months? Guess we showed them. We are in ‘til death 💀. It hasn’t been all sunshine, but during the rainy times, you’ve always been there next to me under the umbrella weathering whatever stormy season we find ourselves in ☔️. Thank you for being my person...my home 🏠. Thank you for choosing loving me when I am at my most unlovable and for being my safe place to let down my walls. Happy anniversary to my forever ride or die 🖤. . . . . . . #marriage365 #beating50percent #oxfordpennant @beating50percent @marriage365

thelittlethingswedo Birthday decor for the man who thinks birthdays are dumb 😜. At least it made him laugh when he woke up and saw the sign and all the balloons laying on the ground (thanks to the not very strong masking tape I used 😂 #mamatried). Even though @fernace truly never wants us to make a fuss about it (I’ve finally learned he’s not just saying that), we still try and find little ways to make him feel loved and know that he is our number one. Happy birthday to my most favorite #Enneagram8. Grateful for the strength and loyalty and fun you bring to our family. Here’s to a ton more birthdays, because you can’t die before me...I could never figure out all these new dating apps 😉😂. But really because you are my ride or die person forever and always and there will never be another person like you 🖤. #itisyourbirthday #theoffice

thelittlethingswedo I. Am. So. Tired. Nonstop lice combing. Nonstop laundry. Nonstop illness making the rounds (pretty sure I’m getting a sinus infection 😩). Nonstop political drama and nonsense. Feeling it hard today. BUT...we all managed to make it into a family photo last weekend and everyone looked reasonably decent, so focusing on the little wins. Clive’s crooked glasses tho 😜😂🤷🏻‍♀️. Sometimes you’ve just gotta laugh so you don’t cry. . . . . . . . . #hartmannpartyof5 #myhonestmotherhood #parentingforreal #familyphoto #threekidlife #fernandcliveandalice