15/52

“a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

kiana: recently had “technology” taken away indefinitely. she’s having serious “snap chat” withdrawals – i catch her looking in mirrors making faces like this!
myla: has discovered a new interest in jazz music. miles davis baby.
kj: he’s playing for the astros in nationals little league this season. so now, big papi made sure we all own astros hats!
sela: likes to make me notes that say “sela ♥ mom”. i have a collection.

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everything bloom :: room to bloom

today i have a beautiful new blog that i want to share with you,
and i hope you will become acquainted with… everything bloom!

About Bloom:

The Bloom Forum is your one-stop, everything-photography shop on the web. We have members, both amateurs and seasoned pros, who participate from around the world. Join a discussion, find answers to all of your photography-related questions, learn from the best and brightest photographers in the country, take exclusive online photographer workshops, and network with others who share your passion. At any given time on the Bloom Forum, you’ll find discussions and topics including photography basics, tutorials, film, post processing, contests, and business discussions.

everything bloom is featuring my home art studio today on their blog’s room to bloom series.

if you find the idea of me being interviewed at all interesting or you’d like to see pictures of my home art studio,
you can check it out *here.

*bloom requires registering + subscribing to their site to see this post.

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talking with your kids about difficult subjects: illness, death, and more…

talking to children about difficult topics is a hard, yet crucial, part of parenting. in the past i’ve discussed the “birds and the bees” talk on seejaneblog. that is just one of many difficult subjects to discuss with children. today, i am sharing ten recommendations for having similar conversations with your kids. i would really like to hear what you have to say on the subject. head over to Boston Mamas right here to read the post!

good luck parenting, friends.  i’m having my roughest year yet – darn teenagers.

* picture taken via instagram @see_jane this past fall while visiting the schoolhouse that inspired the nursery rhyme mary had a little lamb. it’s located in sudbury, massachusetts and you can read more about it, here and here.

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14/52

“a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

*kiana: wants to grow up and be a professional hair stylist/make-up artist. for hollywood.
myla: wants to grow up and be an archeologist. and play tennis.
kj: wants to grow up and become “the next Steve Jobs.”
sela: wants to grow up and be a fashion designer.

*she made her high school freshman softball team!!! and, she has been asked to occasionally play on the JV team. her first game was a JV game this past friday. she has a few things to learn (for example, she had a third strike, the catcher dropped the ball, and she didn’t know she should run to first — so, her teammates were all yelling at her run! run! run! hehe…) – it’s so fun to watch her. a total highlight of my week. we just need the weather to warm-up so we’re not freezing when we watch!

happy sunday.

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Ribbon Bar :: for girl athletes!

last night we hosted our first high school team dinner because kiana is now on the freshman softball team!!! we are so excited. i wanted to do something special for the dinner since we were the first team dinner kicking off the season.

i have always been a fan of ribbons at the end of braids and tied to the tops of ponytails for sporty girls – i think it’s the perfect detail. so, i went to Jo-Ann’s fabric store, and stocked up on my favorite red & black ribbons, the local school colors. i displayed the ribbons as the center piece for dinner, and had scissors to cut the ribbons and coordinating gift bags for the girls to use. each girl chose what ribbons she liked, and everyone took home a bag of ribbons home for this season. it was a total hit. {ha! pun.}

i really like the team dinners tradition. all of the sports teams at our high school have dinner together at different family homes who volunteer to feed the athletes the night before every game. this is totally new to us – does your local high school or high school teenagers do this? it’s a great way to unite the team, and a good way for parents to get to know the kids you are cheering for more personally.

good luck WHS girls softball teams!!!

{pictures by me, Jane Rhodes}

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Roster stores + a giveaway {with three chances to win!}

happy monday! happy april 1st! and, most importantly around our home – happy first day of the Red Sox 2013 season!!!

i have an incredible giveaway for you today, i am thrilled to introduce one of my favorite shops: Roster stores! Roster is offering a generous $50.00 gift certificate to THREE winners! this is perfect for all the New England sports fans, and an exciting way to kick-off the Sox season today! and! i’m giving away one classic Red Sox baseball hat to one lucky seejaneblog reader!  keep reading for more details…

when we moved to Boston twenty-one months ago {can you believe its been almost two years?!?} during one of our first trips out shopping we discovered a Roster store. instantly, we were all fans – especially my husband! ROSTER carries leading sports lifestyle brands such as 47 Brand, Mitchell & Ness, Touch by Alyssa Milano, Old Time Hockey, Adidas, Nike, New Era, Majestic, Original Retro Brand, and more. it’s fashionable; high-quality merchandise features all of Boston’s favorite professional sports teams: Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots, and Celtics!

through-out this post, you can see some of our favorite apparel selections for this season. while sports apparel has been historically geared toward the male audience, Roster carries a wide selection for women, and kids! for men, they offer something that’s a significant upgrade from your typical licensed apparel.

“Until now, most licensed product has been sold through your average sporting goods stores,” said Tom Emmons, Executive Vice President, ROSTER. “Today’s sports apparel merchandisers want to sell their more fashionable lines in boutiques. That’s where Roster comes in, its America’s first Sports Lifestyle store”

My favorite? i love ’47 Brand with it’s retro-inspired unique looks.

are you a New England sports fan? if so, you realize it’s more than a sport – it’s a lifestyle. and Roster totally gets it. i’d love to hear what teams are your favorite?!?

ROSTER has existing locations at Legacy Place in Dedham, Natick Mall, Cambridge Side Galleria, Providence Place, Faneuil Hall and Philadelphia Airport. ROSTER opened their eighth store at Derby Street Shoppes in Hingham this past November – located on a corner across from Whole Foods.

as i mentioned – there will be three winners, with three ways to win a $50.00 gift certificate: you can enter to win on facebook, instagram, and twitter! one winner on each social media network!

how to enter:

on facebook: “like” Roster stores and “like” see jane blog – share a link to this blog post on your facebook page, and you are entered!

on twitter: follow @ROSTERSTORES, and @seejanetweeet – tweet the link to this blog post, and you are entered!

on instagram: follow @rosterstores and follow @see_jane, you will find the roster giveaway image i have posted there, re-post it, hash tag #seejaneRoster and you are entered!

side note: for those of you not in new england, and you would not be able to get to a roster store – leave your name and a comment below, i will be choosing one see jane blog reader to send a classic Boston Red Sox hat to – just like the one i am wearing in the pictures above – i believe the classic Boston Red Sox hat is the best baseball hat ever.

yes, you are welcome to enter on all three networks. the winners will be announced in two weeks on Monday, April 15th. this is not an april fools joke.

good luck – to all of you – and the Sox this season!!! xo.

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the winners are:

Bostonianlofa via instagram
Cassie Ford via Facebook
Star Willette via twitter

and, the seejaneblog winner who will receive a classic Boston Red Sox baseball hat is – Kat Campagna!

congratulations to all the winners!

please email me, jane@prolook.com so i can get your email addresses for Roster or your mailing address for the hat! Go Sox!!!

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this is a sponsored post. however, i contacted Roster stores myself and made an arrangement to work with them — that is how much i like their store and products. if you are interested in sponsoring seejaneblog with your products or services, please email jane@prolook.com

{all pictures by me, Jane Rhodes}

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Easter 2013.

the sun shined for Easter in New England!

that was one of the highlights of our day.

the easter bunny did not show up last night for his glow-in-the-dark night-time egg hunt,
and our kiddos started to worry that it wasn’t going to come – but he didn’t forget us this morning!

i hope your day was filled with loved ones, and lots of good food. boy-oh-boy do i have to start eating good {AGAIN} and working-out extra starting tomorrow… anyone else with me?

xo.

{pictures by me, Jane Rhodes}

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